Neka Museum

I Ketut Regig - GRASSHOPPERS

1973 tempura on canvas, 65 x 85 cm

On Display: Neka Museum.
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GRASSHOPPERS/BELALANG

'Like looking through a magnifying glass, this painting shows a Balinese

vision of a miniature world of life.  Grasshoppers with bright, iridescent

hues play amidst equally brilliantly colored grass and plants.  Each insect

seems to be given individual, almost human-like qualities, a typical

stylistic feature used by many Balinese artists when dealing with animal

themes.  While perhaps not realistic, the grasshoppers appear harmless

land much more delightful'.