Abstract
The existence of Balinese script, which nowadays has become part of the Balinese people’s culture heritage, is significantly influential on the value of daily basis. Balinese script is not merely a means for written language, but has a very vital function in maintaining, fostering, preserving, and developing the overall Balinese culture. Over time, the role of Balinese script in more recent developments has also penetrated the creative industry sector through Balinese calligraphy. In related to this study, this study mainly examined the creative process of creating Balinese script calligraphy using literary sources. The main data of the study was Balinese calligraphies which its scripts were from Old Javanese literature and Balinese literature. The Old Javanese literatures were from the Kakawin Ramayana, while the Balinese literatures were from Rajah Dasa Bayu and Geguritan Salampah Laku. By quoting from Kakawin Ramayana, the Balinese calligraphy artists wanted to interpret the guidances for people to reach the right path and avoid anger, through Rajah Dasa Bayu, the artists wanted to interpret the ten holy winds that existed in the human body, and through the Geguritan Salampah Laku, the artist wanted to interpret the important of always seeking for various knowledge to enhance one’s self-development.
Highlights
The Balinese scripts inherited by the Balinese people today are commonly used as a writing form of the Balinese language and various matters related to religious rituals
If the identification made by Suastika is correct, the art of Balinese script calligraphy could be said to have existed since the ancient Balinese era
The listening method obtained through basic tapping and advanced techniques in the form of free listening to the spoken data and note-taking techniques were applied to provide documented language data in written form. This method was based on Mahsun (2007:133), stated that the listening method with the basic tapping technique could be applied to the use of spoken and written language, in this case was in the form of types of scripts, language, and Balinese literature applied in the Balinese Calligraphy
Summary
The Balinese scripts inherited by the Balinese people today are commonly used as a writing form of the Balinese language and various matters related to religious rituals. The listening method obtained through basic tapping and advanced techniques in the form of free listening to the spoken data and note-taking techniques were applied to provide documented language data in written form This method was based on Mahsun (2007:133), stated that the listening method with the basic tapping technique could be applied to the use of spoken and written language, in this case was in the form of types of scripts, language, and Balinese literature applied in the Balinese Calligraphy. The listening method was supported by the advanced technique in the form of a note-taking This notetaking technique served to record the type of script, elements of language, and quotations from Balinese literature as outlined in Balinese Calligraphy. The informal method was the presentation in the form of ordinary words, including technical terminology, while the formal method was formulated with signs and symbols (Sudaryanto, 1993: 145; Mahsun, 2005: 224)
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