Thread: Bali hilt
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Old 21st May 2013, 03:00 AM   #10
A. G. Maisey
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Yeah, Ida Bagus Pastika's work is good. His interpretation of standard Balinese form has a liveliness that most other carvers seem to have difficulty in capturing --- including the carver who did the hilt in the SF musium.

Actually I don't like this musium hilt much, it is too fussy for my taste. The degree of skill required to carve it was high, but there is too much unnecessary detail which detracts from the possibility of a dynamic form. Still, I guess its all a matter of taste.
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