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 TRAVEL N OTES
Prominent
guestsareflankedby PutuRudana(/eft)andMinisterof cultureandrourismJerowacik(n?ht).
t wasan impressive
gatheringindeed:
I
II CultureandTourismMinisterJero
I Wacik and his earlierpredecessor,
Joop Ave ("the Fatherof lndonesian
Tourism"), were there. So were former
PresidentSoeharto'sson-in-law and
daughter,Miss lndonesia2008 as well as
Bali'selite in the realm of art, including
internationally-acclaimed painter
Nyoman Gunarsa.
iVUSEUM RUDANA
13 Yearson
The occasion:the l3th anniversary
of Musuem Rudana,a three-storey,
500sqm building built on 2.5 acresof
land locatedin Peliatanvillage,Ubud,
Bali, about l6km from Denpasatin the
M u s e u mR u d a n ac o m n o u n d .
PresidentSusiloB. Yudhoyonowas
slatedto be presentand put his signatureon
the plaque.He then decidedthat the event
shouldtakeon a granderscaleby holdingit
in Jakartasometime in December.
SBYwould not be the first president
to put his sealapprovalon Museum
R u d a n a .l 3 y e a r sa g o n o l e s st h a n t h e
late PresidentSoehartoofficiallyopened
it (on 26 DecemberI 995) as part of the
commemorationof the 5oth lndonesian
Independence anniversary.
 TRAVEL NOTES
M u s e u mR u d a n ai s t h e b r a i n c h i l do f
founderNyoman Rudana,who started
his businessas an art dealerby setting
up the RudanaFine Art Galleryin his
h o m e t o w nU b u d , B a l i ,i n 1 9 7 8 .
(Rudana,who is alsoa prominent
politician,is also a successful
businessman in his own right: he
operatesseveralgas stationsand
managesother businesses.)
MuseumRudanaexhibitsmore than
400 piecesof the work of fine art and
sculptureof variouslndonesianartists.0n
the first and secondfloor one finds the
worksof modernlndonesianartistsAffandi,
BasukiAbdullah,SrihadiSoedarsono (he
is famousfor his seriesof Borobudur
paintings)NyomanGunana,MarJeWianta
and others.The worksofpost-modern
IndonesianartistsNyomanErawanand
Made Budhianaarealsopresent.
0n the third floor,varioustraditional
work of traditionalBalinesemasters
Standingbehind (wearingtraditionalBalineseheadgear)is Nyoman Rudana
from Ubud and Batuan such as I Gusti
NyomanLempad,I GustiKetut Kobot
and many othersare exhibited.The
museumalso exhibitsthe works of
prominentforeign artistswho at one
time or anotherresidedin Bali. They are
namelyDon Antonio Blanco (Spain),yuri
Gorbachev(Russia),Jafar lslah (Kuwait)
and lyama Tadayuki(Japan).
M u s e u m R u d a n ac o n d u c t e ds e v e r a l
e x h i b i t i o n so v e r s e a sl n
. 1997and
1 9 9 8 , i t h e l d e x h i b i t i o n si n K u w a i t .
l n 2 0 0 0 t h e m u s e u mh e l d a n e x p o i n
R o m e ,l t a l y , w h e r e R u d a n ar e c e i v e d
L'albero dell'umanita (The Tree of
H u m a n i t y )A w a r d f r o m t h e l t a l i a n
government
O n e o f t h e h i g h l i g h t so f t h e
anniversary was the "Trisakti"painting
exhibitionof three of Indonesia'sfrnest
artists,SrihadiSoedarsono, Nyoman
G u n a r s aa n d M a d eW i a n t a .T h e t h r e e
paintersas well as Singaporeanartist
Kumari Nahappanare the recipientsof
the KsatriaSeniAward ll presentedon
that sameoccasion,as well as Minister
Wacik,Joop Ave, art patron Siti Hardiyati
Rukmanaand former Bali GovernorDewa
Made Beratha.
"The three lndonesianmaesrros
reflectlndonesia'smaginificentsense
of artistry.Their works are equal to
that of any world classartist," says
P u t u R u d a n a t, h e s o n o f N y o m a n ,w h o
m a n a g e sM u s e u mR u d a n a .
While the day saw the elderly
R u d a n aa n d h i s m u s e u mt a k e c e n t e r
s t a g e ,i t i s l i k e l yt h a t P u t u , w h o w i l l b e
running for the Housenext year,wili
t a k e o n a h i g h e rn a t i o n a lp r o f i l ei n t h e
n e a r f u t u r e .I n t h e c o m i n g m o n t h sh e
is set to unfurl before the presidenthis
g r a n d p l a n " t o s y n e r g i z ea l l e l e m e n t s
o f I n d o n e s i a na r t a n d c u l t u r ei n t h e
frameworkof national development."
S t a yt u n e d .
-Text and photos by Taufrk Darusman
TOKOH
Mr Syner$yand His Vision on Art
(( udahselayaknya kekuatan
f
lebihjauh dan
seni berperan
\
J menjadielemenkuatyang
mengikatpersatuan antar-gol
ongan,"ujar
PutuSudamaRudana, ManagingDirector
MuseumRudanadi Bali.pusatkesenian
pivat yang besar.
Bambang Asini Widjanarkodi kebun luas
Putu,pemudaenerjiklulusanWebster di belakangMuseum Rudanadi Bali.
Universityof St.Louis,USA,dengan
kemampuan artikulasiyang cemerlang
ini, menukascepat."Saya memangin$n
Iebihterlibatjauhdalamduniapolitikdan
bermodalseni."
Keinginantersebufsepertiamsal
"Likefather,likeson."Bapaknya,
NyomanRudana,pendii Museum
Rudana,adalahanggotaDewan
qi*.
s
Pimpinan Daerah(DPD) utusan Propinsi
Bali.
Dalam sebuahwawancarayang
hangat dan santai di sorehai di temani
secangkirkopi, pemuda 34 tahun
i ni m enjawab pertanyaan -pertanyaan
Konon, Anda disebutMr Synergy?
0h, yang memberipredikat itu Pak
Joop Ave.Sayarasaini sejalandengan
filosofr hidup Tri Hita yang sering saya
diskusikandenganbeliau.Kita tak akan
melepastiga komponenyang manunggal:
manusia,alam dan SangPencipta.
A n d a d i k e n a ld e k a t d e n g a n p a r a
pejabat negara dan birokrat?
A p a y a n g s a l a hd e k a t d e n g a n
mereka?Kita sebagaikomponen
bangsaharusnyabersatu-padudan
t a n p a p a n d a n gb u l u b e r s i n e r g i .
Sayamendekatisiapa saja,seniman,
budayawan,penulis,promotor,
a k a d e m i s ip, e n i l i t i m a u p u np e m e r i n t a h .
Hindarkannegativethinking.
V i s i a p a y a n g h e n d a kd i s a m p a i k a n
ke pemerintah?
Sektorprivat di wilayah seni
s e h a r u s n ylae b i h d e k a t d e n g a n
pemerintah.Dengan aksespolitik, kita
 . : - r e m b a w ai k l i m p e r u b a h a nd a n i n s t i t u ssi e n i s, e m u ap i h a km a l a h a n ,
- - - c e r i m a s u k a n - m a s u k apne n g a l a m a n mestinyacooldown,menahandiri.
, . : ; a r i a n k i t a t e n t a n gp o t e n s is e n i d a n Maribersama menyadari bahwamedan
' ; ; k b u d a y ak e p a d ap a r ap i m p i n a n
s e n id a np r o d u k n yaad a l a ha s e tb a g i
: ' ( d a n p o l i c ym a k e r sM . isalkan, l n d o n e s i jaa,n g a ns a m p ai in i m e n j a d i
: - ' . c a n g u ni n f r a s t r u k t u sr e n iy a n g counter-prod uctivedan akhirnya
' kokoh dan sehat.Tentunya,ini
energiterbuangsia-sia,dan kita semua
, , - . n e m b e rki e m a s l a h a t abne s a rk e menjadirugi.
g . . ' ' , ; hd u n i a s e n ir u p a l n d o n e s i a .
( J a d i ,s i n e r g "i S e n iM e m b a n g u n
: r r d a k a t a k a nt a d i m e m p e r k u a t B a n g s aa" d a l a hk e m a u a nA n d a ?
, y a n g t u a m e s t i d i h o r m a t i y, a n g m u d a
-: r t u a n a n t a r - g o l o n g a n ?
ts
lya,itu konsepuntuk memperingati
'-,a.
s e b a g aei l e m e np e n g i k a t u l a n gt a h u nM u s e u mR u d a n ya a n g
: ' : a t u a n . K a r y a - k a r y sae n ik i t a , d a r i k e - 1 3d e n g a na g e n d a mengundang
' :'ragai lokasi,
s e n i m a nm a u p u n tiga orangmaestrosemilukissenior
j . , ) a n g b e r l a i n a nb, i s a d i a p r e s i a s i kita,disebutTri Sakti,yakniPak
':':anra.Karya
s e n i ,d i m a t a p a r a S r i h a dSi u d a r s o nP oa, kW i a n t ad a n
. - ' l i n a n p o l i t i k ,m e n j a d is e m a c a ma l a t PakNyomanGunarsa. Merekaadalah
. - c e r a h a n .K i t a h a r u sm e n c i p t a k a n paramaestronegeriini, dan memiliki
. : - ' a u a n - d i r id e n g a nm e m b u k ap o t e n s i reputasiinternasional yang cukup.
' : : i r s a m a a n ,m e l u p a k a nk o n f l i k ,d a n Sangatwajarmenampilkan karya-karya
' : - r b a n g u nk e i n d a h a n
yang dimiliki mereka k e p u b l i k k, a n ?
B a g a i m a nkao n s e n t r a ks a
i rya-
\ d a i n t b , A n d a s e m p a tm e n j a d i k a r y as e n id i M u s e u mR u d a n a ?
'
. - L rd a r n a i "s e b u a hk o n f l i k ?
K a m i ,d i m a n a j e m eMn u s e u m
1 1 a ,s a y as e d a n gm e n c o b a R u d a n as,e p a k at ti d a kh a n y a" i k u t -
^ ' . r r e l e s a i k a nk o n f l i k
di sebuah i k u t a n 'D
l a l a ma r t i a nk, i t a s u d a ht a h u
, , : d e m i s e n iy a n g b e r m a s a l a A h .d a derajatkualitassebuahkaryaseni,
: ; : p i h a ky a n g s e d a n gb e r t i k a i ,s a m a - d i u k u rd a nd i t i l i kd a r ip r o s ew
s aktu
, , - , a b e r s i k e r atsi d a k m a u m e n g a l a h . lamadan kepercayaan sertaapresiasi
> , 1 , ab e r u s a h am e n c a r is o l u s i ,b u k a n y a n gl a m ap u l ad i m a t ak o l e k t odr a n
^ ' t n a m b a hm a s a l a hl.n i m e n j a d i pencinta
contoh, seni.
: , ' r r v a s e h a r u s n ysae n i m a n ,a k a d e m i s j , Kamitidakmengikutitrendsesaat,
misalkangaya-gayakontemporerdan
k e k i n i a n ,k a r e n am e m a n gb e l u m d i u j i
w a k t u . T a p i ,k i t a t i d a k m e n u t u p d i r i ,
s e l a l ua d a k e s e m p a t a nt e r b u k au n t u k
b e l a j a rb e r s a m a .
Anda tidak setuju adanya progres
dalam seni rupa lndonesia?
0 h , s a n g a ts e t u j u ,n a m u n i n g a t ,
diberikantemDat!
Kita beri kesempatanpada yang
m u d a . A p r i l L a l u M u s e u mR u d a n a
menyelenggarakanpameran"Joged",
k a r y as e n i m a nm u d a l d a B a g u sl n d r a ,
t e t a p i k i t a j u g a m e n d o r o n gd a n
m e m b e r ip e n g h a r g a a n a t a su s a h ad a n
p e n g o r b a n a nt u l u s d a r i p a r a s e n i m a n
senior kita sepertiTri Sakti.
C u k u p p u a s d e n g a nh i d u p A n d a ?
A d a b a n y a kt u g a sy a n g b e l u m p u r n a
dan mesti dikejar.Potensikarya para
s e n i m a nk i t a m a s i hb a n y a ky a n g b e l u m
t e r t a n g a n id e n g a nb a i k . l n i m a s i hh a r u s
t e r u sd i t i n g k a t k a nd, a n s a y ab e r u s a h a
k e r a sm e n c i p t a k a ns i n e r g id e n g a np i h a k
m a n a p u n . P e n g e m b a n g ainn d u s t r i
k r e a t i fd a n s e n ib e r b a s i sb u d a y ay a n g
d i c a n a n g k a np e m e r i n t a ha d a l a hl a n g k a h
t e p a t u n t u k m e n i n g k a t k a np o t e n s i
sektor pariwisataserta sejalandengan
u p a y au n t u k m e r a n g s a n g
a p r e s i a ssi e n i
m a s y a r a k al tu a s .-