Visual Communication in Art and Design (DVI 2034)

SONGKET.

The name 'songket'  comes from the Malay word menyongket ( or menyungkit), which has variously been interpreted as 'to embroider' and 'to lever up'. Songket is lustrous beauty and distinguishes it from the myriad of handwoven textiles found elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

'SONGKET [WAS] A DOMINANT FEATURE OF LIFE AT THE MALAY COURTS'.

That luxurious patterned textiles such as kain limar songket as well as decorative cloths imported from India, China, Arabia and Persia were a dominant feature of life at the Malay courts is indisputable. However, origins of songket and kain limor weaving in the Malay Peninsula.

PATTERN AND MOTIF: ALLUSIONS AND ABSTRACTIONS.

The element of symmetry visible in the design structure of songket also characteristic of the patterns and motifs on the cloths, particularly organic motifs and changes in the design. Regularity is reflected in repeat - patterned trellis-like chesterfields and triangular motifs at the central sections or ends of the cloths.

MEANINGFUL MOTIFS.

The most prominent motifs on songket are derived from the natural world, with shifting stars, drizzling rain and floating clouds, undulating waves and swirling waters forming an endless ballet if curves, undulations, bends and spins, The vegetable kingdom flaunts its procession of colorful blooms, succulent fruits, fragrant spices and lush tropical plants, among them the ubiquitous triangular-shaped root of the giant bamboo. Outstandingly, rich, albeit stylized, animal kingdom featuring, most conspicuously, the elegant feathers of the cockerel's tail but also butterflies, sea horses,the teeth of sharks, grasshopper and dragonflies, the head of flies, the legs centipedes and the elbows of flying foxes.

MOTIF AND COSMOLOGY.

Cosmology is combine word from 'kosmos' and 'logos' are from Yunani words.

The Selections of Motifs based On Interest.

The inspired motifs source from cosmos also can be contribute in textile motifs, even tho,is not main inspiration. Choosing unique motifs are most important beside unique motifs symbol that produced by 28  times compared with only 18 times. Another inters such as smell, food source, color, ceremony, science puller, decorative/aesthetic, Hindu influenced and colonizer, memory,easy to get and form terms use found not affect this motif election.

Motif Election based on the Uniqueness.

In terms of the unique motif celestial source of cosmic unique encourage artists and designers create pattern and textiles, for example: 'awan larat' was born form a series of plant such as flowers, leaves, veins, and twigs, while the stars and sun blindness by shape or radiation.

In judging this beauty, beauty is based on the traditional taste different form modern taste. People nowadays are looking new thing more beautiful on shape and color. Beside from, the people in the past, they look something beautiful and unique is something that has to do with life and feeling.

Motif election based on symbol. 

Cosmos oriented motif selection is made based on observation. in the production of symbolic motifs, meaning designers produced motif by painting something that has to do with form and color. For example:

star twinkling in the sky described by the designers with a keen illustration motifs at the end,for the motif moon, its is made in the form of a circle is not full, while the sun is depicted as a line out from the center.All of which have to do with the incident that became a symbol of the birth of memory that the motif this resource.

The source of Cosmos Technique based on the Batik and Songket.

  The study found that the technique of batik production particularly, batik stamps is type, while the motif cosmos using songket is 15 type. In 1900 to 1960 did not produce a motive batik technique rather than the source of the cosmos. The next year, the situation have change because earnings motif by motif of seven different type of resources cosmos compared with songket by only two in the same year.

   Concluded that, the production of motif cosmos more on technique of batik. However, using the technique of cosmos batik motif centered on the sun and the cloud only. Different technique involve songket from cosmos source celestial source such as the sun, moon, stars and the cloud.

Motif Batik and Songket from Cosmos Source based on Tend.

 Analysis cosmos motif made by three trends motif selection.

1. First trend, is generating the original source of the motif based on traditional by past motif with connection formerly associated with the Malay community.
2. Second trend, is generating the motif that influenced by the modern term or contemporaneity have connection with production abstract motif.
3. Third trend, is generating motif that have combination between traditional and modern, this combination feature included traditional and modern feature.

With this three motif, most traditional motif are most produced, which is represented by 22 type, compared with the modern trend of traditional motif and moderns combination of only by six type.

 Most of the motif has been produce are pure motif that inspired from cosmos with beautiful celestial events.

 However, traditional motif are among the biggest motif because the motif could be change from the original motif or designer emulate the original source. In the end, motif production cosmos source are more tied up with two combine trends modern and traditional motif.    

Motif Batik and Songket from cosmos source by Inspiration.

Production cosmos motif based on two source of inspiration,namely original origin and shape.
Cosmos motif chosen more to the source of origin because the resulting motif imitated rather than natural resources and also the source of origin.The motif source of this custom, generated based on the motives of origin that have been modified custom.
 Overall,most of the cosmos motif, in particular to kept the origin form, proportionate with batik are more to create motif.
Cosmos motif produced from origin source are more important, namely 29 type are more produce from generated from 12 form only.  

Source from: 'MOTIF DALAM BATIK DAN SONGKET MELAYU'.

Final ASSESSMENT.

Solar System with Songket Motif.

SUN. 
Diameter:1,392,684 km
Temperature: 15 million degree Celsius.

because the sun it hot and shine bright, that show variation to our live and planet, to show variant Bunga cengkih variation motif are suitable for represent the sun.  

MERCURY
Diameter:4,8791 km
Temperature: -173-427 degree Celsius.

Active and dynamic planet, have a thin atmosphere and its surface is solid and covered with craters. Bunga Cendawan variation motif are choose to represent the planet to show the solid and covered with craters.

VENUS.
DIAMETER: 12,104 KM
TEMPERATURE: 162 DEGREE CELSIUS.
Has thick atmosphere, visible in naked eyes in the morning and evening sky.know as earth twin.Bunga Gorek motif to represent the planet because, its smaller then earth, and have solid core. 

EARTH.
Diameter:12,742 km.
Temperature:-88 to 58 degree Celsius. 
Tampuk kesemak motif can represent the earth,the motif have been combine to represent the land and wide ocean that cover the planet.

MARS.
Diameter: 6,792 km

Temperature:-65 degree Celsius.

Tampuk kecupu motif,can show the surface in the mars planet that have rough surface and many canyons.
  

JUPITER.
Diameter:116,464 km
Temperature: -139 degree Celsius.

This planet full with gas most of them mostly Hydrogen(H2) and Helium(He). Tampuk berembang motif show that the line on the plant made by gas.

SATURN.
Diameter:146,464 km
Temperature:-139 degree Celsius.

Saturn have many layer on the ring that circle around the planet. Bunga Matahari motif with this motif combine with the variation.

URANUE.
Diameter: 51,118 km
Temperature:197 degree Celsius. 

Rotate tilted as degrees,rotating clockwise,have rings that narrow. The motif bunga cendawan are over lay to show the outer ring.

NEPTUNE.
Diameter:2,322 km
Temperature:-229 degree Celsius.

Smallest outer planet, belong the catogry of gas as well as ice giants,with that the bunga melur motif can represent the planet because to show the planet small.