Koi Fish Painting

Koi Fish Painting

Painting with a pattern of nine koi fish, according to the World of Feng Shui in the trust have a sense of hope for prosperity and luck. Laying 9 Koi Fish Painting ornaments to enhance the quality of the fortunes should be at the corner diagonally opposite the position of the location of the entrance or can be as limiting the field of space that serves as Sketsel / Partition

Patri Art Nouveau glass

Patri Art Nouveau glass

Glass Patri Indies (Art Nouveau)

Indies style architecture style as a mix of Dutch and Javanese culture is also entwined in the Art Nouveau ornaments in colorful stained glass door makes it seem antique and aristocratic.

Indies architecture as a manifestation of cultural values ​​prevailing at the time it is shown through the quality of workmanship of materials and detail textures. Art Nouveau-style stained glass has a size of cm L.59 x P.78 cm is truly enchanting.

Youngest daughter's wedding photos Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X

Sultan Palace will host the youngest daughter's wedding Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, wedding Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendoro dengan Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Yudanegara will take place from 16 to 19 October.

As with previous daughters of the Sultan, this wedding will be held in Yogyakarta Palace environment. Wedding with a traditional Javanese traditional ceremony, such as tantingan, midodareni, Panggih,  tanpa koyo, Dahar klimah, and others.


Almost all preparations had been completed. Both the prospective bride is also claimed to have prepared themselves, both physically and mind to face this great wedding.

wedding place on October 18, the consent granted and forwarded to the reception. A reception to be held in Yogyakarta Kepatihan Hall kirap tematen begins by using the carriage of the palaces across Jalan Malioboro.

keris history

keris history

Keris is a weapon dagger stabbing group (pointed and sharp on both sides) with many cultural functions are known in the area of ​​western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often tortuous blade, and many of them have the prestige (damascene), which strokes the strands of bright metal blade. Type of stabbing weapon that has similarities with the dagger is badik.

In the past kris serves as a weapon in duels / battles, as well as object complement offerings. In contemporary usage, a dagger is more of a body accessory (ageman) in dressing, has a number of cultural symbols, or becoming a valued collection of objects in terms of aesthetics.

Use of kris spread on area dwellers who never affected by the Majapahit, such as Java, Madura, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan coast, part of Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and southern Philippines (Mindanao). Keris Mindanao known as dull. Keris in each region has its own peculiarities in appearance, function, technique filmed, and terminology.

Three icons of West Jakarta Diva Love

 Three icons of West Jakarta Diva Love

Three Diva This is the name of a statue located in the western edge of Jakarta. Precisely located at the Housing Hope Indah, West Jakarta. Actually, the original name of this statue is a statue of "three fathers". However, many people living in the beautiful Hope and surrounding areas call this statue as the statue of 'Three Diva ". This statue has a height of 17 meters to the shape of three women who wore long dresses.

This statue is the work of artists who called Nyoman Nuarta. He has made three statues in the area of ​​Jakarta. Statue of "Three fathers" he made it, has now become an icon in the residential area of ​​Jakarta which has now grown very rapidly, Housing Hope Beautiful.

Nyoman Nuarta said in one of the articles in Batavia.co.id that the purpose of making this sculpture, which is to beautify the entrance Indah Housing Hope, at a time to be a marker for a region or icon. He also mentions that the statue is to preserve the culture of Sunda land. This is the manifestation of his love of Sundanese culture in this Bekasi.

ABOUT AFFANDI

 ABOUT AFFANDI

Affandi himself was born in Cirebon in 1907. He was the son of R. Koesoema, an orderly measuring the sugar factory in Tangerang, Cirebon. Formal education is quite high, ranging from HIS, MULO to AMS in the Dutch era. However, his art talent is very strong beat other disciplines in life, and indeed made his name famous the same as any other field leaders.

At the age of 26 years, in 1933, Affandi was married to Maryati, a girl born in Bogor. Affandi and Maryati blessed with a daughter who will inherit his father's talent as a painter, the Kartika Affandi.

Before starting to paint, Affandi had been a teacher and had also worked as a torn ticket and cinema billboard image maker in one of cinema in Bandung. This work is no longer cultivated because Affandi more interested in the field of painting. Around the year 30's, joined the group Five Affandi Bandung, Bandung with a group of five painters Hendra Gunawan, Barli, Sudarso and Wahdi.

Variety Type, Theme, Style and Understanding / Regional Arts Explanation

Variety Type, Theme, Style and Understanding / Regional Arts Explanation

A. The concept of the Regional Arts

Fine art is the idea that human behavior is expressed through a particular pattern with medium point, line, area, shape, color, texture, light and dark are arranged with a certain perinsip to produce beautiful and meaningful works. According to its usefulness, art works can be divided into two, namely (1) applied and fine arts (2) pure art. Function of applied art priority in terms of clothes but also enjoyed the beauty of its form. While the art of pure beauty prioritize functions.

Pure art works found in many areas, such as painting and sculpture Sokaraja Banyumas Muntilan-Magelang Central Java, wayang painting and ceramic sculpture Bantul, Yogyakarta, painting and sculpture gianyar ubud bali, papua Asmat sculpture and much works of fine art from other regions. Of the various types of works of art in the various area each have a characteristic or characteristic of its own. The characteristic that distinguishes the work of pure art with other areas of the region is cultural values.