Griya Asri. The Architectural & Interior Design Magazine.
September 2003.

Expressive life of Made K. Bendesa is like a storytelling just as his brush strokes of oil paint or acrylic on canvases are. The combination of contrast and bold colours becomes the characteristic style of this young painter who was born in Bali. He owned a studio where his paintings are exhibited and the interior of this studio takes a minimalist modern concept that illustrates the artworks as complementing elements in the space.

The Beauty of nature and the unique culture of Balinese society becomes the sources of inspiration in his painting. Detail of object such a sunset scene in Kuta to the dynamism of kecak dancer’s movements can be seen transpired on his canvases.

The playful bright colours, contrasting effect and boldness on the brush strokes is strong and firm in presenting the ideas and thinking with perfect balance. The combination of colours is spill out in simple form of layered lines, composition of geometrical squares or circles thus yields to a livelier feel of the painting.

Most of the object painted by Made has reference at some point to his past personal experiences including the event that is still in the publicity nowadays, namely the bomb blast. Each painting has meaning and message to it and also a wealth of philosophy to its creation. For example, his youthful memory of playing with a horse is expressed in a form of series of lines with composed abstract Square and the use of bright colours.

In order to come up with an expensive result, made experimented with various techniques to yield his own characteristic in his brush strokes, colour blocks and powdered golden accent technique. He also tried various methods and tools from hand strokes to using brushes, rollers, spoons, spray and even crumpled papers to result in a more textures to his painting.

The works that Made has produced most are large scale measuring 4 x 1,5 metres which hi finishes in 5 to 7 days work. As a self-taught artist , Made studied literature and famous painter from abroad and locals, therefore his quality of strokes of acrylic and oil paint is always evolving and shows a depth character.

Because he needed a special place to exhibit his paintings, Made built a gallery of his own that applied minimalist modern touches in the interior to complement the character of his paintings. He characteristically bold colours are applied onto the wall in the interior spaces as well; hence it blends with his artworks and creates a unified concept.

He applies black and dark purple colours onto various walls on the studio space to enhance the appearance of bright coloured artworks. These paintings are perfect for interior homes and office space that apply a minimalist modern style, as these paintings can become accentuation in an interior with antique style or ethnic furniture to give the room elegance and pride.