Bali’s ‘Vehicle of the Gods’

May 5, 2009

THE Balinese believe in the Tri Hita Karana, the balanced relationship between human beings, the environment and the gods. Ian Van Wieringen expresses that belief by stroking a paint brush on canvas with vigor. The Dutch Australian painter has lived in Bali since 1967 and has placed the life philosophy of its people near the center of his way of art and way of life.

“It’s the people. They are so fantastic. They’re so un-neurotic. They lear

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