IMAGINARY CREATURES AS A REFLECTION OF IMAGINATION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PAINTING (MANGSA SERIES)

• Main Author: Putri Herwita, Aulia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/68268
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

"Being" or better known as "Makhluk" in Indonesian has become a subject in the field of philosophy. The existence of this creature itself can be broadly divided into two rough divisions, namely creatures that have physical and real forms and creatures that are unreal. However, this has actually become an interesting debate among philosophers because the definition of the existence of a physical being has reached a stage where the classification of "physical" and "non-physical" levels with the parameters "real" and "unreal" is considered unreasonable. . The work "MANGSA Series" is an attempt by the author to be able to describe the visualization of the existence of this "creature" or "being" form the author’s imagination as a living entity with reflection and basic exploration on the basic elements of art such as line, shape, and color. Painting media was chosen by the author as the right media because of the author's need to explore the existence of pseudo-space and the sense of "life" in a two-dimensional field. The technique of abstraction or simplification of form from lines, shapes, and colors was finally chosen in the contemplation and search of the author to create works that focus on exploring the boundaries of the depiction of living things. The medium used is acrylic on canvas. The author hopes that this work can provide a visualization of the author's contemplation of the essence of "creatures" and can inspire its own views or meanings to the audience.