Gede Mahendra Yasa continuously investigates and extends the frontiers in Balinese painting, pertaining to questions on aesthetics, history and iconography. In this abstract composition, the artist experiments with the materiality and luminosity of paint, resulting in an exciting three-dimensional quality. The opacity and brilliance of the build up pigments create a subtle and quiet effect. Gede Mahendra Yasa won the People’s Choice Award from Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation’s Signature Art Prize 2018 held at the Singapore Art Museum. Between 1998-2002, Gede Mahendra Yasa studied painting at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Denpasar. He was one of the founders of the currently defunct artist collective and art space, Klinik Seni TAXU (TAXU Art Clinic). Gede Mahendra also founded the collective named Neo-Pitamaha, showcasing a compelling development in Balinese contemporary art that has its ideology deeply rooted in the historical development of Balinese art during the past century. Besides having exhibited with both collectives from 2002 to the present, Mahendra has presented his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Indonesia and abroad.