ECLECTIC ART DECO IN SURAKARTA: COMPARISON OF THREE RESIDENCES IN SURAKARTA (LAWEYAN, BALUWARTI, KAUMAN)

Nafiah Solikhah,Andi Surya Kurnia

doi:10.9744/dimensi.45.2.141-152

Abstract

Art Deco emerged from the change of thinking ways of a group of people who one of them backed from the establishment of the economy. In Surakarta, there are areas that get influence Art Deco style, among others: Baluwarti, Laweyan, and Kauman. The problem is the absorption and adaptation of elements of Javanese culture and other culture that produce different art deco typology in each object of study. This study aims to compare the absorption and adaptation of elements of Javanese culture and other culture that produces different art deco typologies in three different areas in Surakarta.With different backgrounds, the absorption and adaptation of Art Deco style in residential houses in each region is different. But the common thread is the absorption of several styles, namely: Java, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Middle East, and China which finally created the eclectic Art Deco style.

Highlights

DEFINING ART DECO STYLEThe form of a region is a unified system consisting of three factors, namely spatial system, physical system, and stylistic system
Art Deco emerged from the change of thinking patterns of a group of people who one of them backed from the establishment of the economy
This study aims to compare the absorption and adaptation of elements of Javanese culture and others culture that produces different art deco typologies in three different areas in the city of Surakarta

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DEFINING ART DECO STYLEThe form of a region is a unified system consisting of three factors, namely spatial system, physical system, and stylistic system. In the city of Surakarta, there are areas that get influence of Art Deco style, among others: Baluwarti, Laweyan, and Kauman. Baluwarti is a settlement for Courtiers and their Servant of Kasunanan Palace. While Kauman is a Settlement for Religion Courtiers (Ulama) of Kasunanan Palace. The absorption and adaptation of Art Deco style in each object of study is different. The problem in the object of study is the absorption and adaptation of elements of Javanese culture and others culture that produce different art deco typology in each object of study.

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