Bali77 Antonio Blanco 2, Artistic eccentricity

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Antonio Blanco
Ubud
Artistic eccentricity
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Bali
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Antonio Blanco, Spain descent painter, was born
in Manila, Philippine, 1911, and later became
American citizen. When visited Bali firstly in
1950 he was so dazzled by the nature, people and
culture of the island of gods. So, he decided to
stay in Bali forever. In 1953 Blanco married with
Ni Ronji, a Balinese traditional dancer that
became a model for his paintings. From Ni Ronji
he has four children, one of them, Mario, follows
Blanco as a painter. Graduated from the National
Academy of Art in New York, Blanco was fascinated
by the female body more than other subject
matter. With his wife, Ni Ronji, as model, Blanco
explored the beautifulness of woman in his art
works. As a proof of his loving to Bali Blanco
built an art museum in Bali. In 1998 his museum,
The Blanco Renaissance Museum, has been realized.
About a year later, 1999, Blanco died. This
extravagant hilltop flamboyant building, with
gardens, once the home of the Dali of Bali,
(the man who many consider to be the islands
most eccentric artist), a unique blend of
Balinese architecture imbued with the spirit of
his native Spain, houses an interesting
collection of works drawn from different periods
of his long career. During his life it was
visited daily by hundreds of people from all over
the world. The artist, full of Catalan
charisma, earned himself the sobriquet The
Fabulous Blanco, an expression that mirrored his
talent for creativity.
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Visitors enter the grounds through a circular gate
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Blanco Renaissance Museum is an unofficial
landmark in Ubud, the house and studio of the
late flamboyant maestro, Don Antonio Blanco.
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Located on a hilltop overlooking the lush valley
of Campuhan, the five-acre property beside the
Campuhan River contains an art museum, which has
an outrageous design that utterly dominates the
grounds a family house a temple a restaurant
and a gift shop.
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The umbul-umbul are flags used as decorations for
rituals in Bali as a media for proclaiming the
presence of the gods for the occasion. In
Balinese terms, the "gods" are Hindu deities and
at the same time signify "consciousness at the
highest level.
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Golden Balinese dancers at each corner of the
roof, and the goddess Saraswati (the Hindu
goddess of knowledge, a favorite muse of
Blancos) topping off the whole building.
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Aerial roots of the revered Banyan tree
Bamboo
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Bamboo
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The Garuda is a large mythical bird, bird-like
creature, or humanoid bird that appears in both
Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the mount
(vahana) of the Lord Vishnu. Garuda is the Hindu
name for the constellation Aquila. (The Brahminy
kite and Phoenix are considered to be the
contemporary representations of Garuda). In Bali
Garuda is temple and house guard
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Visitors walk through a menagerie of birds and
assorted animals before they reach the main
grounds, a manicured lawn with a gigantic
fountain in the middle
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African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) with
brightly colored red tail
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The red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus
erythropterus), a parrot native to Australia and
Papua New Guinea and African Grey Parrot
(Psittacus erithacus)
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African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
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The red-winged parrot (Aprosmictus
erythropterus), a parrot native to Australia and
Papua New Guinea and African Grey Parrot
(Psittacus erithacus)
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African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
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African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
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Wing clipped Scarlet macaws (Ara macaoh)
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Wing clipped Scarlet macaws (Ara macaoh)
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Wing clipped Scarlet macaws (Ara macaoh)
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White-billed toucan
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Garuda Vishnu Kencana statue is located in the
Village Menanga, Rendang district, Karangasem, at
the junction of the highway to Besakih Temple or
to the east of Market Menanga.
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The stairs that climb up to the museum entrance
are flanked with naga snake sculptures and
are painted red at the middle, like a red carpet
leading up to a VIP haunt.
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The naga is a guardian figure which keeps away
bad spirits and features in Hindu and Buddhist
mythology
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White-billed toucan
Palm coccatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) or kakatua
raja (Indonesian) protected birds in Indonesia
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Palm coccatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) or kakatua
raja (Indonesian) protected birds in Indonesia
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The Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known
as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali
myna(h) In 1991 was designated the fauna symbol
of Bali. Featured on the Indonesian 200 rupiah
coin, its local name is "Jalak Bali".
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Wing clipped Scarlet macaws (Ara macaoh)
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Blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna)
Wing clipped Scarlet macaws (Ara macaoh)
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Blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna)
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Blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna)
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The white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), also known as
the umbrella cockatoo
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Sound Balinese Gamelan in Ubud Palace