Sahabat Emas by Wayan Suastama

Description

Sahabat Emas, Golden Friend by Wayan Suastama

Sahabat Emas, Golden Friend, cannot be separated from the existence of sustainable forests. It’s quite simple like a farmer’s philosophy. Planting, maintaining, harvesting. Starting from here, by planting and preserving the forest, the ecosystem of living creatures will grow and be in harmony. Animals don’t lack food, even trees as water storage will always flow to agriculture so that agricultural sustainability is maintained. abundance. This is how various aspects will always be in harmony if friendship with the universe is always maintained. ~Wayan Suastama

Artist Background

Sahabat Emas (Golden Friend) exhibited in Culmination | Calm In Nation, a Sawidji Collaboration. A multi-disciplinary art exhibition from 10th May to 29th June 2024. In partnership with Santrian Art Gallery. Featuring national and international artists and writers. Officiated by Ida Bagus Gede Sidharta Putra. It was inaugurated by Popo Danes—program and curation by Dian Dewi.

Wayan Suastama is a painter born in Lalanglinggah, Tabanan, Bali, 1972. He studied fine arts at ISI Denpasar. Since 1995 he has been diligent in displaying his works in joint and solo exhibitions, both at home and abroad, such as the Bali Megarupa (2019) exhibition.

Suastamas’ works are featured in MISSAO ART.  His new series which includes ‘Whispers to the Clouds,’ (Bisikan Pada Awan) explores in detail the philosophical theme of ‘upstream and downstream’ (Hulu Teben) in our relationship to the balance in Nature and is exhibited in World Without Sound and Sawidji Comes Home 2023 Sawidji Gallery.

Return to Hulu with Wayan Suastama

Beauty of Transitions

Farmer Series, Wayan Suastama