Art Leather Maker
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June 3, 2008
Leather puppet was popular with the common names of wayang kulit in Indonesia. Using leather as the material, usually leather puppets show it performance in many institutional celebration events as well as in both national and local television. In its progress, leather puppet has undergone many changes from its original figures since the 16th century. Some parts in Java are different in motifs and colors. As religious lecture instrument, leather puppet has been commonly used since Demak monarchy in the 16th century. Sunan Kalijaga succeeded and popularized its use as a media to introduce Islam religion in Java.
Nowadays, leather puppet show can be adopted to deliver social critics through its story and figures. Yogyanese and Solonese leather puppets show significant differences. Yogyanese puppet features emphasize on inlaid works, and Solonese is sharp in colors. If you want to have Yogyanese style leather puppet, you may come to Sugio’s. He is an art of leather inlaid works maker who lives in Gendeng, Bangunjiwo, Kasihan, Bantul, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia Read the rest of this entry »
Exotic Art Craft Performance
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May 22, 2008
Mask is acceptable art from Indonesia. The masks are fabricated from copse and yield the appearance of the amount of animals, humans, gods and so forth. They usually accept a characterized face for added impact. Affectation can be beat for appropriate dances but are aswell a acceptable achievement in Indonesia.
Usually Indonesia art craft of masks are fabricated from copse such as â€kayu kemiri or wood of kemiri, jaranan, mentaos and puleâ€. However, added blazon of copse is aswell used. The age-old techniques for affectation authoritative are not the aforementioned as we ability commonly anticipate of today. In fact, meditation, abnegation and added ritual activities to accompany abracadabra to the affectation and to assure its backbone generally accompanied these techniques Read the rest of this entry »
Exotic Art Craft Of Mask
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May 20, 2008
As a traditional craft of art from Indonesia, Mask of Geger or known as Topeng Geger is the affectation acclimated in appropriate ball alleged klana topeng, is begin in Gebrak village, desa Semanu, kabupaten Gunung Kidul. It aboriginal came from Kalibulus, Ngemplak Jangkang, and Kabupaten Sleman. It belongs to Gondopuspito. Topeng Geger was brought by Ki dalang Cermo Jayeng Carito/Guno Semito to dusun Gebrak, desa Semanu kabupaten Gunung Kidul during the Kepanjen age (1915). Since again it has been adopted and developed into the acceptable folk dancing that exists today.
Topeng Geger helped appearance â€Topeng Klana†The chat â€Klana†comes from the chat â€ngelanaâ€, acceptation â€kelanaâ€, one who wanders about after any audible destination. In added in added words, one who appropriately campaign alone for, â€nuruti krenteging ati, angon ulating netra, linambaring anteping tekad kajumbuhake marang obahing suku Ian pangolahing piker’’. Mardi Wasito in the old Javanese Indonesian concordance supports that â€ngala, nglelana or kelana†agency anyone who enjoys traveling. Read the rest of this entry »
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Exotic Mask Dance
Posted by craft on
May 18, 2008
Mask of Klana is an exotic art craft from Indonesia, its popular known as Klana Topeng. Klana topeng also the name of a dance with tells the story of a king from Bentar Angin, Klana Sewandana, who falls in love with Dewi Sekartaji, the daughter of a king from Kediri. Because of his love, Klana loses control and behaves in a crazy manner. The dance represents the actions of flirting, dressing up and parading back and forth in front of the mirror. It is as if Klana was facing Dewi Sekartaji, but in reality he is only facing himself.
The dance of Klana topeng also has a philosophical side. Klana Sewandana symbolizes a king having a devil, like character, which will be defeated by another character having a holy attitude. This other character is called Pangi (as well as Panji Inu Kertapati, Panji Kertapati, Panji Carangwaspa and Panji Kuda Sesiring). Read the rest of this entry »
