The Appreciation of Nature for the Design Creativity on Songket Weaving Cloth

Abstract

Symbol is a means of non-verbal communication which is generally used in culture. The use of symbols is for the needs of expressing cultural elements possessed by an ethnic or even a nation. For example, various symbols are used on songket weaving cloth and the symbols are interpreted having different meaning based on the cultural background of the people where the songket weaving cloth is produced. This is qualitative research focuses on the symbols and meaning delivered on the design of Balinese songket weaving cloth. The research uses observation method and deep interviews for data collection. Theories of linguistic semantic and linguistic semiotic are applied for the need of the analysis. The analysis highlights on the type and meaning of symbols. The results show there are five classifications of symbol based on the motif design. The interpreted meaning of every symbol is generally to the nature appreciation since the artists life is very close to nature.

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