Artist

I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih

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Artworks

Ada sajah halangaku (There are always obstacles for me)

2000

Acrylic on Canvas, 150 x 50 cm

Menbuatku terlelap (Lulls me to sleep)

2000

Acrylic on Canvas, 70 x 30 cm

Ku bayangkan betapa… (I imagine how…)

1997

Acrylic on Canvas, 150 x 100 cm

Suara rasa perut (The voice of the feelings in my stomach)

1999

Acrylic on Canvas, 150 x 100 cm

Aku dan Simbolku (Me and My Symbol)

c. 2000s, Acrylic on Canvas, 100 x 300 cm

Naga Banda (The Dragon of Banda)

2021

Acrylic on Canvas, 25 x 25 cm

Mengisap Madunya (Sucking Its Honey)

1999

Acrylic on Canvas, 200 x 50 cm

Kehidupan serubg cekcok (My life is full of bickering)

1998

Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 40cm

Artist Bio

(b. 1966-2006, Bali, Indonesia)

IGAK Murniasih’s vision is often labelled as disturbing and deeply biographical, yet there is also humor and pathos that we can see throughout her paintings. Born in Tabanan Bali, Murni’s prolific artistic career was cut short due her illness and subsquently death in 2006.

A mostly self-taught artist, Murni was not particularly constraint by academic conventions in her painting. While she also learnt her technique through her mentor, I Dewa Putu Mokoh yet she developed her own style that marked her as one of the important women artists in Indonesia. Both her artistic style and her willingness to tackle difficult subject matter such as pleasure and sexuality, has inspired other young female Balinese artists to pursue a career in visual arts.