The Production of Mural Artwork with the Theme of Traditional Houses and Traditional Clothing of North Sumatra Ethnic
Muslim, Raden Burhan Surya Nata Diningrat, & Mesra

The Fine Arts Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Art, Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia

Abstract

Mural artwork is a form of visual art that has significant potential as a medium for social communication and cultural expression. This research is motivated by the less than optimal activities and processes of introducing North Sumatran culture to early childhood which causes the phenomenon of the younger generation who are more familiar with and like foreign cultures than their own culture. This research aims to create mural artwork with the theme of traditional houses and traditional clothing of North Sumatra in order to optimize the introduction of cultural philosophy to early childhood. The research was conducted at the PAUD BALQIS Early Childhood Education Institution in Deli Serdang Regency. This research is part of a creative research that uses a method developed by referring to 2 activities of the creative process, namely: conceptualization and design development (design), and the implementation or execution process (realization). First, at the planning stage, observations were made on the wall that would be muraled, and the determination of the theme, namely the theme of traditional houses and traditional clothing of the North Sumatra ethnic. then continued with the realization process, namely making initial sketches, final design, wall surface preparation, transferring designs to walls, painting process, finishing and adding details, protective coating, and documentation of the work. Through the creation of this mural artwork, it is hoped that it will foster a sense of love for the cultural diversity that exists in North Sumatra.

Keywords: produktion, traditional house, traditional clothing, mural art, North Sumatra

Topic: Creativity, Arts and English in Education