Philosophical and Traditional Arts of Bugis-Makassar in Historical Perspective

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Traditional and modern , considered by many people, are two opposite things . In the context to the art, for example, m any people assume that traditional art to be inferior to modern art , because modern art is considered more capable in terms of satisfying the soul or mind of society. This paper discusses the philosophy and history of t raditional a rts of Bugis - Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia . Philosophy of art , that will be discussed , include s about ideas, meaning, experience, and intuition depicting symbolic meaning in the art of traditional of Bugis - Makassar. This paper uses literature review. Data were collected by conducting literature searches and documentation. Data has also been collected through the reading and study of literature s, and further to be discussed and analyzed to describe the philosophy and history of t raditional a rts of Bugis - Makassar descriptively. The results of the study showed that the art originated from pre - history and lasted until now. A rt evolved into several types, namely primitive art, classic art, traditional art, modern art , and contemporary art. Traditional art is an element of art that are part of life in a specific clan , including Bugis - Makassar t raditional a rts which has had c haracteristic different from those in other areas. Traditional a rts (Bugis) surviving until now include “ Pajaga Makkunrai ” dance and “ Sinrili ” (Makassar) are a form of art speech of the story, structured, rhythmic, and poetic chanted by the expert or called as “ pasinrili ”. KEY WORD: Philosophy ; H istor ical Perspective; Modern A rt ; Bugis - Makassar Traditional Arts; Survival. About the Author: H aji Muhammad Bahar Akkase Teng is a Senior Lecturer at the Department History, Faculty of Humanities UNHAS (Hasanuddin University) Makassar, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Km.10 Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The author is able to be contacted via mobile phone at: +628124246613 or via e-mail at: baharakkase@gmail.com How to cite this article? Teng, Haji Muhammad Bahar Akkase. (2016). “Philosophical and Traditional Arts of Bugis-Makassar in Historical Perspective” in TAWARIKH: International Journal for Historical Studies , Vol.8(1) October, pp.69-78. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UIN SGD Bandung, ISSN 2085-0980. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (January 22, 2016); Revised (May 20, 2016); and Published (October 28, 2016).