Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture with Traditional Balinese Motifs 'The Guardian Barong' Item ID: 2671748532

My name is Nyoman Sedayatana. I was born in Bali on July 8, 1970. I come from a family of artists, such as traditional gamelan music players, dancers, and carvers. I never stop thinking about how lucky I am to have skill and be born in Bali. As we know, Bali is well known as a world of paradise and art, a place where I can practice arts without any difficulty.

Supported by my relatives and friends, I created and sold my own artworks at the age of 14. From the beginning until now I've concentrated on making wooden carvings like statuettes and antique furniture. For my statuettes, unlike common wooden statuettes made by other artists, most of my products require two finishing processes. After carving the details, the first finishing process is to refine it, which won't change the color. The next step of finishing is to color the sculpture using oil paints.

Once people see my artwork, they will notice the strong spirit of Balinese figures in each of the statuettes. Those figures I carve are Balinese dancers, gods and goddesses, Balinese men and women, and much more.