7/5/2023 0 Comments Wayang water puppetryHanuman the son of Lord Surya (God of Wind) is a white monkey in Javanese wayang, is a student and teacher. He led the Duchy Madukara, the territory of Amarta. Arjuna characterizes ingenuity, quiet, meticulous, courtesy, daring and savior of the weak. Besides being a student at Padepokan Sukalima Rishi Drona, he also became the pupil of Rishi Untarayana Padmanaba. In the world of puppetry, Arjuna is described as a warrior who likes to wander and studies asceticism. Some characteristic of Arjuna puppet version may different from the Arjuna in the Mahabharata of India. The figure of the famous and heroic story told in an ancient Hindu literature called Ramayana, spread from South Asia to Southeast Asia.Īrjuna is a leading figure in the shadow puppet world in the Javanese culture. According to the Hindu point of view, it is the seventh Awatara Lord Vishnu who came to Earth in the time of Tretayuga. He came from the kingdom of Kosala which had its capital Ayodhya. In Hinduism, Rama is a famous legendary king of India who allegedly lived in the time of Tretayuga, descendant of the Solar Dynasty or Suryawangsa. Here are some of the legendary characters in the Wayang world. A master puppeteer is able to incorporate the teachings of kindness with examples of actual and factual cases along with skillful singing, graceful movements and mysticism to influence the audience as a mastermind or ‘wicaksono’ or wise. The traditional puppet performance has a lot of room to entertain the audience. Thus the audience sees the silhouette of the artistic shadows. The original Indonesian Wewayang art performances represent the human life (micro-cosmos) and its interaction with a large universe (macro-cosmos.Īlthough it can be argued, that the reason for the name is more to do with the technique, where the audience is behind the screen (the white cloth screen) and the puppet characters played by the puppeteers in front. Wewayangan puppets are about human characters – interacting between human, God’s premises, and the Creator Himself. The word Wayang is derived from the word ‘wewayangan’ which means shadow or depiction. An affirmation of the twin elements that co-exist in this universe: day and night, male – female, black – white, good – evil. All of the puppet elements, from the puppeteer to color and decoration system is a graceful lesson on goodness.Ī wayang show is a guidance on a righteous life and there is no “grey”, only contrasts: right or wrong, good or bad, reward or punishment, and so on. The performance is based on philosophy of life and imparts noble message and teachings. A puppet show showcases the local genius and the poetry and wisdom of our ancestors.Ī number of artistes are required to create a puppet and in a sense this embodies the unity of aesthetic values, ethics and philosophy. The typical form of puppets, featuring the visual art and craft art has to be very aesthetically precise. Wayang is a traditional art form that has flourished through the ages with some modifications through time. Various forms of puppets are found not only in Java, but also in South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Bali and Lombok. This spirit is evidence that the shadow puppet is not going to disappear because it is still loved by so many people. Leather shadow puppet shows in Central Java, such as in Yokyakarta, East Java and Jakarta (or shadow puppet shows in West Java) or in any other Java regions, are always flooded with large number of spectators. However, shadow puppetry and other Wayang remain popular. Modernization and invasion of Western culture through television and any other medias has made young Indonesian generation is more familiar with the western culture than their own, and the younger generation in Indonesia’s major cities such as Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya are no longer familiar with wayang. UNESCO recognized wayang on November 7th 2003, as World Master Piece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This art form has a very long history and continues to evolve such that Wayang is no longer just a medium for worship of (pre-Hindu), a magical-religious and education (Hindu-Buddhist era), but has now developed into a medium of revelation, preaching, education, understanding of philosophy, as well as entertainment (Islamic era until present). The process of making Wayang and the subsequent performance includes acting, singing, music, speech, literary, painting, sculpturing, chiseling, carving, and painting. Wayang or shadow puppets are inseparable from Indonesian culture.
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