Thinking the Work of Craft as City’s Identity Case Study: Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Alvi Lufiani ,Setiawan Sabana ,Andryanto Rikrik Kumara ,Yan Yan Sunarya

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Abstract

Art in public spaces is often associated with fine art, sculptures in particular. The association changes along with the development of visual art, as happens in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There are innumerable artistic and cultural novelties and happenings in Yogyakarta that it is known as the city of culture. One of the novelties is the utilization of craft work as the art in the city's strategic public spaces. Evidently this change incites various reactions since it never happened before. Craft art was associated with the small, practical, functional, and mass-produced objects placed indoor. With this significant change, it can be said that craft has highly developed. Therefore, it becomes an interesting object to study. Evidently craft products can exist in Yogyakarta public spaces and it can be an icon as well as the city identity. This is a qualitative research with interdisciplinary approach. This analysis of the craft in Yogyakarta public spaces is based on the craft, aesthetic, public art, expansion theory, and sociology of art. This paper describes the changes in craft that it occupies Yogyakarta public spaces. The phenomenon of such changes provides a new dimension in enhancing knowledge in the craft domain. Keywords: Craft, Public Art, City, Yogyakarta DOI : 10.7176/ADS/76-10 Publication date :September 30 th 2019

Highlights

Yogyakarta or known as Jogja is the capital of one of the provinces in Java, and it is a special region
There are various titles for Yogyakarta, from the city of students, the city of arts and culture, to, interestingly, the city of crafts. It is called the city of students since there are more than hundred universities in the city, either public or private
Yogyakarta is known as the city of arts and cultures because there are innumerable famous artists succeed in their struggle there

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Introduction

Yogyakarta or known as Jogja is the capital of one of the provinces in Java, and it is a special region. There are various titles for Yogyakarta, from the city of students, the city of arts and culture, to, interestingly, the city of crafts. It is called the city of students since there are more than hundred universities in the city, either public or private. Yogyakarta is known as the city of arts and cultures because there are innumerable famous artists succeed in their struggle there. The city of crafts title is the interesting one because there are a myriad of craft production sites with various materials in Yogyakarta.

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