Abstract
East and West Cross Cultural Semiotics. On Taman Ujung Bali Architecture I Gede Mugi RAHARJA Interior Design Department, Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Indonesia Institute of the Arts Denpasar mugi5763@yahoo.co.id Abstract: Indonesia had absorbed various cultures since ancient times, caused the local cultures were enriched with sign language. However, signs on the traditional culture in Indonesia are more symbolic in nature. Interestingly, East and West cross- cultural sign was encountered in Bali, on Sukasada Park design, in Ujung Village, Karangasem regency. The park which was known as Taman Ujung was a legacy of Karangasem Kingdom. This article was compiled from the results of research conducted in 1999, 2012 and 2016. The latest study was specifically conducted to examine the signs on the design of Taman Ujung. Therefore, this study used a semiotic approach, which deals with the science of signs. Such signs could be seen in the form of design, material’s quality and decoration of the building. The pavilion, placed in the middle of the pond caused Taman Ujung was different from the traditional Balinese garden in general. The Pavilion, called Gili, became a sign of the influence of modern western architecture. The use of concrete construction and decorative concrete mold were signs of the influence of western technology. Their decorative Karang Bentala and a lion with a crown were related to the Royal Dutch symbol mark. This sign implies the meaning of good relations between Karangasem Kingdom and Netherlands’ Kingdom in the past. Keywords: Symbolic, Cross-cultural, Pavilion, Gili, Lion
Highlights
Semiotics refers to signs in Greek, which has shown an increasingly important influence since the last four decades. Walker (2010: xxiii), observed that semiotics had developed into a model approach in various scientific disciplines such as social, political, media, art, architecture, fashion, advertising design, popular culture, mass culture, youth culture, and subcultures
The traditional Balinese garden impression was kept for instance in the concrete pillars of the road which lead to the Taman Ujung pavilion (Gili A), which were decored with karang bentala patterns
This paper has focused on Taman Ujung, one of the monumental relics of the Kingdom of Karangasem, showing the cross-cultural designs encountered in this site
Summary
Semiotics refers to signs in Greek, which has shown an increasingly important influence since the last four decades. Walker (2010: xxiii), observed that semiotics had developed into a model approach in various scientific disciplines such as social, political, media, art, architecture, fashion, advertising design, popular culture, mass culture, youth culture, and subcultures. East and West crosscultural sign was encountered in Bali, on Sukasada Park design, in Ujung Village, Karangasem regency. The pavilion, placed in the middle of the pond caused Taman Ujung was different from the traditional Balinese garden in general.
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