The Sound of Silence

Born in Tabanan (1951), Nyoman Nuarta completed his education at the Institut Teknologi Bandung in 1979. At the end of his academic studies, Nyoman Nuarta won the Sayembara Patung Proklamator Kemerdekaan Negara Republik Indonesia (Independence Proclamator of the Republic of Indonesia Sculpture Competition). He was a member of the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru Indonesia (Indonesian New Art Movement) in the mid- to late 1970s.