Handicraft

Be it, jewelry-making, woodworking, sculpting, stone carving, panting or tie-dyeing, it is quite easy to see if a Balinese had had his or her hands on it.

delicate silver

chip off the old block

garuda_coloured

Style can be cultivated, but the Balinese seemed to be born with it.

oriental mask

From the grosteque, to the enigmatic, Balinese handicraft displays the attention to detail in their expressive art and intricated patterns.

devil in the details

village scene




the famous couple immortalized


These trinkets makes fantastic souvenirs. However, the Balinese must have felt very passionate about their art, that they proceed to decorate and ornament whatever they could get their hands on, regardless of scale. You can see it in their boundary fences, roofs, houses, etc....

delicate silver

Vishnu & his vehicle

crude_babi guling

And when it comes to Monuments, the artists must have had a field day.



Neptune-like guy at the traffic lights



Look at that, we are talking about a culture that places crazy, dramatic figurines all over the town.




Denpasar_museum cum gallery

This immense structure (badly taken), was like an alien warship that had landed in the bustling town of Denpasar. It looked quite out of place, not just in Bali, but on Earth. Maximalism to the Max?

chariots of fire

But who wouldn't love the idea of living in a city where the council solidifies the local stories in such majestic illustrations?

Balinese handicraft - words do them no justice.