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    Richard Horstman

    Authors / Journalist

    In 1986 Richard Horstman (b. 1964 Melbourne, Australia) first visited Ubud, Bali. He then returned to Indonesia regularly, pursuing his passion for surfing. His interest in Eastern cultures  inspired him to travel throughout South East Asia. In the early 1990’s he began making sculptures, exhibiting and selling works from his home studio on Phillip Island.

    In 2004 Richard began living in Bali, he currently resides in Ubud.

    In the Headlines


    Bali, 50 Years of Changes: Jean Couteau’s essential new volume describing the Balinese modern dilemma

    Life as Art Asia / What Media Says
    Feb 17, 2024

    Bali, 50 Years of Changes: Jean Couteau’s essential new volume describing the Balinese modern dilemma

    ‘Book of Beasts’ exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected

    Jakarta Post / What Media Says
    Jan 18, 2023

    ‘Book of Beasts’ exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected


    Media Writing(s)


    Bali, 50 Years of Changes: Jean Couteau’s essential new volume describing the Balinese modern dilemma, on Jean Couteau, published in Life as Art Asia (Feb 17, 2024)
    ‘Book of Beasts’ exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected, on Goenawan Mohamad, published in Jakarta Post (Jan 18, 2023)

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