Paradigm of Abstract Expressionism Painting of Balinese Artists in Yogyakarta

: Art discourse in Indonesia has discussed the need for Indonesian concepts, paradigms, and categories both in historical studies, aesthetic theories and general cultural strategies. With various kinds of cultural achievements and works of art produced by Indonesian artists. This research departs from observations of certain styles that have developed communally in the field of Indonesian art, especially Yogyakarta, which later became an art development identity in the 1990s, namely abstract expressionism style. In this study will deeply read and trace the achievements of the "art paradigm" and the development of expressionism abstract paintings, especially in Sanggar Dewata Indonesia (SDI) artists in Yogyakarta which reached its golden age in the span of 1990-2000. The focus of Balinese artists who became the object of this research was Made Wianta, Nyoman Erawan, and Made Sumadiyasa. The birth of abstract expressionism paintings that are faithfully carried as the language of representation of a number of Balinese artists who are the subject of study in this study shows that the problems of form, pattern, and method of work are only as visual intermediaries in realizing their deepest imagination of cultural and personal experiences.