{"id":3787,"date":"2026-05-18T13:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/?p=3787"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:01:37","slug":"%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b9-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%84%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%b8%d0%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/ru\/%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b9-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%84%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%b8%d0%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0411\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043c\u0438\u0444\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c: \u0411\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0433, \u0420\u0430\u043c\u0430\u044f\u043d\u0430 \u0438 \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n\/* \u2500\u2500 POST-SPECIFIC CSS ONLY (Tanpa bentrok dengan Customizer) \u2500\u2500 *\/\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 DEFINITION BOX \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n#aob-custom-article .definition-box { background: #2c1810 !important; 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}\n  #aob-custom-article .myth-card { padding: 20px 18px !important; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"aob-custom-article\">\n\n  <div class=\"prominent-intro-quote\">\n    <p>&#8220;The Barong doesn&#8217;t need translation. You know, the moment you stand in front of it, that this is a painting about something larger than decoration \u2014 larger than art, really. It&#8217;s about how the world stays in balance.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"lead-paragraph\">\n    <p>Every culture has its sacred stories \u2014 the ones that explain why good and evil stay in permanent tension, why the harvest comes or doesn&#8217;t, why the world holds together at all. In Bali, those stories get painted. And not just painted \u2014 they&#8217;re worn, danced, carved into temple gates, and performed in the village square after dark. A <strong>Balinese mythology painting<\/strong> isn&#8217;t an illustration of something that happened once in the distant past. It&#8217;s a living document of a worldview that still governs how Balinese people understand time, ritual, and the cosmos itself. When you take one home, you&#8217;re not just buying a picture. You&#8217;re carrying away a fragment of that entire system \u2014 the oldest, most continuously practised visual tradition in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"definition-box\">\n    <p><strong>Balinese mythology painting<\/strong> depicts sacred stories and characters from <strong>Balinese Hindu cosmology<\/strong> \u2014 primarily the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, along with figures including <strong>\u0411\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0433<\/strong> (the sacred protective lion), <strong>Rangda<\/strong> (the witch queen), <strong>Garuda<\/strong> (the divine bird of Vishnu), and <strong>Dewi Sri<\/strong> (the rice goddess). The tradition originates in the classical <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">Kamasan school<\/a> of Klungkung, dating to the sixteenth century. Today it continues across multiple styles \u2014 from cloth painting using natural earth pigments to contemporary oil and mixed media interpretations \u2014 carried by artists working in Bali&#8217;s galleries and studios.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"img-block\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-kamasan-battle-scene.webp\"\n      alt=\"\u0411\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043c\u0438\u0444\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c - \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u044f \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0437 \u0442\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u0432 \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0435 Kamasan \u0441 \u0438\u0437\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u044d\u043f\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u0432\u044b \u041c\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0431\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044b \u0441 \u0432\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u043e\u0448\u0430\u0434\u044f\u0445, \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u043c\u0438 \u0437\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043d\u0438\u0446, \u0431\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u0438\u0437 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430\"\n      title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Kamasan Classical School, Mahabharata Battle Scene on Cloth\"\n      width=\"1440\"\n      height=\"720\"\n      loading=\"eager\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"img-meta\">\n      <p class=\"caption\">A large Kamasan classical painting on cloth \u2014 Mahabharata battle scene with royal warriors, ceremonial umbrellas (<em>pajeng<\/em>), and chariot wheels marking the commanders&#8217; ranks. This is what mythology painting looked like before Bali had a tourist art market. These were made for temples and royal courts, not galleries. The fact that one now hangs in a gallery says something about how the tradition has survived into a different world.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">Where It All Begins<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">The Oldest Balinese Mythology Paintings Were Never Made for Walls<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The oldest Balinese mythology paintings weren&#8217;t made to be looked at. They were made to be used. Hung in temples, unrolled during ceremonies, consulted as visual texts that told the community which part of the Ramayana or Mahabharata was being enacted in a ritual. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balinese_Hinduism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balinese Hindu<\/a> understanding of art is fundamentally different from the Western gallery model \u2014 art isn&#8217;t separate from life, it participates in it.<\/p>\n\n  <p>The earliest surviving examples come from the village of Kamasan in <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">Klungkung, East Bali<\/a> \u2014 the same village where the tradition is still practised today by hereditary painter-priests. These works were painted on cloth or bark paper using natural pigments: red ochre, black soot, indigo blue, and the ochre yellow of volcanic rock. The figures follow strict iconographic rules \u2014 which posture means which character, which headdress marks which deity, which direction a figure faces and what that implies about their moral standing. It took years to learn. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/learn\/cultures\/international-collection\/balinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Museum&#8217;s collection of Balinese Kamasan paintings<\/a>, some dating to the early nineteenth century, gives an idea of how extraordinary the tradition was at its height.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"img-grid-2\">\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-kamasan-warrior-cloth.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 Kamasan classical cloth painting in gold ornate frame showing Ramayana or Mahabharata battle warriors on horseback with royal umbrellas and chariot wheels\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Kamasan Classical Style, Ramayana Epic Battle on Cloth, Gold Frame\"\n        width=\"1200\"\n        height=\"640\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">Another Kamasan cloth painting in its ornate gold frame \u2014 this time with a lighter, more aged palette showing how the natural pigments shift and settle over decades. The chariot wheels, royal umbrellas, and warrior ranks are identical across both works: these scenes were not invented by individual artists, they were encoded in a visual grammar that every painter in the tradition learned.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-kamasan-warrior-detail.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting close-up \u2014 Kamasan classical detail showing warrior king on horseback with Kawi script text, intricate costume detail and traditional Balinese iconographic precision\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Kamasan Close-Up Detail, Warrior on Horseback, Kawi Script\"\n        width=\"780\"\n        height=\"1040\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">Close-up of a Kamasan painting \u2014 the Kawi script visible in the background is not decoration. It&#8217;s text: prayers, identifications, narrative markers that would have been readable to the priests who used these paintings in ceremony. The warrior king on horseback follows the exact same posture prescribed by the tradition&#8217;s iconographic rules centuries ago.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"myth-card\">\n    <span class=\"myth-label\">The Great Epic<\/span>\n    <h3>Mahabharata \u2014 The War That Explains the World<\/h3>\n    <p>\u0421\u0430\u0439\u0442 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahabharata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u041c\u0430\u0445\u0430\u0431\u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0430<\/a> is one of the two great Hindu epics \u2014 an 18-book Sanskrit narrative of the war between two royal families, the righteous Pandawa brothers and their cousins the Kurawa. In Balinese mythology painting, Mahabharata scenes are recognisable by the massive battle formations: warriors on horseback, chariot wheels (<em>ratha<\/em>) marking the commanders, royal ceremonial umbrellas indicating rank, and the dense crowd of foot soldiers filling every inch of the composition. It is not a gentle narrative. <strong>It is about what happens when a kingdom chooses power over dharma.<\/strong> And Balinese painters, for five centuries, have found it endlessly worth painting.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"img-block portrait\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-battle-chariot-closeup.webp\"\n      alt=\"Balinese mythology painting close-up \u2014 battle scene with chariot wheel figures in traditional Kamasan Batuan style showing intricate line work and figure rendering in earth tones\"\n      title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Battle Scene Close-Up, Chariot Wheel Detail, Classical Style\"\n      width=\"780\"\n      height=\"1040\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"img-meta\">\n      <p class=\"caption\">Detail from a classical mythology battle scene \u2014 the chariot wheel at centre is not just a vehicle, it&#8217;s a symbol. In the Mahabharata, the chariot wheel appears at the moment a warrior must choose between duty and compassion. Artists who learned this tradition from their parents and grandparents knew exactly what they were painting and why it mattered.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pull-quote\">\n    <p>&#8220;In Balinese mythology, nothing is only what it appears to be. The lion is also a protector. The battle is also a moral argument. The painting is also a prayer.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">The Sacred Lion<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Barong \u2014 The Most Painted Figure in Balinese Mythology<\/h2>\n\n  <p>If you&#8217;ve spent any time in Bali, you&#8217;ve seen the Barong \u2014 on keychains, on t-shirts, in the lobby of every resort. But those reproductions don&#8217;t prepare you for the real thing. The painted Barong, done properly, is one of the most visually overwhelming subjects in Southeast Asian art. Gold headdress blazing against a black ground, frangipani flowers tucked behind the ears, the long white beard hanging in thick ropes, the ornamental wings spread wide on either side. It fills the canvas completely. There&#8217;s no background to retreat into. Just the Barong, looking directly at you.<\/p>\n\n  <p>\u0421\u0430\u0439\u0442 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barong_(mythology)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barong is the protective spirit of Balinese Hindu cosmology<\/a> \u2014 the guardian force that stands between a village and the destructive power of Rangda, the witch queen. Their conflict is not a story with a beginning and an end. It is an eternal, ongoing condition. Which is why the Barong appears not just in paintings but in the Calonarang dance drama performed at night in village temples, in the masks kept in sacred storehouses, in stone carvings above every significant gateway. To paint the Barong is to participate in this ongoing act of protection.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"img-block\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-barong-ceremonial-gold.webp\"\n      alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 large Barong ceremonial lion in gold and brown oil on canvas, elaborate ornamental wings, detailed headdress, dark background, contemporary realistic style\"\n      title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Barong Sacred Lion, Large Format Contemporary Oil on Canvas\"\n      width=\"1050\"\n      height=\"840\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"img-meta\">\n      <p class=\"caption\">A large-format Barong in contemporary realistic style \u2014 the gold headdress, ornamental gems, and white beard rendered with a level of detail that would take weeks to complete. This is what happens when a painter who knows the iconographic rules of the tradition pushes them into a modern, gallery-scale format. The Barong is still absolutely the Barong. But now it&#8217;s unmistakably also a work of serious fine art.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"img-grid-2\">\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-barong-portrait.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting Barong portrait \u2014 yellow gold ornamental headdress with frangipani flowers on black background, signed Kadek, small format black frame, contemporary style\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Barong Portrait by Kadek, Contemporary Style, Arts of Bali\"\n        width=\"950\"\n        height=\"760\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">Barong portrait by Kadek \u2014 smaller format but no less precise. The yellow-gold headdress, the frangipani tucked behind the ears, the white beard beginning to show below. Signed work, black frame. This is the Barong as collectors buy him: intimate, direct, and fully charged with the iconographic weight of the tradition.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-barong-full-body-lion.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 Barong full body sacred lion in gold and red on dark background showing complete costume including tail ornament and feet, signed Kadek, black frame\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Barong Full Body Sacred Lion by Kadek, Arts of Bali Gallery\"\n        width=\"950\"\n        height=\"760\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">Full-body Barong \u2014 also by Kadek \u2014 showing the complete figure including the elaborate tail ornament, the scaled lower body, and the feet that you rarely see in close-up portraits. The dark red ground shifts the mood from the black-background works: warmer, more like firelight than void. Each approach to the same subject says something different about the Barong&#8217;s character.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"img-block portrait\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-barong-devotee-scene.webp\"\n      alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 traditional narrative scene showing Barong with other masked figures and a kneeling male devotee, painted on dark wood board in classical ceremonial style\"\n      title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Barong Ceremony Narrative Scene with Devotee, Traditional Wood Panel\"\n      width=\"820\"\n      height=\"950\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"img-meta\">\n      <p class=\"caption\">This older panel tells a more complete story. The Barong appears here not in isolation but in ceremony \u2014 flanked by other sacred figures, approached by a kneeling devotee. This is how the Barong actually appears in Balinese ritual life: not as a static image to admire, but as a living, active presence in a specific narrative moment. The board and the paint style suggest this was made for a very different purpose than gallery display.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"myth-card\">\n    <span class=\"myth-label\">The Eternal Conflict<\/span>\n    <h3>Barong &#038; Rangda \u2014 Why the Battle Never Ends<\/h3>\n    <p>In Balinese mythology, the conflict between <strong>\u0411\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0433<\/strong> \u0438 <strong>Rangda<\/strong> \u2014 the protective lion spirit and the witch queen \u2014 has no resolution. It is not a story with a winner. Every performance of the Calonarang dance drama ends with both forces intact, their balance restored but not resolved. This is deliberate. Balinese Hinduism understands the cosmos as a system in which good and evil are not opposites but complementary forces \u2014 each requiring the other to exist. <strong>The painting of Barong, then, is not a victory image. It is an image of eternal vigilance.<\/strong> That is what gives it weight, decade after decade, painting after painting.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">The Epic Narratives<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Ramayana Painting in Bali \u2014 A Story That Never Gets Old<\/h2>\n\n  <p>\u0421\u0430\u0439\u0442 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramayana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0420\u0430\u043c\u0430\u044f\u043d\u0430<\/a> is 24,000 verses long in its original Sanskrit form. Balinese painters have been summarising it \u2014 selectively, brilliantly \u2014 for five centuries. The story follows Prince Rama, heir to the kingdom of Ayodhya, exiled to the forest with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana. When the demon king Rawana abducts Sita, Rama builds an army \u2014 with the help of Hanuman, the white monkey general \u2014 crosses the sea, and wages war until she is recovered. But it&#8217;s not really about the rescue. It&#8217;s about what dharma \u2014 righteous duty \u2014 requires of a king, a husband, a warrior, and a person.<\/p>\n\n  <p>In Balinese painting, you can identify a Ramayana scene by its cast: Rama and Lakshmana are usually golden-skinned princes in elaborate costume; Hanuman appears as a white monkey figure; Rawana is recognisable by his multiple heads and demon features; and the sea crossing is rendered as a massed army of monkey warriors. In the <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">\u0422\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u041a\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0430<\/a>, these characters follow prescribed physical rules \u2014 there was a right way to paint Rama&#8217;s nose, Rawana&#8217;s crown, Hanuman&#8217;s posture. Every painter who learned the tradition understood this grammar before they were allowed to make their own choices within it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">Then &#038; Now<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">How Contemporary Bali Artists Reinterpret Mythology Today<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The mythology didn&#8217;t stay locked in the past. It moved with the artists who inherited it \u2014 into new materials, new formats, new visual languages that would have surprised the painter-priests of Kamasan but wouldn&#8217;t have confused them about the subject matter.<\/p>\n\n  <p>The most interesting contemporary mythology paintings in Bali are the ones that carry the iconographic rules forward while doing something completely unexpected with surface and technique. <a href=\"\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">Textured and mixed-media approaches<\/a> have found a particular affinity with mythology subjects \u2014 the raised, sculpted quality of sand and mixed pigment suits sacred figures well. A deity depicted in thick, layered texture reads differently from a flat drawing; there is a physical presence to it that flat painting can&#8217;t achieve.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"img-grid-2\">\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-farfan-deity-sand-texture.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 Farfan sand texture mixed media showing two divine Balinese deity faces in blue and gold tones, textured raised surface, contemporary interpretation of Hindu sacred figures\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Farfan Sand Texture, Divine Deity Faces, Contemporary Mixed Media\"\n        width=\"840\"\n        height=\"1000\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">Farfan&#8217;s sand texture interpretation of Balinese divine figures \u2014 two deity faces in blue and gold tones, the rough, layered surface giving them a quality somewhere between painting and sculpture. The sacred subject, the contemporary technique. This is what the mythology looks like when a living artist takes it seriously as artistic material rather than cultural heritage to be faithfully reproduced. Explore more of Farfan&#8217;s approach in our guide to <a href=\"\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">textured painting in Bali<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"img-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/artsofbali.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/balinese-mythology-painting-dewi-goddess-carved-frame.webp\"\n        alt=\"Balinese mythology painting \u2014 Balinese Dewi goddess figure in full ceremonial costume standing on mythological creature, black background, ornate hand-carved dark wooden frame\"\n        title=\"Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Dewi Goddess Figure in Ceremonial Costume, Carved Wooden Frame\"\n        width=\"780\"\n        height=\"1040\"\n      >\n      <div class=\"img-meta\">\n        <p class=\"caption\">A Dewi figure \u2014 a Balinese goddess in full ceremonial costume \u2014 standing above a mythological creature, set within a hand-carved dark wooden frame whose decorative work is itself a piece of traditional craft. The object as a whole is larger than the painting it contains: frame and image together form a single devotional object. This is how religious and decorative function overlap in Balinese mythological art.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>The contemporary Kamasan movement is producing some of the most internationally noticed Balinese art of the decade. Artist Citra Sasmita \u2014 born in Bali in 1990 \u2014 has taken the traditional Kamasan form and filtered it through a feminist perspective, showing Balinese women as central rather than peripheral figures in the epics. Her work has been shown at the Barbican in London and at the 2025 Sharjah Biennial. It represents a broader truth: <a href=\"\/ru\/famous-balinese-artists\/\">the great Balinese artists<\/a> were never simply preservers of tradition. They were always transforming it.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"highlight-inline\">\n    <strong>What to look for when reading a Balinese mythology painting:<\/strong> Royal ceremonial umbrellas (<em>pajeng<\/em>) mark the rank of figures \u2014 more levels of umbrella means higher status. Chariot wheels identify the great warrior commanders of the Mahabharata. A figure with multiple arms is a deity. White skin typically marks a heroic or divine character; dark skin usually marks a demon or low-rank figure. The direction a figure faces \u2014 right or left \u2014 carries moral implications in the Kamasan iconographic system. Once you know these cues, a mythology painting becomes readable as a text, not just viewable as an image.\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">Three Traditions to Know<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Balinese Mythology Painting \u2014 Three Distinct Approaches<\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"cultural-cards\">\n    <div class=\"cultural-card\">\n      <span class=\"card-label\">Pre-16th Century \u2192 Present<\/span>\n      <h3>Classical Kamasan \u2014 The Original Visual Language<\/h3>\n      <p>Painted on cloth or bark paper using natural pigments, following strict iconographic rules. Warriors in precise profile, flat perspective, dense narrative composition. No individual artistic ego \u2014 the tradition is the point. Kamasan works in museum collections and private hands are among the most historically significant Balinese objects in existence. Read our <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">full Kamasan painting guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cultural-card\">\n      <span class=\"card-label\">20th Century \u2192 Present<\/span>\n      <h3>Contemporary Sacred Subjects \u2014 Oil &#038; Canvas<\/h3>\n      <p>The same mythology subjects \u2014 Barong, Ramayana, divine figures \u2014 rendered in oil on canvas with a full contemporary painter&#8217;s toolkit: light and shadow, depth, texture, scale. The iconographic rules still apply but the visual language has expanded. Works like the Barong portraits in Arts of Bali&#8217;s collection sit in this category. Original, documented, signed by named artists.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cultural-card\">\n      <span class=\"card-label\">Contemporary<\/span>\n      <h3>Mixed Media &#038; Textured Interpretation<\/h3>\n      <p>Sand, mixed pigment, raised surfaces, sculptural quality. Mythology subjects rendered through <a href=\"\/ru\/%d1%84%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%82%d1%83%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">textured mixed media techniques<\/a> that give sacred figures a physical presence that flat painting can&#8217;t achieve. Farfan&#8217;s work at Arts of Bali is a prime example \u2014 deity faces in textured blue and gold that read as both painting and low relief sculpture.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">At Arts of Bali, Seminyak<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Balinese Mythology Painting in Our Gallery \u2014 What&#8217;s Available<\/h2>\n\n  <p>The collection at <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%8f\/\">Arts of Bali gallery on Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 42, Kuta, Bali 80361<\/a> includes mythology paintings across the full range described in this guide \u2014 from classical Kamasan-style cloth works to large-format contemporary Barong portraits, from sand-texture deity paintings by Farfan to small traditional panels in carved wooden frames.<\/p>\n\n  <p>Each work in our gallery is original and documented. For classical works, provenance and any available artist attribution are recorded. For contemporary pieces, the artist signs the work and a certificate of authenticity is issued. If you&#8217;re looking for a specific mythological subject \u2014 a particular Ramayana scene, a Barong in a specific scale and style, or a custom commission of a deity figure \u2014 contact us on WhatsApp and we can discuss what&#8217;s currently available and what can be made. See our <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">complete painting price guide<\/a> for price range context, and our <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b6%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5%d0%bc-%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b1%d0%bb%d1%8f-%d1%81-%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82%d1%80\/\">international shipping guide<\/a> for delivery information.<\/p>\n\n  <p>If you want to understand where these paintings sit in the full arc of Balinese art \u2014 from the <a href=\"\/ru\/famous-balinese-artists\/\">famous Balinese artists<\/a> of the Pita Maha era to the contemporary gallery scene in Seminyak \u2014 our <a href=\"\/ru\/balinese-art-styles\/\">complete guide to Balinese art styles<\/a> covers every tradition and how they connect.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"wide-panel\">\n    <div class=\"section-label\">\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0433\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0440\u0435\u044e<\/div>\n    <h2>See Mythology Paintings in Person at Arts of Bali<\/h2>\n    <p>A mythology painting does things in person that a photograph simply can&#8217;t show. The way the gold in a Barong headdress catches gallery light differently from every angle. The texture in a sand-technique deity face that you can almost feel before you touch it. The sheer density of a Kamasan cloth painting that you keep finding new details in the longer you look. Come to Arts of Bali on Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 42, Kuta, Bali \u2014 our team is always happy to explain every figure, every iconographic element, and the story each painting is actually telling.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-label\">\u0427\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u044b<\/div>\n  <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Common Questions About Balinese Mythology Painting<\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"faq-section\">\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        What is Balinese mythology painting? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        Balinese mythology painting depicts sacred stories and characters from Balinese Hindu cosmology \u2014 primarily the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, along with figures including Barong (the sacred protective lion), Rangda, Garuda, and various deities. The tradition originates in the classical <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8\/\">Kamasan school<\/a> of Klungkung, dating to the sixteenth century, and continues today across multiple contemporary styles.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        What stories are depicted in Balinese mythology paintings? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        The two most common narrative sources are the Ramayana \u2014 the story of Prince Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and the demon Rawana \u2014 and the Mahabharata \u2014 the war between the Pandawa and Kurawa families. Beyond these epics, Balinese painters frequently depict Barong and Rangda, Garuda, Dewi Sri (the rice goddess), and scenes from local sacred narratives including the Calonarang.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        What is a Barong painting? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        A Barong painting depicts the sacred lion-like protective spirit of Balinese Hinduism \u2014 one of the most recognisable figures in Balinese mythology. In paintings, the Barong appears with an elaborate golden headdress, wide red-mouthed fangs, ornamental wings or decorative flanking elements, long white beard, and often frangipani flowers behind the ears. The Barong represents the forces of protection and goodness in the eternal battle against Rangda.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        What is the difference between Ramayana and Mahabharata paintings? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        Both are Hindu epic paintings, but they tell different stories. Ramayana paintings feature Rama, Sita, Hanuman the white monkey, and the demon Rawana. Mahabharata paintings depict the great war between the Pandawa and Kurawa \u2014 recognisable by battle formations, chariot wheels, warriors on horseback, and royal ceremonial umbrellas marking commanders&#8217; ranks. Both traditions appear prominently in classical Kamasan cloth painting.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        How old is the mythology painting tradition in Bali? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        The classical Kamasan style has been practised in Bali since at least the sixteenth century. Paintings on cloth depicting the Ramayana and Mahabharata were used in temples and royal courts long before tourism existed. This makes Balinese mythology painting one of the oldest continuously practised living painting traditions in the world \u2014 its practitioners today work in the same village, using techniques passed down through the same hereditary lines as their sixteenth-century predecessors.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        Where can I buy Balinese mythology paintings in Bali? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        Arts of Bali gallery at Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 42, Kuta, Bali 80361 carries a selection of Balinese mythology paintings \u2014 including Barong portraits, classical Kamasan-style works, and contemporary mixed media interpretations of sacred subjects. All works are original, signed, and documented. We also accept custom mythology commissions in any scale and style. See our <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b9%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b6%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%8c-%d1%86%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b0\/\">price guide<\/a> for context and <a href=\"\/ru\/%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b6%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5%d0%bc-%d0%ba%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b1%d0%bb%d1%8f-%d1%81-%d0%be%d1%81%d1%82%d1%80\/\">\u0440\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043f\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0435<\/a> for delivery details.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        What makes Balinese mythology paintings valuable? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        Value depends on age and rarity for classical works; artist reputation and documentation for contemporary pieces; iconographic complexity; scale; and whether a certificate of authenticity accompanies the work. Classical cloth paintings in museum collections \u2014 including those at the <a href=\"https:\/\/australian.museum\/learn\/cultures\/international-collection\/balinese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Museum<\/a> and Museum Puri Lukisan in Ubud \u2014 provide reference points for understanding the tradition&#8217;s full value range. Contemporary works by documented gallery artists carry their own clear value based on the same factors that apply to any original fine art.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n    <details class=\"faq-item\" style=\"cursor: pointer; outline: none;\">\n      <summary class=\"faq-q\" style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">\n        Can I commission a custom Balinese mythology painting? <span style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b8860b;\">\u25bc<\/span>\n      <\/summary>\n      <div class=\"faq-a\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n        Yes. Arts of Bali accepts custom commissions for mythology paintings in any subject, scale, and style \u2014 from a Barong portrait on a 50\u00d760 cm canvas to a large Ramayana narrative scene. You can specify the subject, style (classical, contemporary realist, or mixed media), scale, and framing. Contact us via WhatsApp and we&#8217;ll discuss the options. Completed works are shipped internationally to Australia, Europe, the United States, and most destinations worldwide.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/details>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-block\">\n    <div class=\"section-label\">Commission or Visit<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"section-h2\">Find Your Balinese Mythology Painting at Arts of Bali<\/h2>\n    <p>Whether you want a Barong for a specific wall, a Ramayana scene painted to a particular scale, or you just want to come in and see what mythology looks like when it&#8217;s taken seriously by working artists \u2014 Arts of Bali is on Jl. Raya Seminyak No. 42, Kuta, Bali 80361. We&#8217;re open daily. Our team knows every painting and every story it tells. 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