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Many awards have been received by Antonio Blanco. Some of them are Tiffany Fellowship from The Society of Honolulu Artists, Chevalier du Sahametrai from Cambodia, the Society of painters of Fine Art Quality from First Indonesian President Soekarno, and Prize of the Art Critique in Spain. From the King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Blanco received Cruz de Caballero that gave him title “Don” before his name. So he can mention his name Don Antonio Blanco.A 50-foot green marble sculpture (15.24 meters) serves as a decorative gate into the museum. The sculpture is modeled after Blanco’s own signature, and the height (in meters) represents his birthday, (September 15) and is the biggest signature in the world.

Stories involving the nāgas (a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great snake—specifically the king cobra) are still very much a part of contemporary cultural traditions in predominantly Hindu regions of Asia (India, Nepal, and the island of Bali).The snake or dragon, a creature of myth and legend, Naga bridges, platforms, and staircases whose Serpent balustrades symbolize a rainbow bridge between the earthly and celestial worlds. Nagas were worshiped as nature deities in early India and Southeast Asia. Nagas are associated with water, the underground, the heavens (as "riders on the storm"), and fertility. Attitudes towards them are ambivalent because they are such impressive yet deadly animals. Representations in art and architecture include Naga bridges, platforms, and staircases whose Serpent balustrades symbolize a rainbow bridge between the earthly and celestial worlds.

By the end of his life, Blanco had begun building his museum at his studio in Campuan. Dramatically, he died just before its inauguration. His funeral was marked by a very important Blanco Cremation in Ubud. It was Blanco’s dream to turn his studio-mansion into a museum. His son, Mario, fulfilled this dream by following his path to become a painter. The Blanco Renaissance Museum is now open to the public, exposing both the maestro’s and Mario’s art works. The museum building blends European and Balinese design, much as Antonio Blanco melded European art and Balinese sensibilities in his work. The interior covers three storeys, all housing different works by Blanco from different periods. It was the Maestro’s own wish that his works never be exhibited to the public outside of his own museum.

The artworks’ frames seem to be as intricate as the maestro’s work – indeed, we are informed that the frames undergo almost as detailed a creation process as the maestro’s own art. Indeed, they are masterpieces on their own – creations of gold leaf and delicate chisel work

It was Blanco’s dream to turn his studio-mansion into a museum. His son, Mario, fulfilled this dream by following his path to become a painter. The Blanco Renaissance Museum is now open to the public, exposing both the maestro’s and Mario’s art worksMario

Looking around the museum, a pattern emerges of the subjects that fascinated Blanco to the end of his life: women, his own children, and the magic of Bali. The women are by far his most popular subject: unabashedly sexual, some in languid reclining poses

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