I Gusti Nyoman Lempad is one of Indonesia’s most revered artist. We traced his footsteps and visited his gallery in the artist haven of Ubud in the island of Bali
I was fourteen when I ambitiously replicated I Gusti Nyoman Lempad’s drawing on a glass for an art project. His name was reverentially mentioned by my art teacher as one of the founders of Pita Maha, an Ubud-based art collective founded in 1936. His ink and paper drawings adorned the walls of Museum Puri Lukisan and Neka Art Museum, providing accessible inspiration for an artistically-inclined Balinese teenager. Needless to say, I did not get an A.
The royal family recognised the father-and-son’s many talents and commissioned them to work. Born sometime in the mid-19th century, he was already married when the mighty Krakatoa erupted in 1883, experienced the Great Earthquake of 1917, and witnessed the catastrophic impact of Mount Agung's eruption in 1963.
I decided to join a walking tour to discover more about the maestro, who was said by his son to possess “a simple exterior but complex interior engineering”.The home of I Gusti Nyoman Lempad in Ubud has now become a destination for visitors, who are interested in the arts, culture and history of the island of Bali. These days, visiting downtown Ubud involves circumnavigating traffic, gawking tourists, and endless chants of ‘taxi, boss!’ from freelance hustlers by the road.
Ubud Story Walks is a good example of how creativity and entrepreneurship came together. Founded in 2021, it wishes to tell the stories of Ubud’s ancient past as well as its history and cultural heritage through a three-hour walking tour around the walkable town. As one of the few certified female professional guides in Bali, her passion for storytelling is palpable as soon as we arrive at our first spot for the day: the banks of the Campuhan River. She tells fascinating stories about Balinese Hinduism, the significance of the sacred confluence under the bridge, and the origin of the word Ubud which means ‘medicine’ in the Balinese language.
The tour continues to two of Ubud’s famous landmarks, where the maestro’s remaining carvings are kept and ends at The Lempad House, the residence of the late maestro and where his family currently lives.
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