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Gadamer's Hermeneutic Analysis For Digital Illustration Barong & Rangda On Emba Jeans By Illustrator Monez Ni Nyoman Sri Witari; I Wayan Swandi; I Wayan Setem; Alit Kumala Dewi
Warna Komunikasi Vol 1 No 2 (2025): Journal of Visual Art and Design Studies: Les-Guet's
Publisher : Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25078/lg.v1i2.5500

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Emba Jeans products promoted in the July 2023 season are rich in Balinese tradition, transforming the figures of Barong and Rangda as objects of creativity. The reproduction of the meaning of the text contained in the illustrations is very unique and rich with interpretations This study aims to describe relevant interpretations and understandings to explore the meaning and aesthetic value of Monez's digital illustrations that compose Barong and Rangda as the main characters on Emba Jeans products with the theme "Chatarsist,  Music Turns Tragedy into Rhapsody" using Gadamer's hermeneutic theory approach. This research is important considering that Emba uses elements of Balinese cultural symbols as a source of creativity. The research method uses a qualitative approach, which is descriptive interpretive, with the research object of the characters of Barong and Rangda in the illustrations of Emba Jeans which are analyzed with four conceptual variables according to Gadamer's hermeneutics, namely historical analysis, dialectical analysis, prejudice analysis, and linguistic analysis. The results of the interpretation of the meaning obtained from this illustration are that Barong and Rangda are considered as symbols of catharsis, which is reflected by the activities of meditating and playing musical instruments as a representation of a means of human psychological reflection that is able to change negative things into great joy and enthusiasm.
THE AESTHETICS OF RESISTANCE: AN INSTALLATION BY JOMPET KUSWIDANANTO Walid Syarthowi Basmalah; I Wayan Adnyana; I Wayan Setem; I Wayan Karja
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Literature Vol. 5 No. 4 (2026): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND LITERATURE
Publisher : Yayasan Education and Social Center

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53067/ijomral.v5i4.467

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This article examines how Jompet Kuswidananto formulates a counter-hegemonic aesthetics through installation works that combine spectral figures, sonic orchestration, and material icons to challenge dominant narratives of history and Javanese-Indonesian identity in the post-New Order era. The research data consist of in-depth interviews with Jompet (2024-2025), exhibition documentation, and secondary literature. The analysis focuses on Java's Machine: Phantasmagoria (2008), which presents a parade of “ghost soldiers” and hybridises marching-band sounds with Javanese symbols, and on After Voices (2016), which articulates political memory and collective movement. The findings reveal three principal counter-hegemonic aesthetic devices: (1) spectrality, which reactivates historical trauma and destabilises the authority of representation; (2) sonic-politics, which inserts irony into militaristic and nationalist forms of discipline; and (3) symbolic iconoclasm, exemplified by the use of crystal chandeliers as allegories for the collapse of colonial power. Drawing upon Antonio Gramsci's theory of hegemony, Stuart Hall's concept of representation, and Claire Bishop's writings on installation art, this study demonstrates that Jompet’s works create a space for negotiating meaning, enriching the discourse of contemporary art in Southeast Asia. This article contributes to cultural studies by proposing the “Three S” matrix (spectrality, sonic politics, and symbolic iconoclasm) as an analytical framework for examining counter-hegemonic strategies in installation art