Eko Sugiarto, Abdul Halim bin Husain, Muh Ibnan Syarif, Putri Khoirin Nashiroh, Meina Febriani
Batik is a traditional Indonesian textile, which has been transformed functionally as an aesthetic element in the interiors. This transformation of the function of batik produces an aesthetic relationship between traditional textile art and interior design as well as personal interactions in art.This study examines the case of the application of batik as an interior element in urban spaces Indonesia. It aims to reveal the motives, principles, and implications of the aesthetic function of Batik textiles in urban interiors.It employed phenomenology as a research methodology and presents a number of interior loci of public spaces collected directly or from online documents available in various digital media platforms. The research interprets the contribution of batik motifs as an aesthetic element in urban interior landscapes in cafes, restaurants, public spaces, and hotels, as shifting between the traditional symbolic meanings and the modern functional aesthetics.The findings of the aesthetic relations show three kinds of functional-aesthetic changes to batik works in the field of urban interiors in Indonesia. It has also revealed a new aesthetic function of ornaments: the negotiating and communicative functions. © (2023). All Rights Reserved.
Visual Art Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia; Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan, Malaysia; Department of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia; Department of Languages, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
