The
Balinese sculpture with natural media - wood, stone, bone, horn, deadwood, and
even gnarled tree roots. Nowadays, souvenir-caliber wood carving is churned out
and successful creations are mass produced. Any visitor to Bali is likely to be
exposed to wood carving in all forms, be it the traditional ornate carved
doors, the carved figures of gods, or the countless carved items in craft
shops.
Wood
carving is a craft practiced all over Bali. Open your ears to the tapping sound
of the carver's mallet and you would know that there is one around. It would be
taxing to separate traditional and foreign influences.
However, Balinese are
intense observers of the outside world, effortlessly incorporating and adapting
foreign themes into their...
