THE CO-MODIFICATION OF POLENG FABRIC ON MODERN CLOTHES DESIGN IN DENPASAR

Abstract

Color is one element in fine art which has visual basic that can be seen in any form of things. In Bali, there are certain colors that used within religious ceremony and sacrificed such as white, black, yellow and red as well as white combines to black known as poleng. Poleng represents Balinese’s identity and till now it attaches to Balinese’s culture symbol. During Balinese’s daily life, there are three types of poleng namely black and white combination called poleng rwa bhineda; the combination of black, grey and white called as poleng sudhamala; and the third type is poleng tridatu as the combination of red, black and white. The philosophy of poleng means something which opposite between one into other (rwa bhineda). Poleng also known as saput poleng is used as wastra in holy temple or pelinggih, statue guards in front of house’s gate which symbolize guards.
By seeing the fact of nowadays development concerning the used of poleng from sacrificed matter which turn into fabric material for common clothes influenced by commodification process. The used of poleng as common material for clothes is beautifully and nicely designed which very different compare to the used as wastra which has sacred value. Based on it philosophy study both saput poleng as sacred or profane are having the same meaning that is about differentiation which hardly to seperate