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By the time he arrived on the island, several accomplished foreign artists had already been there, drawn by the romantic lure of a tropical paradise free of the stresses and neuroses of what was coming to be known as "modern civilization." While other artists, including the German painter Walter Spies...
Covarrubias has always been underestimated as an artist. Unlike his celebrated compatriots Diego Rivera and David Siqueiros, who painted public murals on a heroic scale, Covarrubias made his name in the humble medium of the caricature. He arrived in New York at age 18 (after dropping out of high school...
...Covarrubias, true to his Mexican roots, was always ambivalent about the glittering world of caf? society. For their honeymoon, he and his wife Rose sailed to Bali, in search of a more contemplative life. When they arrived, the Covarrubiases were befriended by Walter Spies, who lived at the royal court of Ubud, in the interior of the island. "The months flew past while we roamed around the island with Spies," wrote Covarrubias. "We watched strange ceremonies, enjoyed the music, listened to fantastic tales, camped in the wild parts of western Bali or at the Sanur coral reef...
Covarrubias' newly revealed work in Bali stands among the finest of his career: his deceptively polished, Art Deco-inspired compositions and intensely colorful palette were a flexible medium for the artist to explore every aspect of life on the island. His portraits of Balinese women capture their frank sensuality without...
Bali welcomed its early foreign visitors with splendid hospitality, inviting them to imbibe deeply and freely of its unique civilization. Yet it's questionable how much the island ultimately got out of the bargain, aside from the mixed blessing of a billion-dollar-plus tourism industry. Covarrubias was one early...