name : Manggu Putra
birthday : 1963
birth place : Selat Sangeh, Bali
awards :
1993 Philip Morris Award for a painting titled "Imagination Under the Sea"
1990 Best of Work Visual Communication Design, Sixth Anniversary of the Indonesian Institute of Art, Yogyakarta.
1991 Best of Work Visual Communication Design, Fourth Anniversary of the Indonesian Institute of Art, Yogyakarta.
 
Art, I believe is something that capable of shaking one's emotions, of making one's feelings tremble in the face of beauty. These feelings are, of course, abstract in character, their quality relative to each person. In my life I try to see every aspect of existence as an element.

exhibition data:
1987 Group Exhibition, g Sanggar Dewata,h Art Centre, Denpasar, Bali
1990 Group Exhibition, gSanggar Dewata,h Art Centre, Denpasar, Bali
1992 Group Exhibition, Bintang Palapa Gallery, Surabaya, East Java
1993 Group Exhibition, Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI), Denpasar, Bali
1994 Group Exhibition, "Art for AIDS," Rudana Gallery,Ubud, Bali
Group Exhibition, "ASEAN Art," Singapore
Group Exhibition, "Indonesian Art Awards," Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta
Group Exhibition, Museum Nyoman Gunarsa, Klungkung, Bali
1996 Group Exhibition, Bali Clif Hotel, Bali
1997 Group Exhibition, "Bali Art Festival," Art Centre, Denpasar, Bali
1998 Group Exhibition, Art Centre, Denpasar, Bali
1999 Group Exhibition, "Sanggar Dewata", Art Centre, Denpasar, Bali
Group Exhibition, Paros Gallery, Sukawati, Bali
Group Exhibition, Ganesha Gallery, Jimbaran, Bali
Solo Exhibition, Chedi Gallery, Ubud Bali
Group Exhibition, ASEAN Building, Jakarta
2000 Solo Exhibition, "Nature, Culture,Tension," Jezz Gallery, Denpasar, Bali
Group Exhibition, "Aspects of a Mountain," Museum Sidik Jari, Denpasar, Bali
 

comment from BIDADARI :

He graduated from The Department Communication Design, Faculty of Fine Art And Design, At The Indonesian Institute Of Art in Yogyakarta in 1990.

Upon graduating, he worked as a designer, making calendars, banners, billboards, and leaflets, all the while continuing to paint.
How ever, the artistic impulses which flowed so fiercely through his blood made it difficult for him to endure for long in the design world. He felt unable to freely pour out his expression and his obsession with art. Finally in 1998 Agung Mangu Putra decided to devote his life to painting.
 
art works :