about karja

Karja is a Balinese & international artist & art educator based in Penestanan, Ubud Bali Indonesia. He is both a maker of eloquent, sensuous, and intimate paintings of quiet power and an advanced art teacher.

philosophy & style

Karja combines the philosophy of the Balinese Hindu Mandala colours with modern international techniques in order to build a bridge between the micro and macro cosmos.

Strong vertical and horizontal elements combined with inventive modifications of Hindu linear symbols combine to give each painting an iconic presence.
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the painter

Karja was born a painter in a family of artists, his first memory is of sitting on his fathers's lap with a brush in his hand. Karja learned about colours as a young child from his family and from the "Young Artist" painters of Penestanan including Arie Smit, the master of colour.

Currently at the height of his powers, Wayan Karja's paintings are collected throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, and the USA.
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the teacher

In 1990 Wayan Karja began teaching art and art appreciation at the School of Fine Arts in Ubud and at The Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) in Denpasar. Over the years he has taught painting and western art history and held a wide range of teaching positions.

Currently I Wayan Karja is Dean of the Faculty of Visual Arts and Design at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Denpasar Bali.

Karja also teaches colour, form and composition at workshops in Bali and overseas including Australia, Europe and the USA.
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background & resume

Wayan Karja graduated in 1985 from the High School of Fine Art in Denpasar where he learned to paint in the neo-traditional “Ubud Style.” He then studied for his Doctors Degree in Art History at the Department of Fine Art and Design at Udayana University in Denpasar until 1990. In 1999 Karja received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of South Florida
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published articles

A collection of summaries of published articles about Karja, where available there are links to the original article.
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