Raden Saleh's Resistance to Colonialism in the Painting "Between Life and Death" (1848)

Romanticism became a new cultural orientation in Europe in the 19th century. Through the exploration of tradition and history, romanticism gradually aroused nationalism, giving rise to a paradoxical situation: on the one hand, it fueled colonial expansion, on the other hand, aroused the spirit of resistance of colonized society. Raden Saleh was in Europe in this situation and became famous as a Romantic painter. This research departs from the assumption that Romanticism encouraged Raden Saleh to develop resistance to colonialism in painting. This study aims to prove the existence of signs of resistance to Colonialism in Raden Saleh's painting, entitled "Between Life and Death" (1848). This goal was achieved by analyzing the painting with CW Morris Semiotics, with the approach of Psychoanalysis Theory and Postcolonial Theory. Research shows that there are signs of resistance to Colonialism in the painting.

The Semiotics Study of Wayang Kulit Purwa Attribut of Garuda Mungkur in Surakarta Style

This article discusses the aesthetics and symbols of purwa Wayang Kulit of garuda mungkur in Surakarta style by using hermeneutics and semiotic analysis. This research aims to know the aesthetic and symbolic meaning of the Garuda Mungkur’s ornaments. The research method used is qualitative. The result of this research showed that the meaning of Garuda Mungkur depends on the proportional aspects with other clothes ornament that is close to and related to it, including bun, irah irahan, and praba. According to the symbolic meaning, Garuda Mungkur is be used by all action figures who have a "strong" character in purwa wayang kulit.

Dramatization of Visual Communication Messages In Macro Photographic Genre

Photographic art is a mediator to convey visual communication messages to the public about a thing or event. Photos can be interpreted as expressions or ways of speaking, telling through visual language. The selection of the exact object, accuracy of the exact moment, accurate angle, advanced exposure of the light, and the beautiful color composition make photography look attractive, thus making the audience of photography immersed in the role created by the photographer using photographical object. Photographic works published on web-page macroworldmania.com are mostly, macro photography works, exploring macro world surround human life. Macro photo objects could reflect on to photographs of small animals, insects, plants or other small objects, which at first were not visible to the naked eyes. Not just technical, in the macro photography work that is displayed on the webpage, but those photographs also contained innovative messages with narrative stories and sparks of the dramatization that are conveyed, so that they appear more attractive. The demonstration of messages or narratives in this story becomes the essence of visual communication in macro photography. The dramatization displayed in the macro photography works on this page is able to provide an image of an animal or plant object or a small object, not only becoming bigger and easier to see, but also full of surprises, attracting attention and arousing curiosity. Dramatization arises if the object image has a point of interest (POI) and attention is always maintained so that the work created is able to drown the soul, emotions and thoughts of the audience. Dramatic elements built with the innovations of macro photography story messages are able to seize the attention and bring an atmosphere of high-quality communication in reference to the knowledge and experience of the audience. The challenges of these innovations are the main study of this research, so that the art of macro photography can still exist to communicate in the digital era marked by abundance of information (disruptive information).

The Feminine Side of Senthong

Senthong is a part of space in a traditional Javanese house which is divided into three rooms, namely senthong kiwa, senthong tengah, and senthong tengen. Senthong Tengen is used for men (family leaders), while Senthong Kiwa is for women (Garwa). Senthong Tengah is a room flanked and has a function to store rice seeds (farmers), as a place of meditation and to praise Dewi Sri so that this space is private and sacred. This makes Senthong have a room that is dark, cool and closed. Javanese women are synonymous with gentle, polite and have an essential role in taking care of the household. Women's strength in managing a single home is a form of support for their husbands to build an ideal household. Senthong and Javanese women are two things that have an important role related to the existence of traditional Javanese houses. Both occupy central positions as privacy centres based on the spatial system. This paper discusses the feminine side of senthong using a symbolic analogy approach as a form of conveying meaning. It is interesting to study. After all, it is a form of helping to preserve the local wisdom of Javanese house architecture, because it sees the development of the current culture that brings Javanese society's view of the vital role of women.

Mapping the Variation of Visual Character Styles in the Pawukon Illustration

The heritage of old Indonesian manuscript artefacts is evidence of the development of literary and written culture. However, accessing these manuscripts is no longer comfortable because there are more storage and documentation abroad than at home. At present, expanding access to further study, there have been efforts to digitize several manuscripts. One of the manuscripts contained the cultural values ​​of ancient Javanese people is the pawukon script that equipped with illustrations. The purpose of writing this article is to exam the character style of pawukon visualization. This article intends to elaborate illustrations and visual elements that visualize the contents of the text in the manuscript. The conclusion shows that the illustrations in the ancient pawukon manuscript present several types of character styles. Each character and style is the result of the influence of cultural changes that developed during this period.

Free Of Waste River Concept With Social Campaign Creative Strategy

The river is the body of water that flows continuously towards the estuary. The river’s existence is essential for human life. Other than it’s function as irrigation and rain water drains, rivers have economic, health, and entertainment potential. Ironically, at this point the river is regarded as the proper way to throw trash. Garbage is a problem that closely related to people's lives. Therefore, the government has been working to set up waste management as stipulated in UU No. 18 of 2008. However, until now the waste problem still has not been resolved. To understand the garbage problem better we can not separate the case from the society's behavior. Social insight and human insight approaches are being used as the basis to create the concept and preparing a creative strategy to make rivers free of garbage litters and waste. Such approach is going to be used to create social change in a fun way through social campaigns.

Visualization of the Character of “Doctor Strange” in the Creation of the Wayang Avenger

Wayang Avenger is a bridge that connects traditional culture and contemporary culture. Harmonization of cultural fusion and open adaptation appears in the concept elements in the story and the puppet characters. The transformation of traditional wayang towards contemporary wayang implies a tendency towards cultural concept choices. Initially, traditional puppets were a medium for religious ceremonies and a medium for spreading religion. Traditional wayang provides both an overview and a guide to behaviour in life. Changes to contemporary wayang show the existence of changes in wayang tendencies which only describe contemporary phenomena of human life. This research seeks to see and explain the visualization of characters in the creation of the Wayang Avenger, especially the characters in the Doctor Strange character. The explanation leads to the visual elements of the character, with the support of the theory of transformation. The visual elements of Doctor Strange show that their creation takes into account the functions of elements that exist in traditional puppet performances. Character design in the Wayang Avenger which is a combination of two elements, namely elements of tradition and contemporary elements. The combination of the two elements shows that there is an aesthetic principle that contemporary aesthetic does not have to deny the values ​​in a traditional aesthetic.

Transformation of Ornaments in Aceh Traditional House

Transformasi rumah tradisional dapat dilihat pada bangunan-bangunan modern yang terdapat pada beberapa perkantoran pemerintah atau swasta di Provinsi Aceh. Transformasi rumah tradisional Aceh ke dalam bangunan modern di Provinsi Aceh dengan sendirinya akan memberi nilai tambah khususnya apresiasi terhadap kesenian tradisional khususnya seni kriya yang menunjukkan khasanah kearifan lokal yang dapat memberi spirit kepada masyarakat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perubahan bentuk yang terdapat pada arsitektur rumah tradisional Aceh.Metode penelitan yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, dimana data diperoleh dari hasi observasi dan wawancara, kemudian dianalisis dengan pendekatan Transformasi Budaya yang merupakan perpindahan atau pergeseran suatu hal ke arah yang lain atau baru tanpa mengubah struktur yang terkandung didalamnya, meskipun dalam bentuknya yang baru telah mengalami perubahan. Ornamen pada arsitektur rumah tradisional Aceh merupakan bagian dari karya seni yang berkonsep pada nilai-nilai Islam dan tidak pernah lepas dari keindahan yang merujuk pada kebesaran Allah sebagai sang maha pencipta.

The Role of Cross Cosplay Visualization in Indonesia Cosplay Industry

Cosplay has been found in Indonesia. It even developed from performing arts to a cosplay industry because of the needs of its consumers. There was also a change in the profession from cosplay to cosmaker. But behind it all there is the role of cross cosplay in the Indoensia cosplay industry. The word “cross” means adjective meaning opposite. Cross cosplay is a person who wears costumes, accessories, and props from a different character from himself. For example women play the role of male characters or men play the role of female characters. However, there are also changes in this cross cosplay so that it influences cosplayers to act like that and affect the surroundings. That is why the cross cosplay visualization's role is examined in the Indonesian cosplay industry through a phenomenological approach so that this research can be a useful insight for all disciplines that need it.

Motif Batik Untuk Udheng Masyarakat Samin Dusun Jepang Kabupaten Bojonegoro

This article mainly explores Samin people’s values practiced in daily life to create batik motif. Samin people are a group of people identifed by their modest and honest way of life who live in some areas in East and Central Java. They are called Samin after the name of their ideological patron, SaminSurosentiko. In this research, Samin people of a village called Jepang at Bojonegoro Regency East Java were observed.Based on the held values, Samin men wear distinguished clothes. One of the characteristics is that they wear udheng, a traditional cloth headgear. Udhengis symbolically related to human’s mind or intellect placed inside the head which is at the brain. The name udheng is derived from the Javanese “mudheng” means ‘the state of understand things’. Udheng symbolizes humans’ understanding and awarenessabout their privileged positions as God’s creation that are unique for their ability for complex reasoning undertaken in the brain. Until today,Samin society has strongly maintained their noble values and attitudes. Batik motif applied on udheng can be used as an effective medium in delivering the moral teachings to the younger generation. The theme of the motif designed is the essence of SaminSurosentiko’s sublime doctrines. Those teachings are visualized through flora shapes and imaginative symbols. In this way, it is expected that the motif created will preserve and convey the addressed wisdoms to Samin people. Next, the motifs can be used as artifacts that characterize Samin people living in Jepang village. For a longer term it is really hope that the motif can be their intellectual property right as cultural capital from which they can get benefits.