bali nine inmate myuran sukumaran’s art work has taken a visibly dark turn as his execution looms in indonesia a far cry from the colour filled portraits and still lifes he created while teaching art to inmates at kerobokan jail, the art work produced by mr sukumaran in the last two months is mournful and often chilling a single bullet on a table a wooden execution stake still covered in the blood of prisoners who were shot last another is a self portrait, smeared to the point you can no longer recognise myuran looking back at you and a portrait of the only man who has the power to save his life scroll down for video  mr sukumaran's chilling art work  reflects the anxiety and fear the death row inmate is feeling as he waits to face the firing squad  mr sukumaran looks into his macarbe future where he could be strapped to a board before he faces the firing squad  his portrait of indonesian president joko widodo, along with other works he completed after the rejection of his clemency plea, will be displayed at an exhibition for prisoner art in bali on friday there are another 93 painting were produced inside the balinese jail by  prisoners who participated in mr sukumaran's art program which will be auctioned off at the the hard rock hotel in kuta but mr sukumaran's artworks are not for sale they could possibly be the last link his family have to the condemned man mr sukumaran has not been allowed to paint since he was transferred to ‘death island’ last thursday the single bullet that could take the life of convicted drug smuggler myuransukumaran  mr sukumaran's painting titled 'people can change' depicts the only man who has the power to save his life  people can change: mr sukamaran left a haunting message on the back of his portrait of the indonesian president  torment: the smeared face of mr sukumaran depicted in a self portrait is a far cry from the art he produced before his clemency plea was rejected  workers from inside the prison said mr sukumaran was integral in turning around the lives of countless indonesian prisoners by nurturing their creative side in art classes provided by the jail mr sukamaran was awarded an associate degree in fine art from curtin university in perth after completing the degree from inside the walls of the balinese prison myuran sukumaran was commended by the art community for obtaining his degree while imprisoned  previously painting with a pallet full of bright colours mr sukumaran's art has now taken a dark turn  a self portrait devoid of colour speaks of a man who has been forced to reflect on his own death everyday  the money raised by auctioning off prisoners artwork at the exhibition will be used to continue funding the art program at the kerobokan prison as well as building a gallery intended to showcase the works of ex prisoners who were mentored by mr sukumaran several prisoners who have contributed to the showcase are expected to attend the event under the supervision of prison guards a painting of mr sukumaran's sister was among the art that will be displayed in kuta on friday night  a number of mr sukumaran's paintings will also be showcased in the netherlands in an exhibition organised by danish woman, tania albers ms albers established a friendship with mr sukumaran after first visiting the jail in 2006 the art exhibition, which will also visit london, features mr sukumaran's darker works including the bullet painting,  self portraits and works of his family mr sukumaran painted his friend tania who is responsible for the art exhibiton in the netherlands on march 20 the art exhibit comes as the legal appeals of mr sukumaran and his partner mr chan were adjourned until next week after the indonesian president's representation did not bring required documentation to trial presiding judge ujang abdullah said the appeal could not be heard as the president's representative in court did not have a signed letter of power of attorney mr sukumaran alongside his co acused andrew chan after they were sentenced to death for heroin trafficking  the administrative court rejected their earlier challenge on the grounds the court had no authority over presidential decisions the case has been adjourned  until march 19 the australian government has not given up its efforts to spare the lives of the australian prisoners with foreign minister julie bishop offering to cover the cost of life imprisonment for mr sukumaran and mr chan if indonesia agrees to call of their executions mr sukumaran has been unable to paint since his transfer to 'death island'
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