The visual form of a work of art is something that receives a lot of attention in the postmodern era. As a result, many works of art continuously experience development and upgrades that are adjusted to the artists’ self-expression. Nitik Batik is the oldest Batik style in Yogyakarta which has significantly...

Gandang Tasa is a percussion folk music that developed in rural areas in West Sumatra, such as in Padang Pariaman Regency, Pariaman City, and in Maninjau, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The most development occurred in Padang Pariaman Regency. The distribution of gandang tasa is done traditionally from...

Mbata song as the one of cultural that heritage at East Manggarai which is rich with the values and teachings for the human life. Mbata song is the ancestral heritage of the people in East Manggarai, which is always performed at traditional ceremonies at the Sa’o or one of the ceremonies who held by...

This study aims to examine the development and relationship between art and the selfie trend in the postmodern era. The development of technology in the digital communication era, as well as various facilities and social media, have resulted in an increased selfie trend. The selfie phenomenon has become...

This study aims to find out and describe efforts to preserve the Macapat art by the Mantradisi group, and know the benefits experienced by the Mantradisi group after the group was formed. This qualitative research used a phenomenological approach and there were two sources of data, namely primary and...

The research aims to find out the implicit and explicit educational values in the Kanca Seni Sedulur Sinorowadhi (KSSS) puppet reog performance in Bantul. This study used a qualitative method and an ethnography approach. There were primary and secondary data sources in this study. The analysis technique...

This paper aims to describe the arts of tatah sungging (carving and decorating) in puppetry. Tatah sungging has become arts with high cultural value. Puppets, as one of the educational media, also have character values to teach. Up to now, a small portion of the community is still pursuing the practice...

The pottery craft in Indonesia faces a challenge in the postmodern era that demands them to self-adjust. This study uses qualitative approach in the case study of the Bayat Klaten’s pottery industry. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews, participatory observations, and documentation. Data analysis...

This study aims to determine the magnitude of the predictive power of intellectual ability test scores on Fine Art students’ learning achievements. Intellectual ability test is part of a psychological test conducted by State Islamic Senior High School MAN 2 Padangsidimpuan as one of the selection instruments...

Generation Z in the millennial era tends to be interested in music that utilizes modern technology, and is less interested in Keroncong music. Keroncong is a non-traditional Indonesian music style whose instruments come from Europe. Although the origin of this music is very close to European culture,...

The Lang Nginang dance is a traditional ritual dance of the Dayak Mualang tribe in the Belitang District, Sekadau Regency. This study aims to depict the main functions of the Lang Nginang dance as a part of the Mengayau traditional rite. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach based on Roland...

Batik is a work of art that contains a depiction of meaning based on the motifs that exist on the batik itself, describing the meaning can be analyzed from the parts of existing motifs, and make a story or expression of taste. Batik motif acts as a basis or principle for drawing patterns, which is the...

Subandi Giyanto is an artist pursuing his interest in puppetry since his very young age. His works have continued to morph through various forms and the media used have been also diverse because Giyanto has been motivated in exploiting and experimenting with his creation. Starting from Yogyakarta’s leather...

Kembang Endhog tradition is a hereditary tradition of the Osing community in Banyuwangi. This tradition, usually called the Mauludan tradition, is celebrated on the 12th of Rabiul Awal every year to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, called Mauludan. The purpose of this research is to find...

Industry 4.0 is becoming a trend as technology advances. Therefore, educators should understand the concepts of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. This paper explores the ideas to apply education 4.0 as a response to the Industrial Revolution 4.0 on classical guitar learning through deeper interpretation...

The tradition of the Bekakak doll couples in Gamping, Yogyakarta, is a ceremony scheduled for each year in the Sapar Islamic-Javanese calendar in which the month of Sapar means October in 2019. This ceremony performs the slaughter of a couple of Bekakak brides made of glutinous rice flour as a form of...

Gondang music, as a heritage, is preserved and passed down from generation to generation. It has a unique ethical value that it becomes the local wisdom of the Batak Toba people. The purpose of this study is to identify the social values of Batak Toba traditional marriages, and the rules of the Gondang...

This study aims to examine the agency’s role in changing the sociocultural structure of Krumpyung art supporting the community in Kulon Progo. This is qualitative research conducted in Mr. Sumitro’s residence and Seneng Seni studio in Hargowilis, Kokap District, Kulon Progo Regency. The research subjects...

The phenomenon of cultural acculturation in Indonesia grows rapidly. This is caused by the migration of the population from one to another area, including the Balinese people who spread to various parts of the country in Indonesia. The phenomenon of cultural acculturation through art, especially dance...

Dance Art has an important role in our lives; it is used as media for expression, communication, creative thinking, and talent development. The dance practice is also considered important as efforts to improve independence and positive things for the inmates. The inmates during the training period were...

Angklung is a Sundanese musical instrument made of bamboo. We have to shake it to get the tune. Angklung has been through a long period of times in history before it becomes a masterpiece of one of Sundanese artistry. It has been through many changes, beginning from its form, functions and tune itself....

As one of the potential tourist villages in the Sleman district, Brajan has contributed to its community, one of which is in the form of the emergence of human potential. The main human potential that develops in the tourist village of Brajan is that many citizens become bamboo craftsmen. At present,...

Guitar petting is a genre of traditional Lampung music with solo guitar performance used to accompany songs. This guitar play is commonly used in Lampung traditional processions. Overall, this guitar play always goes along with by songs using the Lampung language. This is a qualitative research with...

Rebo pungkasan is one of the cultural heritages of Pendoworejo village located in Kulon Progo regency. This traditional ceremony survives because as a local wisdom, it can integrate members of societies into one although it faces problems in this 4.0 Industrial Revolution. Nowadays, the products of the...

Riau has been commonly recognized as a Malay region, but some of its areas are occupied by migrants, especially from Java, such as Sialang Sakti village. These village dwellers strive to preserve Javanese art and culture even though they live in the Malay region of Riau. The effort was channeled by establishing...

The postmodernism perspective in art can be identified from the emergence of new ideas in the field of art, in which there are no boundaries. One example of this can be seen in the shift in form and meaning of a traditional Javanese performance art named Reog Kendang. Reog Kendang, a folk art from the...

The background of this research is to understand and know created art and delivered the message, so that all of these things can determine the quality of an art work. The elements of art criticism in the Grey & Jingga comics are (1) description, (2) formal analysis, (3) interpretation, and (4) assessment...

Wayang suket is an imitation form of various puppet purwa figures made of grass. In the world of education, Wayang Suket can be used as a learning medium to create the process of forming children’s character, interest in learning and valuing cultural heritage. The purpose of this study is used as a medium...

Local wisdom must not be affected by globalization and challenges in the postmodern era. The Sulam Usus craft is a form of local wisdom from Lampung that is continuously developing. This study aims to present an in-depth examination of (1) the Sulam Usus kebaya (traditional Indonesian attire) motif at...

The arrival of contemporary theater performance art in Indonesia cannot be separated with the history of theater performance arts in various regions in Indonesia. The term “contemporary” refers to the current scope and time, as well as a way to indicate that there are developments and changes in theater....

In the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, there was a paradigm shift of thought. The shift is from the audience to the user, from mono media to multimedia, from periodically to real time, from one direction to interactivity, from linear to hypertext, and from data to knowledge. Higher education in art and...

Pandanus woven is one of the artifacts that is still being produced by the community of Tasikmalaya. The aim of this study is to obtain (1) data and information about the development of pandanus woven crafts in Tasikmalaya and (2) the function of pandanus woven crafts in Tasikmalaya. The method of the...

Lambung is the daily wear of Sasak women in ancient times. This study finds that currently, Lambung is only used at certain occasions, such as traditional social ceremonies or events like weddings, circumcision ceremonies, cultural events, and others. The characteristics of Lambung traditional wear have...

This research aims to reveal the meaning of signs in terms of qualisign, sinsign, and legisign, look for the process of sign changes, and reveal the norms of Gejog Lesung art, using Pierce’s semiotic analysis. Data source is a phenomenon that exists in the Gejog Lesung art. The research instruments were...

This study aims to describe learning methods that can be used to enhance creativity in the Batik local content subject in elementary schools. Innovative learning methods are used as skill capitals to face the Industrial Revolution 4.0 era. One step taken to achieve 21st-century skills is through the...

The development in the postmodern era can revitalize the existence of Wayang Beber (a Javanese puppet). This paper was written with qualitative approach and a case study design. Data collection technique was done through literature studies, documentation, and interviews. The data analysis technique was...

Ethnographic research is an in-depth study of natural behavior in a culture that aims to analyze and interpret elements of a cultural group in society. Data in the form of observations, interviews, surveys, and analyzes of written material or recordings were then analyzed using content analysis where...

This research discusses the transformation of the Pakarena Dance in the postmodern era. The dance has experienced social and cultural change and is now known as the Pakarena Anida Dance. Pitirim Sorokin explains the social cultural cycle into ideational, sensate and idealogic that is in line with the...

Beber puppet is a type of Indonesian puppets which is shown not in the form of a shadow image but a picture show. Because what is shown is a series of drawings drawn on a rectangular paper or canvas, the paper or canvas can be rolled up and stretched. The series of drawings depict scenes from a play,...

Branding is one of the competencies that must be mastered by vocational students, especially students majoring in Visual Communication Design. In the current era of globalization, Brands are needed to give an identity as well as to introduce something, both the products and companies. Brands from various...

This article aims to describe the Symbolic Meanings of the Sancaya Kusumawicitra Dance Costume. This article is part of the research that had been carried out, entitled “the development of interactive multimedia in learning the sancaya kusumawicitra dance based on the elaboration theory.” Sancaya Kusumawicitra...

Cirebon is a multicultural area. The word ‘Cirebon’ comes from the word ‘caruban’ which means a mixture. Since the mid-15th century, there have been several census statistical data on various tribes in Cirebon, such as Javanese, Sundanese, Chinese, Persian, Majapahit, and others. Therefore, Paksi Naga...

The purpose of this research is to find out and describe efforts to improve Kolintang learning through the spiral learning approach at SMP Bruderan Purworejo. This study used a spiral learning approach because it was to deal with the difficulties faced by students in learning Kolintang in SMP Bruderan...

The shift from modernism to postmodernism remains an interesting discussion. One of the approaches in this notion is to view postmodern in a constructivist or revisionary model. In this case, postmodernism serves as a follow-up of modernism. From a historical perspective, the total historical model may...

The inevitable technological advances in the fourth industrial revolution have both positive and negative impacts, and one of these negative impacts is shutting down of traditional industries, including the karawo (traditional embroidery) businesses. The arts of karawo will be nowhere to be found or...

This study explores the Panji Mask in Yogyakarta. The development and shift in the function of the Panji Mask result in its unique aesthetic value due to the influence of postmodernism and can be seen in the resulting visual form. This study used a qualitative descriptive case study approach. Data were...

As the era goes by, Badui art has emerged with various variations as a form of defense to preserve. The history of Badui art tells about the journey of an Islamic religious leader named Abdul Qadir Jaelani. This art was developed in the village of Banjarharjo, Kalibawang sub-district, Kulon Progo District...

Music learning activities cannot be separated from theoretical learning processes and outcomes. In order to support and improve learning processes, interesting learning media are needed. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and the role of the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in...

Archipelago ornaments are the products of Indonesian cultures spread from Sabang to Merauke and passed down from prehistoric times. Nowadays, these archipelago and traditional ornaments have begun to be displaced by the global cultures that prioritize modern minimalist style. Conservation efforts are...

Art closely grows within the community, holding the function of both entertainment and ritual. The art presented in the ceremony does not only have an aesthetic meaning but function as a ceremony comprising myths. Dieng communities in Central Java, Indonesia has an annual dreadlock cutting ritual with...

The fourth industrial revolution is the era of connectedness where information technology connects societies in the world. The Internet as a technology innovation maintains the world connected to become a “placeless connectivity”. It also makes people more dependent on information technology, connectivity,...

This study aims to 1) improve the quality of learning in dance education courses, 2) determine the impact of storytelling methods for Dance Education students. This research is a classroom action research (CAR), with a storytelling approach. The research sample is the students of the sixth semester (class...

This study aims to: 1) develop a student textbook on guitar accompaniment for folk songs; and 2) examine the feasibility of the developed student textbook. This is research and development with the Borg and Gall model that has been modified in six stages, namely: 1) research and information collection,...

This study introduces the Balai Terbang Dance from the Talang Mamak tribe as a ceremonial dance that grows, lives and develops in Indragiri Hulu Regency using qualitative research and a case study approach. The purpose of this study is to depict the Balai Terbang Talang Mamak Dance and its development...

The concept of Joged Mataram is an understanding that must be mastered by dancers who are learning Javanese dance. The mastery of Joged Mataram is significant for people who are learning dance to understand that learning dance beside the physical skills, it must also understand the concepts of dance....

Villages with mural decorations had spread across Java and become new tourist attractions, some of those villages are: Villages on the banks of Code River in Yogyakarta, Jodipan Village in Malang, Rainbow Village in Randusari Semarang and many more. Mural creations that emerge across many urban villages...

Traditional performing arts life was originally used to support traditional ceremonies in Indonesia. These ceremonies serve to maintain human relations with God / Gods and the social welfare. Therefore, traditional performing arts are fully presented. Today, traditional performing arts must face a big...

This article presents the challenges Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) pose to visual art educators, specifically, and the impacts of IR 4.0 on visual arts education, generally. The industrial sector has experienced countless changes through the first three phases of industrial revolutions. The impacts...

This article aims to reveal the teacher’s perception of the use of character-themed children’s songs in PAUD schools in Yogyakarta, especially in the Sleman Regency, in the postmodern era. This research uses quantitative methods, with the type of survey research. The sample in this study were teachers...

Sumenep Palace is one of the artifacts of the cultural heritage buildings found on the eastern part of Madura Island. It was founded by the 31st King Sumenep, Panembahan Somala, one of the ulemas in 1762 with the help of an architect of Chinese descent, Lauw Pia Ngo. The Sumenep Palace was established...

The objective of this research is to reveal and to explain the development of Sere Bissu occurring estimatedly at the same time with atturioloang religion originating from lagaligo, i.e., prehistoric era. When Islam arrived and led in South Sulawesi religion in the beginning of 17th century, the role...

Exploration is investigating or searching the traditional arts that exist in Indonesia. We know that Indonesia is rich country with traditional fine arts consisting of artifacts that can be seen visually, and are a legacy of ancestors that still remains sustainable in certain areas. Indonesian traditional...

This research is In 2012 the government revitalized the Ethnographic Museum of Balanga, the interior layout created following the atmosphere of traditional Dayak tribal life. Collections are organized based on the life cycle, starting from the ceremonies of the birth, marriage and final stages of the...

The scientific paradigm developed from the era of mythic society around before the 15th century and then stepped on modern society in the early 17th century. In this modern era the rapid development of science with the paradigm of logical empiricism, realistic observation through the senses and the laboratory...

Society’s understanding of Jathilan art has not shifted from the roots of tradition. However, the fact nowadays is that Jathilan has developed rapidly with various types and styles of presentation and orientation. The diversity of the types of Jathilan created has the aim to provide attraction, so that...

Innovation is an effort to develop new products using the basic idea of traditional art developed in the community through learning art in higher education. The development of learning to make creative masks involves the aspects of preservation and development to make good quality products. This research...

Philosophical discourse on arts by artists can be deemed unnecessary because arts by themselves have been eloquent. However, the present writer is convinced that the cognitive dimension of art is inseparable from discourse. In that way art can trigger intellectual arguments to increase the effectiveness...