Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on their meaning and function. The cap-figures, representing commoners, servants, warriors, noblemen, and most significantly Prince Panji, the hero from the East Javanese Panji stories, are unique to depictions of non-Indic narratives. The cap-figure constitutes a prominent example of Majapahit's creativity in new concepts of art, literature and religion, independent from the Indian influence. More than that, the symbolic meaning of the cap-figures...
Following male figures wearing a cap (cap-figures) in temple reliefs of the Javanese Majapahit period (ca. 1300-1500) leads to astonishing results on ...
Avianti's sensibility as an architect is evident in her writing, with all the features and spaces of the modern urban landscape. In her landscapes, residents range from single women, housewives, children, prostitutes, to adulterers and jetsetters at a swingers' party. The city is a place of little concern for its inhabitants.
Avianti's sensibility as an architect is evident in her writing, with all the features and spaces of the modern urban landscape. In her landscapes, re...
