Mekepung by Made Duatmika

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Mekepung by Made Duatmika, 2024.

Mekepung by Made Duatmika is exhibited in ‘Path of Time, a Returning’. A Dual exhibition with fellow artist Wayan Suastama at Santrian Art Gallery January-February 2025.

Mekepung is a Balinese term that refers to a buffalo rolling around in the mud. This activity is often done by buffalo after a hard day of ploughing the fields. The swallows are also very comfortable. Finding a pleasant resting place on a buffalo’s back.~ Made Duatmika

About the Artist

Made Duatmika, born in Jembrana, May 19, 1970. He is a painter who graduated from ISI Denpasar. His work has won the Philip Morris Art Award (1998). Since he was a student, he has been diligent in participating in joint exhibitions. Among them are the “Force of 93” exhibition at the Bali Cultural Park (1996), the Philip Morris Indonesia Awards Exhibition in Jakarta (1998), the Joint Exhibition at the Hendra Gallery in Prana, Jakarta (2010), etc. He is a member of the art community, Militanarts. His works tend to present a social atmosphere that is dominated by bright colours.