Indung Artworks

Abstract

All cultures know mothers and tend to be interpreted as biological mothers, women who conceive and give birth. In Sundanese culture, mother is known as indung, which is contained in the philosophy and cosmology of Sundanese culture. Indung in Sundanese culture is found in Sundanese literature, waditra and others. In literature there are in paribasa, babasan, carita pantun, and kawih. Indung in paribasa are like indung nu ngakandung bapa nu ngayuga, indung tungguling rahayu bapa pujaning waluya. Indung contained in the philosophy and cosmology of Sundanese culture has an invisible meaning, so the meaning must be searched. Searching for indung is an attempt to find out the meaning of indung in Sundanese culture, then to be presented into the form of artwork. Indung artwork through experiments that have been carried out include screen printing, glass painting, and batik techniques. The method used in making art is the Art Based Research.

Keywords: Indung, Sundanese, Meaning, Art Based Research