For those who are culturally curious and are always looking for new artistic spaces, the Purga Art Space will be a surprise. Connected to a lovely cafe and the Littletalks Ubud bookshop, it is the ideal place for a little break with a good coffee, while looking at the works of young Balinese artists such as Bagus Ari Maruta, Kuncir SV, Gusti Agung Dewi Monalisa and others. Open to experimentation, the Purga Art Space hosts heterogeneous exhibitions in which the techniques of painting or art printing alternate with ceramic, drawing or photography workshops with the continuous intention of creating a community, encouraging exchange and interaction between artists and public. The large exhibition space has hosted countless events showing its propensity for discovering, promoting and supporting new talents in the art world, thus contributing to the growth and development of the contemporary Balinese art scene. The gallery works actively to promote the artists it represents, leaving room for their most intimate expressions and provides practical and professional support for the organization of the exhibitions it programs assiduously.
On the hills of Bali, Ubud stands on the edge of the tropical forest and terraced rice fields dotted with Hindu temples and shrines, among the most famous on the island.
When Michael White, then a young architecture student from Sydney, set sail for Bali in 1973, he was so impressed by the island that he decided never to go back. Made Wijaya, this is the name he gave himself after his conversion to Hinduism, mapped the historic buildings and tropical gardens of Bali, leaving a photographic heritage of great value.
The Unconventional Choices of an Art Gallery in Seminyak
Purpa Art Gallery Bali opened its first gallery in Ubud in 1970. The owner, I Nyoman Purpa, was one of Indonesia’s most prominent curators and collectors. In 2014, her daughter Ari Purpa opened her own gallery in Seminyak, specializing in modern and contemporary art by Indonesian and European artists.