“My personal satisfaction is assisting in the sales of art that I am sure the buyer will grow to love more and more each day,” says Orgone Gallery owner Ayu Komang Budrarti. “The name ‘Orgone’ refers to the universal life force that inspires the artists I represent to create. This work stands alone in the market place here in Ubud. These paintings have a unique essence……….they literally sell themselves. It is my aim to make a mark on the growing Asian art market, highlighting the talents of International artists to the global market as well as to sell to the passing by clientele.”

The recently opened Orgone Gallery situated on Jalan Raya Sanggingan Ubud is showcasing the work of 2 artists, Neal Adams and Wolgang Widmoser. The Gallery has the distinction of being the only fine art gallery in Ubud specializing in exhibiting the work of foreign International artists.

Born in London in 1968 contemporary landscape Artist Neal Adams moved to reside in Ubud in 2003. Like so many other foreign artists he sensed something unique and felt drawn to Bali. “Living in Ubud I developed a disciplined work ethic and discovered a personal style which was very much my own.”

“As a youth I regularly visited the galleries and the National Museum in London and immersed myself in the works of the great Masters, Rembrandt, Monet, Cezanne and others. I studied the academic principles, absorbing their methods and at home I worked tirelessly experimenting to reproduce their techniques. I had a burning desire to become an artist.”

“The environment has always been one of my passions, as a child I developed a respect, a reverence for trees and for nature.” The two universally symbolic themes that are the focus of Adams paintings are purely environmental; trees and light. The use of gold and silver metallic leaf functions as a medium of depth and a conductor of light, appearing as the back lighting to the primary subjects. The textures and the luminous qualities of light achieved, contrasting against the form of the trees create a powerful dynamic. The paintings change according to the availability of the light in the area in which they are displayed. Silhouettes, shadows and intangible images appear and the observer is seduced by the surreal ambience. Adam’s modern creations strike a poetic balance between realism and abstraction.

 

“I strive for the emotional connection with the observer that they can feel the painting as well as to see it. I believe I have succeeded when I make people view the world in a slightly different way.” Says Adams.

“To me all painting is abstract, an order of colored shapes on canvas through which I like to create illusions.” Born in Munich in 1954, Austrian artist Wolfgang Widmoser has lived in Ubud, Bali since 1987.

Widmoser is known for his surrealistic images that he refers to as ‘fantastic realism’. These large canvases feature distorted faces of beautiful women and tribal warriors with otherworldly qualities set against cosmic backdrops. However his landscapes and studies of lily ponds capture a mysterious essence reflected in his classical European training that in Indonesia clearly defines his style as his own. “I am a theoretical artist my paintings are founded on color composition and beauty. A face is more than a face, it is an archetype, a waterfall is an angel in disguise.”

Widmoser has lived and worked in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Australia as well as Indonesia and exhibited in more than 10 major cities. During the mid seventies he studied Renaissance painting Techniques with the renowned master Prof. Ernst Fuchs in Vienna. He also studied with the planet’s most famous manipulator of reality, Salvador Dali. ‘"My painting is research, I am analyzing my being and its place in the world.". I believe Art is a healing modality, it is my intention is to create uplifting images so that people can see how beautiful the world is.”

Orgone Gallery, Jalan Raya Sanggingan, Ubud, next door to Kalangan Spa.
Gallery owner/manager Ayu can be contacted on + 62 (0)81338756333.

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Author Richard Horstman was born in Melbourne Australia and first visited Ubud in 1986. Having since spent numerous extended periods in Indonesia surfing he chooses the lush foothills and river valleys of Ubud to call home. Richard nurtures his creativity via spiritual pursuits and focuses on writing and painting. He also is an avid observer of the Indonesian contemporary Art Scene.