LEARN SUNDANESS VIA LETTER (Aksara)

     Leni enter that tea house gallery with cheerful face. Alumnus of management PAA University of Padjajaran direction soon will see art beauty will write beautiful hand often he will enjoy at places will show off of a kind during he will still lecture.

     But, wrinkled the brow moment begins to pay attention several works that displayed.

     " Alphabet what that, Sir? " ask to a man there.      

     " Definitive not arabian, isn`t! " he said then.

     After get explanation from that man, leni even also nod and return to smile.

     "Oh, obvious good also, yes, " word leni.

    That day, thursday (2/8), in place that reside in west java culture park area really underway calligraphy exhibition. But art that displayed doesn't take arabian letter as usual often decorate and dealed, but sundanese letter of course borns from ancestor leni and member parahyangan another. All decanted not in canvas or another europe manufacturer media, but in archipelago product original paper ingredient that begin destroyed that is paper daluang.

     There around 40-an calligraphy work from five artists that present there. From overall that is there are some work that come up not only signalize font and picture, but all at once connected with culture or even also matters that smell Sundaness.

Edi Dolan, for example. In the work have a title Asmarandana I and II, edi describe in the form of two lengthways marionette downwards. Appropriate the title, original leather puppets parahyangan that is formed with sundanese letters based on sundanese song poems Asmarandana I and II. Asmarandana self one of the 17 song kinds that known in Sundanese society.

     So, even also in Asihan Stone and Flower Kembangning Simpe. Second that calligraphy is Edi takes based on Sundanese poems create poet work Ajip Rosidi and Soni Farid Maulana. As according to the theme Asihan that mean isim or amulet, Edi depict with amulet container form usually connected at trousers end on, precisely at waist part one who wear it. Temporary the other one described with appropriate flower also with the poem theme about flower.

     Meanwhile, Aep Sigar Rusadi expressly described ancient Sundanese culture (formerly) up this moment until now still can be watchinged especially at seaboard about ritual welfare request in god very one, like example Seren Taun and Sea Party. The parts of it  especially village member festivity after do that the official ritual, like to dance with under the auspices of sky with funny movements.

     Different from edi go, painter births majalengka, west java, that make Sundanese letter calligraphy only as ornament from the painting. from four the works have a title tattoo Al fatihah i, Tattoo Al fatihah 2, Asihan I and Asihan 2, only Sundanese letter that means in the name of God existing in the work. That is even also put in the middle of picture without related to various picture and colour in paper.

     So even also with three artists other that is, andi rizki ghazali (kiki), windi pratiwi and khalid habib. Besides make Sundanese letter as painting empty space stuffing, they are even conservatively escape from every thing that smell Sundaness.

     Kiki, for example. In work have a title" fashionable" , direction student University Kriya Textile and Fashion at STISI Bandung that describe a gown wrapped tall and skinny woman ruddles a little breezed part wind under it. In empty spaces at left part and right paper, kiki only pin up four words Sundanese letter that mean beauty, personality, fashion and trendy.

Meanwhile Windi that is going education at pure art STISI Bandung, in work" Heaven at Telapan Mother Foot" describe a fairy similar woman with flowery building foreground, with decorated Sundanese letter calligraphy that is read mother at another person eye.

     Difference with Khalid Habib. He is even make work in the form of four human head statues paper daluang that edged long square wood. The title" hope face" . Sundanese letter calligraphy only he mentions one word at every that statues brow alternately from begins mouth, eye, ear and nose.

     As a whole, Sundanese letter calligraphy work exhibition bew first time is held and will go until week (5/8) that will can to suck angered taste even Sundanese society ignorance especially and society outside extinguished sundanese usually. Proven by present it art devotees that arrive there. only impression in a hurry and less preparation stills asa passim, like only three from 40-an sundanese letter calligraphy work that is edged. Temporary naked another and menempel use glue paper.

     But artist all at once tea house gallery curator, Isa Perkasa, has answer, " important, in any case Sundanese society more will know one of [the] the culture inheritance. yes, the example such as those which a while ago (Leni) that, " he said. (Rochmat Darodjat)