Conference paper
THE BLENDING OF LOCAL CULTURE AND CHINESE VALUES IN CREATING LASEM BATIK
Local culture is generally given new Islamic values. Local culture and Islamic values have become a reference in the creation of works of art that breathe Islam. Islamic values that give new values, such as the prohibition of drawing living creatures. Therefore, batik that meets with Islamic values will show pictures of trees or flowers. Batik will bring out beings like animals, but composed of leaf ornaments.
The touch of local culture and Islamic values in traditional batik motifs arose with new meanings. The value of Islam is never separated from the Arabic writings because the Qur'an is written in Arabic letters; therefore Islamic values are then manifested in the form of calligraphy or Arabic-like forms of writing. Batik also appears with a new interpretation.
As is the case in some other Islamic countries in the archipelago there is a cultural interaction between local cultural traditions and Islamic values. Some of the ornamental art in the Hindu period (Majapahit) which is then processed into the principles of understanding the breath of Islam. If the existence of Islamic visual art is considered a physical dimension, it will be related to the idea and social system that develops in pre-Islam societies that favor ceremonies.
Keywords
batik Nusantara, values of Islam, interpretation
