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February 21, 2010
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Sea Sailing Above the Sky
Life is a journey, taken for so many years and starting a long time ago. Each trip has a historical value for each subject and object. Whether, it will be able to create an invention or merely a transitional period or became a wish that has incoherent reply. When looking at an innovation form as seen in the picture, it might look as a little boy toy that wrote there since humans discovered the form. However, the discovery history of kite creations are created from a dream or accidentally invention can provide a scientific idea to bring objects & creatures feel the air and watch earth landscapes from the sky.
The kite is a framework made of lightweight wood, bamboo is usually crushed up in obtain desired weight, then the entire surface of the framework of such objects wrapped with paper or soft fabric like a silk. In particular ends of the thread linked with wire or cord as flying control of how high the kite is in the air. Parts of kites are made in such a way that could lead to energy thermodynamics to apply capability of lifting a kite into the air. Air flow at the top and bottom in such a way, where the high pressure air flow at the bottom of the kite and the low air pressure over the top of the cross-section of a kite. While the wire or cord functions to regulate the flow of this air.
China, believe is the origin of the history of kite using, and its use was known to dive more than a thousand years ago. Although still in the traditional stage and in times of war from dynasty to dynasty, but the kite can fly and spread its own history to other parts of the world, and popularize themselves internationally. Intermediate form of a kite that use from time to time being a great significance for the development of technology and information, from only as a tool for posting a military messages and political tactic then became to inspire the information and technology, meteorology, and human transportation by air.
Diamond is a classic form of a kite, although in the development era, the shape and size of the kite varied, as shown in the picture looks a shaped kite flown in the form of a ship along the coast of Double Six, Seminyak Bali. For the moment the kite is more popular use as creations and entertainment. In some Asian countries, the kite is used in the race kite or a kite fight, kite wire reinforcement by providing such a mixture so that when competing with others, kites can be broken off the opponent and emerged as the winner. Usually the festive kite contest can be obtained when there is a kite festival.
The journey is a journey, when a dream and all idea came from a subject on the ground, the development of paradigm will bring technological innovations to the development of an object of thought. Whether we realize it or not cruising ships is generally occurs in the blue sea and oceans, can now also be seen on a wide blue of sky, so magnificent sail journey of the sailboat, as if he could tell the world up there that any land and sea can sail in to the ocean of wide sky.
July 7, 2009
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RANGDA AS BALINESE MYSTICAL FOLKLORE
Javanese ancient mention that “Rangda” came from the word “Randa” = Widow. Rangda usually use by noble to mention a widow which is no longer a wife to a husband. Written in Mpu Baradah Sanskrit, once upon a time there was a young pretty girl named Nyi Sadya who able to attract King Erlangga, King of Daha. Erlangga brought Nyi Sadya to the palace and became wife of Erlangga. When pregnant, Nyi Sadya wants to be provided with seven human hearts from various classes of dynasty. Because of this impossibility request, then Erlangga decided to banish Nyi Sadya to the forest of Girah. Then officially, Rangda Girah became a widower of King Erlangga.
Nyi Sadya’s magic figure was came from the studied of Pragolan bible, from this bible, Nyi Sadya also got her black magic knowledge. Because revenge sense due to being isolated by the King of Daha, then Nyi Sadya began to spread a terror and disaster to people all around Kingdom of Daha. Nyi Sadya’s magic was very known to mention her as a witch lady and the queen of black magic, and she was titled as Rangda Girah or Rangda Dirah which is meant a widow from Girah. Terror and disaster caused by magic of Rangda Dirah was annoying King Erlangga, and he was try looking for ways to stop his peoples night mare.
When Rangda Girah daughter, Ni Diah Ratna Menggali, grown up into a beautiful girl. Many boys were trying to attract her, but fearing of Rangda Dirah magic was made them scared to purpose Ratna Menggali. Peoples also react to isolated Ratna Menggali, which was made Rangda Dirah revenge sense and angriness became stronger, Rangda Dirah raised the intensity spread of terror and disaster to peoples of King Daha. However, the effort of blocking all black magic from Rangda Dirah was begun to found when Mpu Baradah, spiritual and religious leader, dispatch his student, Mpu Bahulu to attracted Ratna Menggali. Ratna Menggali falls in love with Mpu Bahulu, then all the black magic secret of Rangda Dirah being known by Mpu Baradah which caused Rangda Dirah being surrendered by Mpu Baradah.
Rangda Dirah folklore is very famous among Balinese people. Story contain of a mystic is being transform into mystical beliefs in ancient and modern Bali. Rangda Dirah as a queen of black magic was illustrated as scary woman who has a long hair like shown in this article pictures.
In Balinese Hindu society, mystical beliefs are still remaining until now, proved by Rangda’s attribute which is found in the temple all over Bali. In particular period will be performing Rangda & Barong dance as media to give spiritual understanding to Rangda’s folklore. Rangda Dirah figure that will continue to spread a terror and disaster to people will be destroying by Barong as a figure of Mpu Baradah, the embodiment of goodness.
July 5, 2009
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BALI PAINTING AS A CULTURES REFLECTION
A process of drawing something in a flat form using paint or ink is called a painting. Have a closer meaning with aesthetic and art makes a painting as an object fully contain with creativity implementation. A painting can represent someone imaginer feeling to amused art curator or a person who loves painting or just to eyes sight seeing. Naturalism and representative is a way of painting creativity, these two themes can be a painter narrative act to pour a story of everything at their painting.
Firstly, a history of painting is detected through cave paintings which were found in several countries such as in French, Spain, Portugal, China, Australia, India etc. Cave painting is a reflection of life in prehistoric era and will be a record for modern era. When a man start to recognizing a cultures, then painting development is not just using cave wall as media to paint but its already use other media; canvas, fabric, board etc. Natural color from a charcoal and limestone are also turning to a modern media use such as paint or ink which is vary in type. Spiritual motif giving a big influences for all development history of a painting in both Western and Eastern country, other motifs also derive from painter creativity.
When culture began to touch Bali, especially in ancient of Hinduism era, painting is being introduced as an art. Proved that in Bali’s Sanskrit is a form of hand painting brushed at a stone, most of these painting are depiction of Kingdom or spiritual leader on that year, so their movement and their history could be detected on Bali’s heritage. First Bali’s painting was found at Kemasan (Klungkung regency) as form of a puppet painting, this painting was purposes as a gift to procession of proposing King’s Banyuwangi (a region in Eastern Java) daughter. First puppet painting is being inspired by stories of Ramayana epic. Simple character of painting combined with natural media giving a new era in Balinese painting. Then painting was developed and began spreading to other places until founded some painting style in accordance of a place where it began to make. Kemasan, Batuan, Ubud are native region in painting style and be direction style to Bali’s painter on their painting. Uniformity style of two dimension painting is also affected by traditional Bali’s culture of ancient Hinduism.
Since inclusion of Western culture in Bali’s life in year 1926 and 1928, Bali began to introduce with painting in three dimension look. This style had been brought by Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet. Lighting, coloring, and arrangement of space in Bali’s painting are begun to modernize. Painting object orientation is lead to become freedom choice in a painting. Effort in earning standard and quality of Bali’s paintings is about to find its way.
How far does standard and quality being developed? We could find the answer by exhibited on Bali’s paintings.
