The Visual Transformation of Surakarta Style Panji Inu Kertapati and Dewi Candrakirana Masks

Keywords

wangun concept, panji mask, visual transformation.

Abstract

Along with the current development, the classical Surakarta style Panji mask has experienced visual transformation. The mask size that usually used to cover face has turned smaller to be sold as souvenirs, or enlarged into city park decorations. Panji Inu Kertapati and Dewi Candrakirana masks was chosen as the focus considering that they are the main characters and the loyalty symbols of married couples in Javanese culture. When the masks experienced visual transformations, a question rises regarding how the standard aesthetic formulations are, as well as their meanings. The method used is the wangun concept to study the masks’ aesthetics, and denotative and connotative meanings to determine the meaning. The results are that Panji masks have wangun aesthetic values, consisting elements such as the wangun patterns, angger-angger (regulation), wewaler (prohibition) and sacredness. The denotative meaning is that the masks is used to cover dancers' faces and for the connotative meanings is very interesting because has relations to various contexts in accordance with the current development. Based on this article, it is expected that a thorough study can be conducted in the future regarding other mask figures in the Panji’s folklore in order to preserve the aesthetic formulation and its meaning.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rahmanu Widayat
PY  - 2019/07
DA  - 2019/07
TI  - The Visual Transformation of Surakarta Style Panji Inu Kertapati and Dewi Candrakirana Masks
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Bandung Creative Movement International Conference on Creative Industries 2018 (5th BCM 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 405
EP  - 409
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125910962
ID  - Widayat2019/07
ER  -