| The art of Indonesia |
 The temple site of Borobudur in Java is the foundation for many of the contemporary arts in the Indonesian area. Many of the Buddha figures in our shop are replicas carved from lava stone. Die Anlage des Borobodur Tempels auf Java stellt die Grundlage für vielerlei zeitgenössische Kunst dar, die heute im indonesischen Raum hergestellt wird. Die Tempelanlage ist um 800 n. Chr. erbaut worden und liegt nördlich von Yogyakartaund. Das Bauwerk ist. das größte buddhistische Bauwerk weltweit. This site got built 800 A.C. and is situated north of Yogyakartaund (one hour drive from there). It is the biggest Buddhist structure worldwide. It got buried from a vulcano eruption for over a thousand years. 1814 is was rediscovered and excavated. Today it has UNESCO world heritage status.  The hard and black lava stone used for the figures is gained from a mine. Straight from the raw blocks, traditionally trained sculptors carve Buddhist and Hindu sculptures in prime quality. Figures, heads, busts from Buddha, Ganesh, Shiva, Tara and Dewi Sri give evidence of the great Buddhist/Hindu kingdoms on Java. Each piece is unique and shows the individual skill of the artist. The hardness of the stone used is extraordinary and the work long and painstaking. This makes the results precious and expensive.Lava stone is frost-proof and can be used outside without any problems. This applies equally to the green lava stone. The lava stone cast made of triturated lava stone powder and bonding agents is poured in silicone forms. After drying up it is reworked by hand. Lava stone cast is frost-proof as well and can be used outside. A patina appears after some time which gives a beautiful look. We advise to treat the figures with a colourless impregnation for nature stone. Also a bed of raw stones is useful to prevent water ascending from below. By that, water is prevented to go inside the figures and they cannot get chapped by frost.  
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