Barak that Resists Poor Quality
(Agapetus Kristiandana's work) By Kuss Indarto SEVEN Balinese artists make a “conspiracy”. On a ‘cool’ or at least easy to memorize date – the 7th of the 7th month of 2007 - their “conspiracy” began. They, who have gone through their processes in Yogyakarta and some of them decided to reside in the city, maintain the “conspiracy” and make it bear a new tag: Kelompok Barak – Barak Group. Yes, it is an art group. Listed as the members of the group are the names of artists already discernible on the map of current Indonesian art (or: art in Indonesia): Gusti Alit Cakra, Made “Dalbo” Suarimbawa, Made Sukadana, Made Toris Mahendra, Nyoman Darya, Nyoman Sukari, and Nyoman “Jangkrik” Triarta A.P. There is hardly any “academic generation” sentiment of fellow ex-students of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts to make them join together; rather, they do it more in the intention and spirit of communality based on ethnicity. Such presumption is not without risks as there could be still other ...