Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Science, Education and Technology, ISET 2019, 29th June 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Estetic And Symbolic Study Of Installation Art Works In Sedekah Gunung Merapi Ritual In Selo Boyolali

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290320,
        author={Purwanto  Purwanto and Tjetjep Rohendhi Rohidi and Triyanto  Triyanto},
        title={Estetic And Symbolic Study Of Installation Art Works In Sedekah Gunung Merapi Ritual In Selo Boyolali},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Science, Education and Technology, ISET 2019, 29th June 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ISET},
        year={2020},
        month={1},
        keywords={installation art aesthetics rituals mountain alms},
        doi={10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290320}
    }
    
  • Purwanto Purwanto
    Tjetjep Rohendhi Rohidi
    Triyanto Triyanto
    Year: 2020
    Estetic And Symbolic Study Of Installation Art Works In Sedekah Gunung Merapi Ritual In Selo Boyolali
    ISET
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290320
Purwanto Purwanto1,*, Tjetjep Rohendhi Rohidi1, Triyanto Triyanto1
  • 1: Faculty Languages and Art, Universitas Negeri Semarang
*Contact email: purwanto_senirupa@mail.unnes.ac.id

Abstract

The Selo community of Boyolali Regency has a ritual tradition of Alms Mountain Merapi, which is held on the first of Mukharam. Enlivening the ritual activities was held the festival of installation art, which was attended by local artists in the region. The activity of the installation art festival is an interesting cultural activity to study, considering that the work of installation art is an activity in the terminology of contemporary art, while the orientation of the Selo community during this time in cultural activities has always been tradition-oriented. The objectives of this study are: Understanding and explaining the aesthetic and symbolic values of installation art by the Selo Boyolali community which was made to enliven the charity rituals of Mount Merapi. The method used in this study selected a qualitative case study approach with descriptive methods. The technique of obtaining data is done by observation, interviews, and documentation. The procedure of data analysis is taken through the process of data reduction, data presentation and verification of data and conclusions. In this verification process to sharpen and expand and validate the interpretation, confirmation must be made with the theory and methodology used. The results showed that basically Javanese aesthetic characteristics are: mystical, magical, cosmic, and religious, originating from cultural values