My Oily Studio: Dara, The Javanese Cultural

Having a unmarried daughter (Dara) in Javanese culture, parents must be very careful in looking after their daughter. The teaching of good speech, gentle behavior and the application of manners, called "Unggah-Ungguh" are highly emphasized in the "careful" Javanese culture.

The Javanese culture is careful in caring for and protecting girls because according to them it is the virgins who will later play the role of mothers, the center of family teaching, and the progress of the family is determined by a mother.

A daughter in Javanese culture must be good at being a mother, have a sense of "Asah, Asih, and Asuh".

Asah (Sharpening) means that a mother must have broad insight to manage the family well. Second. Asih (Love). It is related to how to love family and Asuh (foster) care, being good at parenting.

In the illustration, there is a puppet figure who combing Dara's hair depicting the wisdom of parents and "Gunungan" means house.

Media: oil painting with digitally end touched and sculpture plaster was added on several body of the art.