Art as the Energy of Life Creative Process Representation of Sasak Womanhood in Visual Media

Lucky Wijayanti

doi:10.24821/ijcas.v1i2.1559

Abstract

The idea of creation/formulation of the problem in the dissertation of art creation is the reality of women workers to the nature of femininity in performing arts as interpreted life energy into the problems of women workers. The idea is then formulated into the concept of creation, the role of women as the guardian of the family, gave birth to progeny, and the resilient nature of women as breadwinners for survival, even more importantly women as keepers of tradition. Through the creative process to create works of art by presenting a ‘rasa’ that can be captured and responded to by the brain into something that essence and recorded in the memory, (VS Ramachandran, 2012). The study was conducted using visual aesthetic and creative through the photographic process with the exploration of materials such as: objects generated tradition of Lombok, for example woven fabrics, woven and the other as an aesthetic element as well as elements of art such as: shape, line, color, shape, composition, and texture. As for all stages of the process based on the embodiment of the work of the working stages of the creative process by Csikszentmihalyi (1996), namely: preparation, incubation, insight / arcing ideas, evaluation, development, and presentation in the form of art exhibitions. In general it can be concluded, that in this aspect of the subject matter of the concept of women in the end that guarantees life for themselves women are women themselves. In the form of work, technical realization through the creative process with visualization methods.

Highlights

Interaction author with the craftsman women often creates new ideas or bring new ideas in the works
One example that reflects the major role is how the women weave cloth for children associated with local beliefs rituals performed until now. Starting when he was a baby by making umbak weaving, cloth to hold the baby when it is born later. By the time his son was a teenager, if men would undergo circumcision procession is required in Islam, the mother will make woven fabric kerempen and kuris, a special fabric for the ceremony
The fabric will be used by the child as a belt, to adult

Summary

Introduction

Interaction author with the craftsman women often creates new ideas or bring new ideas in the works. One example that reflects the major role is how the women weave cloth for children associated with local beliefs rituals performed until now Starting when he was a baby by making umbak weaving, cloth to hold the baby when it is born later. The woven fabric will be cut and it is closed to the face In addition to his mother, women who have entered menopause can be assigned weave fabric to complete the ritual. Before weaving must be provided andangandang, a kind of dish (offerings) penginang form, that is: betel, tobacco, gambir, yellow rice, yarns and fabrics This dish is placed next to a loom, and must remain there for about two days weaving process. The position of the mother or daughter plays an important role in the survival of the local traditional rituals

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