2. INTRODUCTION
We visited two places to find out about Surabaya‟s Visual Art -Balai Pemuda and
a gift shop called Gae Koen Thok. We categorized Surabaya‟s visual art into the
following catergories -
Logos
Clothing
Paintings
Handcrafts
Statues
3. LOGOS
One form of visual art is a logo. A logo is used to represent the
identity of organizations, schools, companies, and government
agencies. Many of the logos found in Surabaya use the icons Sura and
Baya (shark and crocodile) and the Tugu Pahlawan monument. This
makes them unique because these two things are only found in
Surabaya.
9. MR. M SOCHIEB
One of the greatest painters in Surabaya is Mr. M. Sochieb. The
themes of his paintings are unique because he showed the spirit and
bravery of Surabaya citizen when they fought against the Dutch
colonialist during the war on 10 November 1945. In 1965 he started
his first exhibition. Every time he has an exhibition, he starts it on 10
November to coincide with the date of the war.
10. This painting shows Surabaya‟s youth
climbing Yamato Hotel ( now
Majapahit Hotel) and tearing down
blue flag of the Dutch.
11. Mr. Sochieb uses this painting to
show that war without strategy is a
waste and can cause unnecessary
death. The soldiers ambushed the
enemy and seized the fortress.
12. In this painting Mr. Sochieb wanted
to show that the war has cost human
lives, causing destruction, misery and
death.
13. CLOTHING
The kinds of clothes we will look at to analyse Surabaya’s visual art are Udeng , T-
Shirt, and kebaya (traditional dress)
14. T-SHIRT (MODERN) This is a sample of modern T-Shirt
that we found in Gae Koen Thok.
The design uses cartoon characters
that represent the ingredients of
„rujak cingur‟, which is a traditional
salad from Surabaya. It makes this
t-shirt unique because all of the
ingredients are drawn in cartoon
and they add smiley faces in each
of the cartoon they draw. Captions
also adds meaning.
15. This unique hat originated from Surabaya and is
UDENG (TRADITIONAL) called „ Udeng‟. It shows Surabaya‟s identity because
of the color, design, and motif.
The characteristics :
• It has the typical triangle behind the hat which
make it unique and different from other
traditional hats such as Jogjakarta‟s and
Surakarta‟s hats.
• It uses only one color
• It is used in formal ceremonies which are held
by Surabaya‟s government.
16. This is the traditional clothes worn by
KEBAYA
the girls of Surabaya. It is simple
sarong unique to Surabaya, with Batik
on the bottom and Kebaya on top.
The top they wear is made of colorful
cotton fabric and decorated by
handmade lace. The batik motif is
taken from original motifs of
Surabaya such as the „Sawunggaling
Motif ‟ (rooster). It is also influenced
by Madura‟s batik which has flowers
and bird motifs.
18. KEY CHAINS
These key chains are souvenirs
promoting Surabaya. They use many
symbols of Surabaya and historical
events, such as „Semanggi‟ leaves, the old
Surabaya‟s logo, and the speech of Bung
Tomo (one of Surabaya‟s heroes). These
are unique and make people remember
the importance of historical building,
events, and symbols of Surabaya.
19. This is a sample of souvenirs that to
SOUVENIRS (MODERN)
promote Surabaya. It is a mug that
uses motifs such as the Suro and
Boyo symbols to promote Surabaya in
a uniques way. People usually buy it to
remember their trip to Surabaya.
20. WOOD HANDCRAFT
This is one of the famous
wooden handcraft in Surabaya.
Thesestarted to become famous
around 1.5 years ago. This craft
has influenced Jogja‟s craft. This is
unique, showing Surabaya‟s
citizens carrying out their daily
activities.
22. Tugu Pahlawan is a famous
TUGU PAHLAWAN
monumental statue that represents
the history of Surabaya. It shows how
the youth of Surabaya defended their
city from a Dutch attack on 10th
November 1945. Recently this
Surabaya‟s icon was used as a batik
motif. People usually go to the Tugu
Pahlawan Monument to find out
more about Surabaya „s history.
23. The Jaleveva Jayamahe monument is in the port
JALESVEVA_JAYAMAHE
of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya. It symbolizes the
motto - "In the sea we are glorious”. This giving
credence to Indonesia‟s maritime army that
protect the ocean territory of Indonesia. The
monument is 30.6 meters high and was designed
by Nyoman Nuarta, a famous artists from Bali.
That is why this statue is unique.
24. This is a very famous statue that defines
Surabaya. This symbol has been changed
SURO DAN BOYO
3 times over the years. Is is made from
brick, rock and cement. You can find this
in front of Surabaya‟s Zoo.. This statue
is unique because it make people
remember the legend of Surabaya.
25. JOKO DOLOG
A STATUE OF BUDDHA FROM THE
13TH CENTURY.
Joko Dolog is a Buddhist statue built
in 1289 to honor the death of King
Kertanegara. It is believed to be
carried to Surabaya 300 years ago. In
front of the statue there is a big stone
with Javanese literature containing the
inscription of Joko Dolog. It is found
on Taman Aspari Street. This is
unique because of its historical
values.
26. SEMANGGI BATIK
SURABAYA
This is a unique batik from Surabaya.
The motif used are Semanggi leaves
and the famous icon of Suro and Boyo
fighting. It doesn't use many colors like
Madura‟s batik , only using one theme
of bright colors.
27. This is a special batik motif-based on mangroves
BATIK MANGROVE
hence called "Batik Mangrove“. The colors that
been used are bright, like orange, yellow, red,
purple and brown. Batik mangrove has a specific
designs with the motif of flora and fauna that
live in the mangrove ecosystem. These include
leaves, flowers, fruits, as well as animals like fish,
crabs and shrimp. Each motif of mangrove
comes with different name.
A characteristic of this type of visual art is the
use of a small motif and it‟s repeated to form a
pattern.
29. ANALYZING - LALA
We didn't‟t find a lot of information specific to Surabaya‟s visual art. We found out that
Surabaya‟s visual arts uses specific elements of art, such as one theme of color , lines and
shapes, especially wavy, straight and rectangular. Today Surabaya visual art uses icons such as the
Tugu Pahlawan monument as a symbol and surrounded by Semanggi leaves which originally
represented Surabaya.
There are contemporary painting of Surabaya‟s icon such as the Suro and Boyo
statue, Tugu Pahlawan, Semanggi leaves, with the paintings mostly being abstract. Most of
Surabaya‟s visual art we found in many art galleries are influenced by other‟s city culture, such as
Jogjakarta and Madura. Overall, the importance of Surabaya‟s visual art is to define and show
the identity of Surabaya. The number of visual art in Surabaya is limited that is why we need to
help promote visual art as an important part of Surabaya's culture and heritage.
30. ANALYZING-ALDO
Surabaya‟s visual art is important because it really shows the culture of
Surabaya and it can represent Surabaya to other communities. We from
out during our excursion some new Surabaya traditions related to visual
art.. For example „Udeng and Semanggi‟. The importance of Surabaya‟s
visual art is that it can attract people to come to Surabaya to see the
uniqueness visual art in Surabaya that are different from other cities. This
will therefore help with tourism and help our economy.
31. ANALYZING-MICHELLE
Surabaya‟s visual art is important because preserving our visual art
can prevent other cities taking our visual art and artists and to
preserve our unique cultural identity. We should create more visual
art because it can attract many tourists and visitors to come to
Surabaya so they can remember the beauty of Surabaya and to help
with commerce.
32. ANALYZING - KEVIN
Surabaya‟s visual art is important to me. It is important to attract
people‟s attention to love Surabaya city and know that Surabaya is
rich in cultural tradition. Surabaya‟s visual art is different from other
city because of the materials that are used. We also use many different
unique symbols such as the Suro and Boyo .
33. CONCLUSION
Surabaya has visual art, though the forms of visual art up to now are not as many as Bali
or Jogjakarta. Through visual art, we can help promote Surabaya so our city can be
defined easily and be unique from other cities. Another importance of Surabaya‟s visual
art is to have what we call a „city identity‟, which allows us to be proud of Surabaya.
People can modify the forms of visual art not only to make it better but also to create
new symbols that represent Surabaya‟s identity. This can make people who live or visit
Surabaya remember that Surabaya is the city of Heroes, a stronghold for maritime
activity including both trade and the Indonesian Navy. Through visual art we can show
that we are a unique city with a strong cultural heritage. In the future we need to be more
proactive in promoting Surabaya to the rest of the world through visual art.
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