BALI

Indonesia. Bali. Nr Peliatan. 2/25/83. This may be home video, but it also is a recording of some characteristics of the Balinese culture in which the arts or crafts are so interwoven into daily life. The importance of dance, hand-carving, and music is obvious when one sees children performing works which most people would not aspire to try.
The question, ""What is the relationship of modern technology to traditional arts?"" is best studied by including a visit to a country which has preserved a degree of its traditional arts yet which permits the introduction of new technological devices. 37:00 Min. SA830225

Indonesia. Bali. Peliatan. 3/4/83. Nyoman Suradnya, painter, visits Bill Ritchie at the Mandala Bungalows; on the front porch Ritchie explains his purposes for visiting Bali. Suradnya listens with great politeness, and asks about exchange programs for printmaking and batik. Ritchie gives his views regarding media injected into a culture like that of Bali. Suradnya is patient with the guest as they compare their understanding of art, technology, and traditions. An Australian friend, Cam Dawson, joins the visit.
Technology has found its way into every corner of the world. "The disease of progress," says one Balinese painter, "that is what I call it." There is concern on the part of some people that political or commercially-motivated power is more dangerous with technology; there is a suggestion that artists have the ability to ameliorate this danger." 43:00 Min. SA830304