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Citra Sasmita: Ode to the Sun

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10 January - 29 February 2020
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Citra Sasmita

Ode to the Sun, 2020
Acrylic on Traditional Kamasan canvas
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Citra Sasmita, Season's Ballad, 2020
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A rare exception in the otherwise male dominated world of Balinese art, Citra Sasmita challenges the patriarchal nature of Indonesian society. Her artwork unequivocally rejects the ubiquitous aesthet­ic depiction of...
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A rare exception in the otherwise male dominated world of Balinese art, Citra Sasmita challenges the patriarchal nature of Indonesian society. Her artwork unequivocally rejects the ubiquitous aesthet­ic depiction of Balinese women as passive decorative el­ements that exist primarily for the gratification of the tourist gaze. Consummately utilizing traditional elements that have been selected from the ancient but vibrant cul­tural legacy of Bali, Sasmita endows her female figures with a powerful agency. The artwork of Sasmita is motivated on a fundamental level by the need to forge a connection with her past. This sentiment is clearly manifested in her various art­works that incorporate narratives from classical Balinese literature, and elements of traditional Balinese aesthetic conventions. Nevertheless. Sasmita departs from the canon of conventional Balinese art by producing artwork that often castigates the pervasive sexual and social in­equality that is so deeply ingrained in Balinese society. She wishes to trace marginalized narratives of women in particular, who once played a key role in Balinese societ­ies and held influential positions.

Turmeric is traditionally used for rituals and its bright yellow colour symbolizes the sun, hence giving the exhi­bition its title. The artist used the spice to write text on the floor as part of her work. The text is taken from the Kakawin, an ancient Balinese narrative poetry. The scents and text are accompanied by brightly painted traditional Kamasan canvases suspended in a large circular structure.
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