Social Animals by Komang Suardiana from Sawidji Gallery

‘Social Animals’ is Suardiana’s second showing with Sawidji. In this immersive symbolic dialogue Suardiana explores his world through representational animal characters. Painting the socio-economic and political nuances experienced through the artists’ eyes. This series of works was completed throughout 2021. At a time when the effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic at its most intense in Bali.

The artists’ energy reverberates the excitement of a new journey. A new discovery. Exploring themes relevant and immediate in a new exciting direction. The freshness of his exploration partnering the seriousness of social-economical observations underlying each piece, makes for an intriguing meeting between idealism and a mature critical voice.