creative sculpture

Holding each other in a loving embrace, a couple poses for the viewer in this sculpture from Indonesia. Wayan Rendah creates this sculpture, hand-carving the romantic duo from suar wood with abstract forms that showcase his subjects' bodies. This sculpture is given a gleaming black finish.

Carving Balinese jempinis wood, Kadek Darmini creates a portrait of the Hindu god, Shiva. He is one of the most complex gods in Hindu faith, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is both destroyer and restorer; the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality; the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. Coiled around his neck, a cobra symbolizes his divine destructive power.

"Perfection achieved through love" is the message of this classic sculpture carved from suar wood in the Balinese islands. Infused with a tropical vibe thanks to its natural hue, Wayan Rendah's newest creation honors the ancient sculptures' symmetric look while exuding a contemporary vibe in the little details that compose this ode to romance.

You don't need to see the actual features of these two lovers because their body language transmits all there is to know about how much they care about each other. Balinese artisans masterfully carve suar wood by hand to create an extraordinary abstract sculpture presented by Eka where romance and true love take center stage.

In Balinese culture, Tri Kaya Parisudha is a philosophy that promotes positive thoughts, words and deeds, composed by three purified actions known as Manacika, Wacika and Kayika. Artisans from the Subrata Family in Indonesia carve and paint by hand a compelling suar wood sculpture of a man practicing Manacika and looking to achieve harmony and peace in life by the power of positive thinking.

"Positive thinking helps people do right and speak the truth. Positive and right thinking are the way to a harmonious life. With right and positive thinking, our behavior will be good and positive, including with our words. If all of creation thinks positively and does right, the world will be peaceful and not have more war, violence, or conflict, and so we will all prosper," say the artisans.