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| Statue Dewa Ruci In Bali Cultural Perspective |
 According Koentjaraningrat (1990:203-204) every ethnic culture in the world has seven elements of universal culture, namely: 1) language, 2) knowledge system 3) social organization, 4) the system of life and technology equipment, 5) livelihood systems of life 6 ) system of religion, 7) art. Art is one of the seven elements of universal culture, therefore, art or art is a product of a culture of each tribe or nation in the world. To understand a phenomenon that art or art can not be separated from the background where the art was born. In order to understand explore and assess the work effort of a nation's art carefully, it is not enough just to analyze the forms of her art course, literary, artistic voice, dance, dance and art, apparently. Understanding the lifestyle, beliefs and structures of living faith and the life of a society are the joints which is very important in the casting art form and thus is considered an essential to diselami with sympathy and in an orderly manner to be held interpretation and observers, an appropriate (Murdowo, 1967:18). Bali one of Indonesia's ethnic groups have the characteristics of art and culture interesting. Therefore, Bali is still attractive for foreign tourists to visit to see the integrity of cultural aesthetics inspired by a frame of religiosity Hinduism. Based on this famous Bali with a variety of nicknames such as Paradise Island, Paradise created, the island of thousand temples, Island Tourism and others. Talking about the arts in Bali, because of the relationship with the art of the Hindu religion can not be separated, it can foster a very profound art in society in various fields, especially in the field of sculpture, art of the gamelan, painting, dance, decorative arts , sculpture and other (Mantra, 1991:5). This was emphasized again by I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa (1952:22) that the arts or arts and culture Bali Bali-Hindu tribes who lived turbulent until now, is essentially a child or a branch of a branch of Hindu Bali. Art by this religion has a very close relationship generally can not be separated from each other. Specifically, if the Hindu Balinese Balinese homeland destroyed by this, can not be denied-Hindu Balinese arts, including literature, art of singing, dancing, sculpture, fine art and painting and the sounds will participate missing. Conversely if the Bali-Hindu art was missing, perhaps a Hindu-Balinese religion Itupun magic too. Despite what you suggested by I Gusti Bagus emperik Sugriwa in reality not convinced, but it is normatik is justified, in the sense there are fears he will be "the extinction of Hindu art tradition". The concept of art in society related to the value of Balinese Hinduism is often manifested in works of art. The beauty of Bali may include aspects as proposed by The Liang Gie (1976:35) that is the beauty of art, natural beauty, the beauty of the moral and intellectual beauty. Two aspects of the rules concerning the last beauty rooted in aesthetic Hinduism. Moral beauty attitudes and behaviors related to the Balinese Hindu religion based on the teachings, as well as intellectual beauty reflected on the meaning of the idea that the contents of any art that is created. Esthetics is one important element in human life. He moves toward constructive human being in various fields of life, among others, to his embarrassment and Rajasika based Satwika (Mantra, op. Cit. P. 12). Satwika Rajasika basis and this is the basics of putting relations with the essence of the beauty of the Hindu religion as the "spirit" of art was born and developed in Bali. Art Bali has grown so rapidly, along with the development of world tourism, the impact of tourism development, the art of creativity comes who tries to beautify the island itself. One of the arts that helped beautify the city spatial structure or road in Bali is the art of sculpture. This sculpture includes sculpture, including art, sculpture and reliefs (Widia, 1991:1). In view of Murdowo (1967:41) that the island is filled with carvings and statues; in the castles, pretending to be on the edge and crossing the road there's always statues carved into a very beautiful and has style for style sculpture tersifat Bali. The sculptures that decorate the corners of the city or crossing the road, like a statue Caturmuka in the heart of Denpasar, Kala Rau statue in the town of Gianyar, Statues Mandara Giri Pemuteran in the City of Gianyar, the god Indra Holy Tirta Keeping in Gianyar and so on. The statues like that source of creation taken from Hindu mythology. In general, the sculptures that decorated the beautiful city of Denpasar, both in the region of Badung regency and the municipality can be classified into 1) statue of Kala; Chess at the intersection Home Jln. Gajah Mada, 2) Memorial Field Puputan Puputan Badung Badung, Captain Japa posthumous monument in Simpang Empat Sanur, Monument Cokorde Great Captain posthumously in Simpang Empat Tresna Gatot Subroto, and the monument of Major posthumously I Gusti Ngurah Bagus Sugianyar in Simpang Empat Ubung Terminal. Monument posthumously I Gusti Ngurah Rai in Pertigaan Tuban Nusa Dua, 3) statue Puppet / The Gods; priest at Holy, Gatotkacasraya Airport Tuban, Simpang Siur Dewaruci in Kuta, and so on. Specifically Denpasar must have more than 20 sculptures, small statues and monuments can be divided into 1) traditional and religious statues from stone, 2) a large sculpture, modern and realistic bronze, 3) small statues and monuments of soft rock or cement coated paint mostly as a protector, and partly because the characteristics kerakyatannya called 'the art of cement'. The statues are to do with: 1) Gods and spirits, 2) the struggle for independence at the beginning or the end of this century, 3) puppet characters, 4) government policies such as elimination of illiteracy and 5) socio-cultural activities of the statue as decoration as we often see the wood for the tourists (Nas, 1996:14). No less interesting to be listened to is the Statue of Dewa Ruci which is located at the intersection of Arterial Nusa Dua, Tanah Lot, the creation of a statue of the god Ruci is a transformation of texts Literary works, especially Javanese version. However, developments in the field of improvisational sculptures there, the presence of this Bhima became an interesting thing to be studied, both materially and conceptually. Is materially corporeal aesthetic aspects that can be digested by the senses of sight, while the conceptual aspects including the implied values of the statue there was Dewa Ruci. As a visualization concept of a religious doctrine, then the Statue of Dewa Ruci / Nawa Ruci life full of meaning and life.
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