Kerry
Pendergrast
Ceiling Mural at the
Maya Ubud Spa, 2006
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Side Panel
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A
new work of art is on display at the Maya Ubud
Spa Reception; a ceiling mural by Australian born
artist, Kerry Pendergrast.
Kerry has lived in Ubud for 14 years, during which
time she has been instrumental in organizing model
sessions with her husband Pranoto at their gallery.
She has drawn and painted the models in many
media, but her favourite and most consistent is line
drawing with pen on paper.
The challenge with line drawing is to reduce the art
form to its most fundamental aspect. To capture the
human figure in this way requires a fine quality of
line, a steady hand and assuredness in the artist.
It takes many years of practice to perfect this style,
even though the drawings may be completed in 5
or 10 minutes. It is a long tradition in art; the most
famous line drawings are by Matisse and Picasso. |
The Maya Ubud has several line drawings by Kerry in the spa rooms. The theme
of the human figure fits
the tranquil, healing setting of the spa treatments.
The owners of the Maya were inspired to ask Kerry to paint line drawings
on the ceiling of
the spa to further enhance the theme.
She designed the mural, using brush and ink to recreate her line drawings
of models from Bali,
Indonesia and all over the world. There are 55 drawings of male and
female models in the fresco.
The work took one month to complete.
It is the first time Kerry has painted a ceiling, and she has chosen to
evoke a Grecian decorative effect
by painting the figures around the border, surrounding a central panel of
10 figures.
She includes decoration from Indonesian textiles.
The result is a unique creative collaboration between the hotel and the
artist.
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Three Men
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Corner panel
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Three Women
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Reclining Woman |
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Corner panel |
Four Women- side panel |
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Two Men- corner panel
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Three Men- Side Panel |
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Three Women- Side panel |
Three Women- Central panel |
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