Othak-Athik Gathik, Othak-Athuk Gathuk (Finely Conecting, Adjusting, Modyifying, Refining, Tweaking): The Road to Creativity

Marianto, M. Dwi (2017) Othak-Athik Gathik, Othak-Athuk Gathuk (Finely Conecting, Adjusting, Modyifying, Refining, Tweaking): The Road to Creativity. Creative Arts Journal Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, RMUTR. pp. 1-6.

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Abstract

This article is intended to expose the traditional Javanese phrase that reads "Othak athik gathik, othak athuk gathuk" (linking or uniting things that were previously unconnected), in relation to creating new metaphors for art, which I use to think on and do art The essence of art is creativity, while metaphors are the essence of the language of art When a new metaphor is created essentially we go through a process linking things that were not connected, to unify them, trying out and tinkering with different things so that they fit (are cohesive and work well), and refining or modifying things to find solutions However, these sorts of creative processes have never been recognized and have been disregarded and even considered irrelevant Othak athik gathic, othak athuk gathuk, has essentially never been discussed in the academic world This process is misunderstood as activities with no clear footing that are considered unscientific by art academics, who nowadays tend to be overly reductionist and linear At least, this is a growing trend in the academic world of art (where I teach), which has become increasingly formalistic

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