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Nyoman Nuarta - Wikipedia

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Nyoman Nuarta
Nuarta in 2016
Born	(1951-11-14) 14 November 1951 (age 73) Tabanan, Bali Residency, Lesser Sunda (now in Bali), Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Years active	1979–present

I Nyoman Nuarta (born 14 November 1951) is an Indonesian sculptor and artist who created a number of monuments across Indonesia.

His "most ambitious and notable" work was the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue in Bali's GWK Park, completed in 2018.^[1] Officiated by president Joko Widodo, the statue stands 121 meters tall and weighs over 4,000 tonnes;^[2] at the time of its creation, it was the tallest statue of a Hindu deity and it is currently the tallest statue in Indonesia.

Other works include the Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument in Surabaya; and the Indonesian Proclamation Monument in Proclamation Park, his first major work.^[3]

The Linda Gallery claims Nuarta's work "[reflects] on important Balinese life philosophies."^[2] He is a member of the International Sculpture Center in the US the Royal Society of Sculptors in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

Life

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Early life

Nyoman Nuarta was born in Tabanan, Bali^[4]^[5] on November 14, 1951.^[6]^[7]^[4]^[5] Nyoman Nuarta is the sixth son of nine children from the couple Wirjamidjana and Samudra.^{[citation needed]} He spent his childhood in the village of Tegallinggah, Bali.^[3]

Nuarta was raised by his uncle, Ketut Dharma Susila,^{[citation needed]} an art teacher and Kelihan Adat (village chief).^[3]

Education

In the early 1970s, Nuarta travelled to the city of Bandung, West Java to receive an arts education.^[3] In 1972, he enrolled in the Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) of the Bandung Institute of Technology.^[3] He graduated circa 1979 with a degree in fine arts.^[8]

Career

He joined the Indonesian New Art Movement while an ITB student in 1977.^[3] In 1979, shortly before his graduation, he won the Proclamation Monument Contest held in celebration of Indonesian Independence Day; his monument stands in Proclamation Park.^[3] Following this, "Nuarta was appointed to build the statue of Sukarno, the founding father and first president of Indonesia."^[3]

In 2000, Nuarta opened NuArt Sculpture Park, a 4-hectare sculpture park in Bandung, West Java privately owned and managed by Nuarta.^[3] It displays a variety of his works and houses a custom 4-story building used for exhibitions and meeting rooms.^[3]

In 2011, he designed the Indonesian Basketball League Championship Trophy, which was 22 by 22 centimeters wide with a height of 48 cm and a weight of 22 kg, made of copper and plated in 22 karat gold.^[9]

In 2018, the Indian government bestowed Nuarta with the Padma Award.^[2]

Gallery

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