Dream Masks
SaraSari is Bali ’s Pioneer in
Handmade Wood Mask Carving Sculptures
SaraSari is the name of Wak Jaka's wood carving studio/workshop in Bali, Indonesia. Wak is an experienced creator of exclusive and beautifully crafted handmade wooden masks. A self-taught artist, Wak (born in 1970) has been designing and carving wooden masks since he was a child.
BALI, INDONESIA--With hundreds of available mask designs, each SaraSari "Dream Mask" creation is a masterfully crafted and unique expression of natural Balinese creativity, exoticism, and imagination.
Dream mask sculptures each represent an exclusive physical manifestation of the spirit world to their creator, Wak Jaka, as well as an abstract expression of Balinese culture. "In Bali, each piece of art has a spirit or soul waiting to come into being," says Wak, "it joins together with the spirit of its creator during this process."
Rather than aspiring to replicate more common traditional designs, Wak relies on his 30 years of wood crafting experience to test his creative limits and introduce innovation to each of his masks.
Many masks depict the human face morphing into animal expressions or plant features.
Believing that each mask carries a meaningful message to be explored by its admirers, Wak experiments with dream motifs as they apply to the full range of emotions and the human subconscious.
Wak's merging of delicate aestheticism with physical forms of expression and nature elements brings to light a pioneering type of contemporary environmental art.
The wood used for Jaka's mask sculptures is extracted from the 'Waru' tree, a plant that is sacred to the Balinese.
Carving the wood into a mask form is both a spiritual meditation and a creative challenge for Wak. "The wood is sacred to me and I have trained myself to listen to its ideas and follow its guidance."
SaraSari is a term that means abundance and prosperity. It is the name of Wak's studio in the town of Ubud.
For more information, contact Wak at SaraSaribali@yahoo.com .
BALI, INDONESIA--With hundreds of available mask designs, each SaraSari "Dream Mask" creation is a masterfully crafted and unique expression of natural Balinese creativity, exoticism, and imagination.
Dream mask sculptures each represent an exclusive physical manifestation of the spirit world to their creator, Wak Jaka, as well as an abstract expression of Balinese culture. "In Bali, each piece of art has a spirit or soul waiting to come into being," says Wak, "it joins together with the spirit of its creator during this process."
Rather than aspiring to replicate more common traditional designs, Wak relies on his 30 years of wood crafting experience to test his creative limits and introduce innovation to each of his masks.
Many masks depict the human face morphing into animal expressions or plant features.
Believing that each mask carries a meaningful message to be explored by its admirers, Wak experiments with dream motifs as they apply to the full range of emotions and the human subconscious.
Wak's merging of delicate aestheticism with physical forms of expression and nature elements brings to light a pioneering type of contemporary environmental art.
The wood used for Jaka's mask sculptures is extracted from the 'Waru' tree, a plant that is sacred to the Balinese.
Carving the wood into a mask form is both a spiritual meditation and a creative challenge for Wak. "The wood is sacred to me and I have trained myself to listen to its ideas and follow its guidance."