Art History: The Colorful World of Balinese Art
3:22
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: “Balinese Art” at the Saint Louis Art Museum features eight paintings and two masks from the Indonesian island of Bali. The collection displays a unique visual art steeped in Hindu epics, nature, and village life in the mid-20th century. It includes works by I Gusti Made Deblog, Anak Agung Gede Sobrat, Anak Agung Gede Raka Turas, and I Gusti Ketut Kobot.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: AandA-Bali**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: What is student response to the Balinese art? What do they find interesting? How do they think it reflects “island life?”
- Activity Idea: Have students research the island of Bali and create art inspired by what they learn and see.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
