First Solo Show in Japan of acclaimed Indonesian Artist, Ida Bagus Putu Purwa. The artist was born in 1977 and his talent was recognized very early. He graduated from the Indonesian Art High School and the Indonesian Art Institute in Bali. His works portray the emotions that we all feel that we sometimes mask, including joy and fear. The artist often portrays dancers as well. There is a purity and clarity to his paintings that are usually painted in black, red, brown and blue with acrylic paint and charcoal on canvas. He has exhibited throughout Indonesia, and in Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Hong Kong and Japan.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson