FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN
FET 638 ASIAN AESTHETIC ART AND CONTEXT
ART AND INDIGENOUS
INDIGENOUS OF ART
NARATIVE FISHERMAN PEOPLE
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to examine the daily activities of fishermen in the form of socio -economic narrative in the form of content and context. This study is also to be used as a concept and basis for the development of ideas about the narative sosia- economy fisherman people.
1. INTRODUCTION
Kuala Rompin is famous for its natural beauty which makes this district famous for its socia-economy in the ocean. The district under the state of Pahang is well known for fishing or fishing activities such as sailfish and lobster which are iconic to this district. Visitors or outsiders also have the opportunity to taste the delicious seafood. The fishing villages here are indeed vast because they are found in all parts of the colony, namely kuala pontian, muazam shah and all over Kuala Rompin. Most of the areas are not only in one colony but also cover the entire district of Kuala Rompin. Community activities here are focused on the sea, that is, people who are called fishermen.
Image 1: A port fisherman place in kuala pontian
1. STYLE AND
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Kuala Rompin or Rompin town is the
largest town of Rompin District, southeastern Pahang, Malaysia. It is located
on the South-East coast of Peninsular Malaysia and faces the South China Sea.
It is about 133 km (83 mi) south from Kuantan, the State Capital of Pahang.
From Singapore, travellers must travel 215 km (134 mi) north by the coastal
road via the city of Johor Bahru and the town of Mersing. From the Malaysian
capital of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Rompin is located east and is about 3½ hours
journey by road.
It
was said at one time in this area there is a tree named Ru, or Rhu (Casuarina
equisetifolia). Ru trees are unique compared with other casuarina trees that
live here because of its cascading shape. One story tells of rhu trees having a
circumference that can fit as many as 40 people dining together. At first,
people call this place name as Rhu Ramping, and eventually Rumpin and Rompin.
In colonial days, Kuala Rompin was a fishing
village that is often visited by traders who commute between Singapore and
Kuantan. In 1952 the Pahang state government made Rompin an autonomous
sub-district under Pekan. An Administrative Officer was subsequently appointed,
taking the post of Assistant District Officer, to be stationed in the
autonomous subdistrict; British officer, J.B. Melford was appointed to that
post on 16 December 1952.
On
July 31, 1976, the Sultan of Pahang, His Majesty Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al
Musta'in Billah upgraded Rompin into a full district, hence separating it from
Pekan and making Rompin the ninth district of Pahang. Rompin was given one vote
in the parliament one decade later.
Today,
Rompin District is divided into five mukims (communes), namely Tioman, Endau,
Pontian, Keratong and Kuala Rompin town.
2. OBJECTIVE
·
To study about
the narrative fisherman people
· To portray the lives of fisherman in form of still life
Image 2: Landmark of Kuala Rompin
Image 3: The old village town fisherman
Image 4: Fisherman boats tucked along the river.
4.
VISUAL RESEARCH
Display on the Udang Galah which became an icon to the district of Kuala Rompin
The environment at Kuala Pontian
Fisherman place at Kuala Pontion, Kuala Rompin
Display Fisherman’s boat
Display fish net and fish as symbolic to indigenous art activities sosia
economy
4.
ARTIST REFERENCE
Khairi Fakhri
Title:Berjiwa
Medium:Bintumen on Canvas
Size:183 x 91cm
Year: 2019
Content
Berjiwa
or With Soul represents the artist’s observation and view on a fisherman’s life
and custom This work is representative of the fishing community that is still
operational today.
Context
It
illustrates a larger than life fisherman in the act of throwing a net at the
start of his day. The artist accentuates the intricacy of the fishing net and
its rolls. According to Khairy, in order to understand the nature of his
subject matter and his tool, he must first observe and experience the moment.
This way, he is able to be compassionate about the fisherman’s yearning for
accomplishment. Khairy’s painterly technique and the effects of bitumen as his
choice of medium evoke a sense of nostalgia.
Yong Mun Sen
Title: Drying Nets
Medium: Watercolour On Paper
Size: 56 cm x 38 cm
Year:1940
Content
Tell
about the capture life of people in the waters, namely fishermen who often do
knitting activities, fishing.
Context
This
artwork mostly interested in capturing the beauty of the local scenery and also
the daily activites. This artwork tells us the daily activities fisherman which
shows the culture of the Malays and also socioeconomic population.
4.
Ideation/sketches
Fish net
Udang Galah
Sailfish
Fisherman
Kuala Rompin River
Conclusion
Fishermen in other words are
socio-economic market and marketing activities between the community and the
population in a plural relationship. In other words, since time immemorial this
activity has been carried out which makes the identity to technology especially
in fisheries as well as the sophistication of tools. The concept used to
indigenous also is pasted with ativiti residents and communities are making
Malay identity different than western approach. In indigenous art my artwork that can be used is based on symbolic and
metaphor in form of still life.
Reference
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Haliza
Mohd Said1*, Salbiah Abd Rahman1 , Rohaizah Abd Latif1 , Munira Saidin1 ,
Dahlia Abd Aziz2 (2018) Indigenous Cultural Heritage Tourism in Rompin, Pahang
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