Carved Bali Art: From Wood To Rock the Rock

Balinese carving products, has its own distinctive motif. Based on the research, Balinese carving motif is ancient royal relics, which have gained progress in the field of art.

Balinese carving patterns, identified by several characteristics, which is divided between general and special characteristics. Common characteristics: Bali has a motif carved leaves, flowers and fruit in the form of convex and concave. It can be said that the Balinese motifs are motifs that have a mix of fusion between the concave and convex shapes.

As for special features Balinese carvings, among others: (1) tweezers on Balinese motifs, as well as on other motives, have loopy shapes on the ends, (2 sunggar this growing form of end of the leaf curls benangan principal, (3) the motive simbar Bali as well as on the motive and motif Pejajaran Majapahit, with a distinctive shape anyway. Simbar ahead following principal base of the leaf forms the plot, so it can form a harmonious whole on this motif, (4) benangan on this motif or a special shape typical. Benangannya partially convex and oblique. Benangan is growing circular curls up at the end and (5) has a fractional radiating lines on the leaves and fragments cawen principal contained in Patran leaf carving, so it can add to the harmony and beauty of the form of carving.

Unique and distinct Balinese carvings, the last few years to attract buyers, both local and foreign that the community is not the happiest little as engraver to earn income as land. No wonder then several centers Balinese carvings can be found easily. Call it, Desa Mas - Ubud, Desa Tangep - Mengwi, pecan Belayu Village, Marga - Tabanan and a series of other villages, which is famous as the center of Balinese carvings.

Raw materials is using teak, moja echo and chrysolite. But because they can not get the wood from Bali, usually businessmen carving booked ingredient of Borneo, Sumba or Flores.

In addition to wood, carving Bali also began to use stone materials padas. Development of sculpture using stone material that originated from the construction padas shrine, because almost all of the walls and a shrine (shrine) is decorated with stone carvings padas.

Carving craft of stone materials padas initially take traditional themes, but in recent years began to come into contact with the outside culture, but still reflects indigenous traditions, culture and Hindu religion in Bali.

Stone carving wrestle with material padas, people in the village carried Belayu, District Marga, Tabanan regency. They made a statue, either as souvenirs or objects sacred temple for completeness. Padas stone raw materials taken from the nearby river, because most of the rivers in Bali steep rugged rock containing padas which gives blessings and prosperity for a decent life for the community.

A sheer cliff on the edge of the river containing padas with multicolored stones, will be building and decoration materials. Padas red stone excavated at the edge of a cliff in the village Tajun, Supplement Kubu district, Buleleng regency. Padas red rock excavation results Tajun villagers, was popular, since the marketing extended to the outside of Bali, reaching Solo, Surabaya and Bandung.

Padas being purple stone, conceived in almost all the river banks in Bali. Community padas stone was dug using traditional tools and direct form of the desired size.