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Terrace of Blanco Museum

Another photo showing Western-style influence to art in Bali island, located at Terrace of Blanco Museum, Campuan, Ubud.


The Blanco Renaissance Museum

The Blanco museum embodies Antonio Blanco's life and dreams. Built in his former home on the gentle hilltops of Campuan, Ubud since December 28th 1998, the Blanco Museum exudes a rococo charm. Many streams of Balinese life converge in this extraordinary building, as the museum site continues to represent the Balinese world as seen through Blanco's eyes.

Blanco built the museum to commemorate his love for Bali and to house his important works. It is built on 20k square meters land in accordance with the precepts of the Hindu faith. The three stories are symbolic of Balinese faith, and represent the Upper, Middle and Lower worlds, where Gods, man and Demons all have a rightful place, hence, the topmost floor of the museum houses the artist's most esoteric works.
A huge green Italian marble archway in 15 meters height fronts the entrance steps, that are also guarded by two massive mythical stone dragons. The fountain in front of the entrance is an emissary of the waves of the sea, also connected to the whole cosmos. The museum has a pair of stairs symbolizing all duality in the material world. The second level of the museum represents the Middle world. It is here that Antonio Blanco's poetry is conserved.

(ps: the distinction between the 'Upper' World and 'Middle' World may remind us to JRR Tolkien's epic Lord of The Ring trilogy).

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