Bali41 Balinese colors, Auke Sonnega

1. Balinese Colors Auke Cornelis Sonnega

2. 41 Bali

3. Auke Cornelis Sonnega (1910-1963) was a Dutch artist who worked in the former Dutch East Indies, Indonesia.  After working as a textile designer in Batavia, Auke Sonnega first came to Bali in 1935 where he initially wrote newspaper travel stories. After World War II he moved to Ubud, and took over the former studio of Rudolf Bonnet in Puri Kaleran and dedicated himself solely to painting. His painting style at that point showed the influence of Art Deco, and often had a mystical quality. His style is fresh and unique, clearly influenced by his designer training and background. It is very influenced by Art Deco and often graphic, however, his larger canvases often transcend these limitations and can even be thought to have a mystical impact. In 1951, his artwork changed after he experienced spiritual visions brought on by conversations with his friend Husein Rofe. The change in Sonnega's inner life led to a heightened emotional awareness that is especially present in the paintings he created between 1954 and 1957. He also made many portraits, usually of doe eyed young men (he was in the words of a long time Ubud expatriate euphemism a member of the "club"). These are very stylized and use a bright palate with strong outlining of his subjects. Known locally as ‘The Group’, artists such as Walter Spies, Rudolf Bonnet and Auke Sonnega were to exist there for long periods, living a thin line between acceptance and scandal. In the 1930s, Bali was known in gay circles as a place tolerant to gay lifestyle and where a little money could buy a grand lifestyle…While Balinese culture does not officially recognize gays as a separate lifestyle, they do recognize that sexuality is fluid and manifests itself in many forms. This tolerance was historically evident in the Indo Malay courts of Java. Sonnega, like Bonnet, stayed in Bali until 1957 when he was forced to leave by the Indonesia authorities in the era of Confrontation. Agung Rai has a significant collection of Sonnegas, though his best paintings are to be found in Jakarta in the hands of private collectors and the Dute Fine Arts Foundation.

6. Auke Cornelis Sonnega (1910-1963) Loving balinese couple

7. Balinese Woman

8. Portrait of Made Sudjana

9. Portrait of a Balinese man, 1956 Portrait of a Balinese boy

10. Two Young Balinese Girls with Flowers in their hair

11. Balinese beauty, Christie's,Hong Kong

13. Balinese Boy in Sarong Balinese young men, 1957

14. De fluitspeler: by the pond The glory of I. Tandu

15. Procession in Bali.

16. Activities along the River. Mystical Bali

17. Young Balinese boy Portrait of I Wajan Parsa

18. The Kebyar Dancer, A Portrait of I Wayan Rindi Sampih in Kebyar, 1949

19. Portrait of a Young Boy Portrait of Jan Deux Madi

20. Tintja Dewa Figure Naar de passar

21. Balinese Woman Balinese vrouw

22. Figure composition with women from Bali Ceremonie te Bali

23. Bali, Bali

25. Bali life Christie's,Hong Kong Between dream and reality,Christie's,Hong Kong

26. A Balinese boy with a sun hat Portrait of a young Indonesian man

27. A Balinese boy with a sun hat Ni Made Suka

28. Balinese dance Christie's,Amsterdam Balinese dance

29. Land of my dreams Sotheby's, Singapore

30. Enchanting Tropics (1940) Djoged in my garden

31. Mystic Gamelan Handuk merah jambu

32. Balinesiska, 1955

33. Dancer in a Balinese landscape Woman with banten

34. Balinese Girl

35. Balisch hoogtij (Rampant Bali)

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