%0 Journal Article
%@ ISSN 2224-6061 (Paper) ISSN 2225-059X (Online)
%A Guntur, Guntur
%A The Batik Department, The Indonesian Institute of Arts, Surakarta,
%F eprintsOLD:10
%I published by IISTE
%J Journal of Arts and Design Studies
%K Alas, gunung, Alas-alasan , motif, batik, Java
%P 38-51
%T Alas and Gunung: Their Representation in the Javanese  Traditional Batik
%U http://repository.isi-ska.ac.id/10/
%V 27
%X Alas-alasan is one of the traditional Javanese batik motifs. Motifs that represent the phenomena of alas (forest)  and gunung (mount) are not only belonging to the royal palace batik vocabulary, but also to the one found  outside the palace. For the Javanese, alas and gunung are two important sites. In the Javanese political  phenomena, alas is where the forerunner of establishment Javanese palace. At the same time, it is believed that  gunung is the center of cosmic balance, as the nail of the world. That is why alas becomes an inspiration of  aesthetic creation whose expression can be found in a variety of artifacts by using a variety of media. In addition  to representing the alas, Alas-alasan motifs are also understood as representation of gunung in which various  types of animals are depicted in it. This is understandable, because the alas is mostly located in gunung and hill  areas as habitat for various wildlife. Among various existing types of ornamental motifs, representation of alas in  the traditional Javanese batik motif known as Alas-alasan shows different depiction techniques. In addition,  among Alas-alasan motif in the traditional Javanese batik at different regions, there is a different delineation as  well.  Keyword: Alas, gunung, Alas-alasan , motif, batik, Java