MUDRA Jurnal Seni Budaya
Vol 35 No 1 (2020): Februari

The Philosophical Values of Kawung Batik Motif in Contemporary Batik Painting

Adam Wahida (Pendidikan Seni Rupa, FKIP, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Endang Sri Handayani (Pendidikan Seni Rupa, FKIP, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Slamet Supriyadi (Pendidikan Seni Rupa, FKIP, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2020

Abstract

As one of the classic Javanese batik, the Kawung batik motif contains philosophical values ​​that teach life guidelines for humans, such as gratitude, religiosity, respect for nature, and togetherness. These philosophical values ​​are still relevant to the current situation, so it is interesting to be used as a source of ideas for the creation of contemporary paintings. This article is the result of research that aims to describe the philosophical values ​​of the Kawung batik motif as a source of ideas and the process of creating contemporary batik paintings. The method is descriptive qualitative with the type of art creation research. The stages include: 1) gathering information about the Kawung batik motif, 2) exploring ideas based on the philosophical meaning of the Kawung batik motif, 3) making a design sketch, 4) realizing the sketch into a painting, 5) describing the shape of the painting created. The results of this study are 1) a description of the philosophical meaning of Kawung batik motifs, 2) a description of the process of creating contemporary batik painting works, 3) a description of the forms of contemporary batik painting works that contain philosophical values ​​of Kawung batik motifs. The results of this study indicate that the batik painting produced has a local character and represents the soul of the times. Thus, it is evident that the local wisdom values ​​of traditional culture can be developed and harmonized with contemporary culture.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mudra

Publisher

Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

AIMS The journal presents as a medium to share knowledge and understanding art, culture, and design in the area of regional, national, and international levels. In accordance with the meaning of the word “Mudra”, which is a spiritual gesture and energy indicator, it is hoped that the journal ...