The Concept of Form in The Therianthropic Embodiment of Garuda Sculpture and Relief in Sukuh Temple
- Keywords
- Garuda, therianthropic, concept, and Sukuh
- Abstract
Garuda's statues and reliefs at Sukuh Temple have different embodiment from other temples in Indonesia, because their shape are therianthropic. That therianthropic embodiment is interesting to be studied about its conception or its meaning, with the formulation of the problem; how is the art concept in the therianthropic embodiment of the Garuda statue and relief in Sukuh Temple. The study showed that Garuda's sculptures and reliefs reflected the story of Garuda's hero in the story of Garudeya from Adiparwa Book. The figure of Garuda whose supernatural powers exceed the gods, its light is like sunlight, and the king of all birds is depicted in the form of sculptures and reliefs of half-human animals, or human-loaded animals (therianthropic). The therianthropic embodiment contains the meaning or concept of Gagah, Perkasa, Utama, and Sakti (GPUS), namely 1) Gagah (Dashing), the embodiment of a character that reflects a high, sturdy, perfect, and charismatic physique; 2) Perkasa (Tough), the embodiment of a character that reflects extraordinary physical strength and is able to conquer all heavy challenges; 3) Utama (Primary), the embodiment of a character that reflects the importance of the figure of Garuda in the story, the main character, the super figure, and has a heroic spirit, although it is the bird; and 4) Sakti (Supernatural power), the embodiment of character that reflects extraordinary and incomparable powers among all the characters in the story. This GPUS concept is interesting to be used as a reference in the character creation (character design) in animated films.
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TY - CONF AU - Ranang Sugihartono AU - Dharsono AU - Guntur PY - 2019/07 DA - 2019/07 TI - The Concept of Form in The Therianthropic Embodiment of Garuda Sculpture and Relief in Sukuh Temple BT - Proceedings of the 5th Bandung Creative Movement International Conference on Creative Industries 2018 (5th BCM 2018) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 410 EP - 417 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125910963 ID - Sugihartono2019/07 ER -