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{{Infobox person
| name = Nyoman Nuarta
| image = Nyoman nuarta 2016 bandung1.jpg
| caption = Nuarta in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|11|14}}
| birth_place = Tabanan, Residency of Bali, Province of Lesser Sunda (now Province of Bali)
| nationality = [[Indonesian]]
| years_active = 1979–
}}

'''I Nyoman Nuarta''' (born 14 November 1951) is a [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] ([[Balinese people|Balinese]]) sculptor and artist who created a number of monuments across Indonesia.

His "most ambitious and notable" work was the [[Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue|Garuda Wisnu Kencana Statue]] in Bali's [[Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park|GWK Park]], completed in 2018.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buvelot |first=Eric |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaZjEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA270&dq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+Ketut&hl=en |title=Bali, 50 years of Changes |publisher=Interactive Publications |isbn=978-1-922332-91-2 |language=ar}}</ref> Officiated by president [[Joko Widodo]], the statue stands 121 meters tall and weighs over 4,000 pounds;<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Nyoman Nuarta |url=https://www.lindagallery.art/artists/nyoman-nuarta |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Linda Gallery 林大艺术中心 |language=en}}</ref> at the time of its creation, it was [[List of tallest Hindu deity statues|the tallest statue of a Hindu deity]] and it is currently [[List of tallest statues|the tallest statue in Indonesia]].

Other works include the [[Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument]] in Surabaya; and the Indonesian Proclamation Monument in [[Taman Proklamasi|Proclamation Park]], his first major work.<ref name=":2" />

The ''Linda Gallery'' claims Nuarta's work "[reflects] on important Balinese life philosophies."<ref name=":3" /> He is a member of the [[International Sculpture Center]] in the US the [[Royal Society of Sculptors]] in the UK.{{Citation needed|reason=This was from the pre-translated article but a source was not provided.}}

== Life ==
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=== Early life ===
Nyoman Nuarta was born in [[Tabanan Regency|Tabanan, Bali]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9qfAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&q=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&hl=en |title=Larasati: Pictures of Indonesia Fine Art Auction, Jakarta, 11 February 2007 |publisher=Larasati-Glerum S.E.A. |isbn=978-979-3774-09-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=L |first=Imam Wahjoe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eCBmAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&q=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&hl=en |title=Maestro |publisher=PT HM Sampoerna |isbn=978-979-97907-3-6 |language=id}}</ref> on November 14, 1951.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kooij |first=Karel R. Van |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YUECwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA374&dq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+1951&hl=en |title=Abia South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-17641-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSAxAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&q=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&hl=en |title=CP Open Biennale, 2003 |publisher=CP Foundation |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Nyoman Nuarta is the sixth son of nine children from the couple Wirjamidjana and Samudra.{{Citation needed|reason=This was from the pre-translated article but a source was not provided.}} He spent his childhood in the village of Tegallinggah, Bali.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Nyoman Nuarta – NuArt Sculpture Park |url=https://nuartsculpturepark.com/nyoman-nuarta/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nuarta was raised by his uncle, Ketut Dharma Susila,{{Citation needed|reason=This was from the pre-translated article but a source was not provided.}} an art teacher and ''Kelihan Adat'' (village chief).<ref name=":2" />

=== Education ===
In the early 1970s, Nuarta travelled to the city of [[Bandung|Bandung, West Java]] to receive an arts education.<ref name=":2" /> In 1972, he enrolled in the [[Faculty of Arts and Design|Faculty of Art and Design]] (FSRD) of the [[Bandung Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":2" /> He graduated circa 1979 with a degree in fine arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title="nyoman nuarta" November 14 1951 - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&newwindow=1&tbm=bks&sxsrf=AB5stBg_fyp7wOZQ_z-IlkPNrdU5VZxXeQ:1689768831613&ei=f9O3ZMWAJe6HptQPspiY-Ac&ved=0ahUKEwiFvNe335qAAxXug4kEHTIMBn8Q4dUDCAk&uact=5&oq=%22nyoman+nuarta%22+November+14+1951&gs_lp=Eg1nd3Mtd2l6LWJvb2tzIiAibnlvbWFuIG51YXJ0YSIgTm92ZW1iZXIgMTQgMTk1MUilBFDnAVikA3AAeACQAQCYATygAakBqgEBM7gBA8gBAPgBAcICBRAhGKsCiAYB&sclient=gws-wiz-books |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.google.com}}</ref>

=== Career ===
He joined the [[Indonesian New Art Movement]] while an ITB student in 1977.<ref name=":2" /> In 1979, shortly before his graduation, he won the Proclamation Monument Contest held in celebration of [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence|Indonesian Independence Day]]; his monument stands in [[Taman Proklamasi|Proclamation Park]].<ref name=":2" /> Following this, "Nuarta was appointed to build the statue of [[Sukarno]], the founding father and first president of Indonesia."<ref name=":2" />

In 2000, Nuarta opened NuArt Sculpture Park, a 4-hectare sculpture park in [[Bandung|Bandung, West Java]] privately owned and managed by Nuarta.<ref name=":2" /> It displays a variety of his works and houses a custom 4-story building used for exhibitions and meeting rooms.<ref name=":2" />

In 2011, he designed the [[Indonesian Basketball League]] Championship Trophy, which was 22 by 22 centimeters wide with a height of 48 cm and a weight of 22kg, made of copper and plated in 22 karat gold.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Okezone |title=Nyoman Nuarta Pahat Trofi NBL 2011 12 : Okezone Sports |url=https://sports.okezone.com/read/2011/12/06/36/538895/nyoman-nuarta-pahat-trofi-nbl-2011-12 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=https://sports.okezone.com/ |language=id-ID}}</ref>

In 2018, the Indian government bestowed Nuarta with the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|Padma Award]].<ref name=":3" />

== Gallery ==
{{Expand section|more works/images on Wikimedia Commons; please refer to the list on his Indonesian-language biography}}<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200">
File:Monument fatmawati.jpg|Statue of First Lady [[Fatmawati|Fatmawati Soekarno]] in Bengkulu City, Indonesia; unveiled on her birthday in 2020
File:Proclamation Monument Jakarta.JPG|alt=The Proclamation Monument in Taman Proklamasi, designed for a content while Nuarta was a student; inaugurated 1980[8]|The Proclamation Monument in [[Taman Proklamasi]], designed for a content while Nuarta was a student; inaugurated 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=tugas seni budays - Unduh Buku {{!}} 1-18 Halaman {{!}} FlipHTML5 |url=https://fliphtml5.com/vorww/mwdj/basic |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=fliphtml5.com |page=4}}</ref>{{sfn|Farrel M. Rizqy|2009|p=64}}
File:Gwk.jpg|[[Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue|GWK Statue]] in Bali, inaugurated 2018
File:Jalesveva Jayamahe statue photo.jpg|[[Jalesveva Jayamahe Monument]] in [[Surabaya]], 1993
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indonesia]]
[[Category:Indonesian artists]]

Nyoman Nuarta - Revision history

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