THE UNIQUENESS OF SURABAYA'S VISUAL

ART

Visual Art 1

INTRODUCTION

On Friday, we went outing and visited 2 places which is Balai Pemuda and Surabaya gift shop Gae Kon Tok. Finally we categorized Surabaya visual art into Clothes, Painting, Handcraft, Statue.

LOGOS

Recently, Surabaya has been using many logos to promote what Surabaya have. For now schools, organizations has been using many Tugu Pahlawan in their logo. But some gift shop, they prefer use Suro and Boyo statue because they think Suro and Boyo statue is more famous as a logo for Surabaya. Next slide we will show you some school, organizations and shop logo that use Tugu Pahlawan. Except for Sparkling Surabaya.

LOGO 1&2

LOGO 3&4

LOGO 5&6

LOGO 7&8

PAINTINGS

Mr. M Sochieb

MR. M SOCHIEB

One of the greatest painter in Surabaya is Mr. M Sochieb. The themes of his paintings is about the spirit of Surabaya citizen against the Dutch colonialism on 10 November 1945. In 1965 he started his exhibition for his paintings. Every time he has an exhibition, he starts it on 10 November. No one exactly know why, Mr. Sochieb was born in 1931. When he is 31 years old, he started painting.

This painting describes Surabaya society with a

chest as a shield sacrifice for the sake of their nation. They dared to climb the

tower of the hotel by waving the Red-White.

This painting shows war without strategy is a waste. Death without meaning. We

are aware of his own strength. Enemy ambush,

seized the fortress.

The war has cost human values , destruction, misery

and death. Although all gone in waste however, for the

right of free land, there are still requirements without

sacrifice, namely: "The Way of Peace"

CLOTHES

Udeng, Modern T-Shirt, Bonek, Cak Ning

T-SHIRT (MODERN)This is the sample of modern T-Shirt that

we found from Gae Kon Tok. It is identical cartoon and always shows anything that represents Surabaya. They design it in a cartoon way to make it interesting. The

example in this picture is identical Rujak Cingur that people cant find it anywhere

except in Surabaya. It is made from cotton and a very comfortable smooth cloth.

The characteristic is they always uses cartoon for modern effect and uses many

different color not like Udeng. Their picture is interesting to attract people.

People style it simple like Surabaya style, T-shirt in general and long or half short

pants.

You can find it in Gae Kon Tok gift shop in Jl. Klampis.

UDENG (TRADITIONAL)

This hat is called Udeng and originally design from Surabaya. It shows Surabaya identity because of its color that is similar to each from. The triangle behind to show that guys are proud wearing the one similar color. They believe if “Udeng” guys wearing uses many different materials and shapes, the unique their life is.Chacteristic: • Always have the typical triangle

behind the hat • Color is always similar to each

other (one theme)Cak Suroboyo usually wear it certain and traditional ceremony. Sometimes they use as an accessories daily to keep tradition and to respect gods.We can find it in every souvenir store in Surabaya. Balai Pemuda sell Udeng too.

BONEK TSHIRTThis is another t-shirt that is famous for Surabaya supporters in soccer which is Persebaya. Persebaya is

famous for the fans “Bonek” which means Bondo Nekad. Persebaya it

self uses Tugu Pahlawan symbol and Suro and Boyo statue. Usually Bonek wore the t-shirt when Persebaya is playing a match againts other city

teams. We can find and support Bonek t-shirts by buying it near the

soccer field where Persebaya playing. There are also Bonek t-shirts in Surabaya gift shop and

general t-shirt shops.

KEBAYAThis is the traditional

clothes for Surabaya’s girl. It is simplem just sarung

Batik with Kebaya. It is full of flowers and again the

Batik is usual color and only used one themed color. It is made from thick cloth and

flower detailing in the Kebaya. The Kebaya is made from smooth and thin cloth.

SOUVENIRS

Glass, Key Chains, Bags, Handcraft form woods

KEY CHAINS

This is another useful way of promoting Surabaya through making souvenirs. This

is a printed key chains that use many different kinds of symbol that represents

Surabaya. The example is Semanggi leaves and the old symbol of Surabaya’s Suro and Boyo with a lion beside. We can find it in gift shop or you can make it yourself by printing and cresting your own designs that represents Surabaya. We think it is

better if the key chains is not from plastic but from wood and we can carving.

SOUVENIRS (MODERN) This is the example of

souvenirs that is useful to promote Surabaya. It is a glass that uses glass that can broke easily. It uses

many motif like Suro and Boyo symbol to promote Surabaya. People usually

uses symbols and buy it to remember their trip to

Surabaya. You can find it in Gae Kon Tok gift shop in JL

Klamplis.

WOOD HANDCRAFT Basically handicraft Surabaya is a sculpture that represent Surabaya culture. This

sculpture use small to medium size. This handcraft Surabaya materials produce by

the foundation of Darul Sukorejo Pasuruan District. There are around 20 types of

handicraft sculpture for example bicycle, bicycle Thailand, India bicycle, tricycle cart,

rickshaw China, Vespa, ox carts to motocross and many more. This handicraft has inspired Jogjakarta crafts. It started 1.5

years ago. The first exhibition of this Surabaya sculpture was in Friday 7-

October-2011 in Grand city Surabaya. The characteristics is always 2 people especially girls sitting wearing Kebaya that is called as

Cak Ning clothes. it is sculptured when 2 girls was fighting and a girl helping a man. It is usually a girl sitting. It can be find in

many traditional gift shop like Mirota.

WOOD HANDCRAFT

WOOD HANDCRAFT 2

STATUES

Tugu Pahlawan, jalesvev jayamahe, Suro dan Boyo , Joko Dolok

TUGU PAHLAWANTugu pahlawan is another statue that Surabaya recently use for their Batik.

It is another statue that defines Surabaya after The Suro and Boyo statue. People usually went to Tugu Pahlawan surabaya to know more about Surabaya tempoe doele and now. The year 1920 there is still no Tugu Pahlawan. It is really tall and straight and like usual white color. You can find Tugu Pahlawan near

pasar atom which is in the Jembatan Merah and Kya-Kya area. People use

it as the logo of Surabaya.

JALESVEVA_JAYAMAHE

We can find this Jaleveva Jayamahe in the port to

Kalimantan here in Surabaya. It is really big that is it bigger than the ship that will go back and forth to

island. Is it made by like steel mixed with rocks that mixed with glass to. It is not complete rocks

and cement like Tugu Pahlawan. It is just a statue like liberty but not as famous as Tugu Pahlawan or Suro and Boyo statue. It is usual like all statue full of square and

people standing.

SURO DAN BOYO

This is the very famous statue that defines Surabaya. Based

on the information, this symbol has been change 3 times up to

now. Is is made from brink, rock and cement. You can find this

near the zoo in Surabaya. People usually take pictures

and directly went to the zoo if it is holiday. It is typical Surabaya

using lines.

JOKO DOLOGA STATUE INFORM OF BUDDHA FROM 13TH

CENTURY.

Joko Dolog is a buddhist statue build in the year 1289 to honor

the funeral of King Kertanegara. It is believed to be carried to

Surabaya 300 years ago. In front of the statue there are a big stone

with Javanese literature containing the inscription of Joko Dolog. It can be found on Taman

Aspari street.

SEMANGGI BATIK KHAS SURABAYA

This is one of the famous Batik from Surabaya. Here we can see the semanggi leaves and famous

suro and boyo is fighting. It is made from cloth is thick one. It

doesn’t use many color llike madura but surabaya’s batik

characteristic is they only use one theme of color. We can find

it in Batik House.

BATIK MANGROVEThis is a special batik motif-based

of mangroves so we called it "Batik Mangrove"

The color that been used for this Batik is more of bright colors like orange, yellow, red, purple and

brown in general. Batik mangrove has a specific designs with the motif of flora and fauna

that live in the mangrove ecosystem like leaves, flowers,

fruits, as well as animals like fish, crabs and shrimp. each motif of mangrove comes with different

name based on the motif in specific. 

The characteristic of this type of visual art is they used small motif

and repeat it more than usual batik and used it over and over.

ANALYZING - LALA

We didn’t find much info about Surabaya visual art that real comes from Surabaya. But from what me and my group notice, Surabaya use many typical things like only uses 1 theme color and use lines and shapes especially wavy, straight and rectangles. Nowadays surabaya has been using many Tugu Phlawan statues as symbol and surrounded by Semanggi leaves which is real from Surabaya. Tradition of design house that up to know still been use is old building is art novo style. It is a door that is like window from glass. So there is no window instead they use doors. Right now there is no painters that paints certain tradition and typical of surabaya like Suro and boyo statue, tugu pahlawan, semanggi leaves but the paint most of abstract. There are many things that Surabaya always use as their tradition. I guess it is important that should keep that tradition because with that tradition is the thing that defines Surabaya.

ANALYZING-ALDO

Actually we from our excursion we find some new Surabaya tradition. For example udeng and semanggi. When we have found that tradition of Surabaya we start searching the information of another visual art. Like paintings we find painter M Sochieb. He paint a painting about Surabaya war.

ANALYZING-MICHELLE

Surabaya visual art is important because if we don’t preserve our visual art, our visual art could be taken by other country and we should create more because it can attract visitors to go to Surabaya.

ANALYZING - KEVIN

I think keeping Surabaya’s visual art is important for me. It is important to attract people attention to love Surabaya city and know that Surabaya is rich of tradition. Surabaya’s culture is different from other city that the material are different and they use many different symbol one of them that are famous is Suro and Boyo symbol.

CO N CLU SION

Surabaya is rich of tradition but the only thing is we can’t show it effectively and properly. I think we all should help promoting Surabaya using many different ways so that now Surabaya can be define easily and be different from other city’s identity. It is important to keep our tradition to because it is what we called city identity so we should keep it and use it. Yes, people can modify but the point of modify is to only decorate and make it better to improve but to create new symbol and replace. From now on that we know keeping traditions is important, we should improve and even promote more by designing and promoting to other city.