UBUD VILLAGE
Welcome to Ubud Bali. Ubud is a big countryside,
supervising 13 Banjar (group of community) with 6 custom countryside,
it is located in Ubud sub district, Gianyar Regency. With the distance
about 20 km from Denpasar Town, Ubud Vilage can be reached within
30 minutes or 15 minutes from Gianyar Town. With the height about
300 meter above sea level, Ubud own the air more cold from other
areas in south of Bali. Ubud village own population about 9.800
peoples. The environment is still keep natural and this area represents
the area of inspiration source to all actors, inclusive of overseas
actor, especially European actor.
Ubud beside own the beautiful nature, this area also represent a
rich culture countryside with the history heritage of all big actors,
especially all famous artists, for example I Gusti Nyoman Lempad
(1862 - 1978), Anak Agng Gede Sobrat (1919 - 1992), I Gusti Made
Deblog (1910 - 1968), afterward caught up by others like, I Gusti
Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made, Dewa Putu Bedil, Ida Bagus Rai and
others. The popularity of all above artists follows to give the
inspiration to all west artists to live in Ubud Bali. In year 1920's,
two European artist people that are Rodolf Bonnet from Dutch and
Walter Spies from Germany inscribe the new history of artistic growth
paint the countryside of Ubud. Second, the European artist introduce
the European esthetics technique especially illumination area, shadow,
perspective and anatomy. All local artists permeate the new technique
matching with value and base on local mind fixed take the traditional
so that able to give the separate identity by the name Ubud. Ubud
Village progressively famous as a born area of all actor paints
because of the existence of cooperation between Tjokorda Gede Agung
Sukawati and Rudolf Bonnet to form an actor bevy by the name of
Pita Maha. What also follows the area born of Pita Maha is Tjokorda
Gede Raka Sukawati, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad in the year 1936. Pita
Maha represent a bevy and place to discuss the artistic growth and
problem paint, and also to compare mind each other and introducing
result of art which they own.
Ubud village, for further information:
contact us.
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