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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4298120, member: 2844&quot;]It is absolutely beautiful, Marco. The artistry is excellent.</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t just Vishnu on Garuda, btw, it is a more complex narrative which includes a Naga (dragon/snake). I think the Naga is Antaboga, the ancient Javanese World Serpent, who features in many Javanese creation stories.</p><p>This type of Balinese art is based on Javanese culture.</p><p><br /></p><p>All I could find is that one of his carvings was entered in a 1936 exhibition of the Pita Maha art society.</p><p>Pita Maha was set up to ensure the quality of the carvings their members made. Each week carvings were presented to a panel of judges and given a pass or fail. Participation in the exhibition is a sign that Kisid was a member of Pita Maha and an artist of note at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is the Sudarshana Chakra, Vishnu&#039;s sacred discus which symbolizes the wheel of time but also serves as a weapon, depending on the tradition.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is because this one includes Antaboga (or another Naga), Garuda is supported by Antaboga, which is the curling being at the bottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those Javanese crowns and the positions of the arms are not Art Deco. They have been around for a thousand years or more, and are part of Hindu-Javanese iconography. Balinese Art Deco is not unlike Western Art Deco in that it has strong, stylised lines and a certain flow to the lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I.W. Kisid&#039;s first sculpture in the link you posted is Art Deco in style, yours isn&#039;t. It is made in a traditional style.</p><p>So [USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] was right, great carving, but not Art Deco.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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