Coinciding with the silver party of the UGM Performing Arts and Visual Arts Study Program, the committee organized a number of activities with the theme “Daya Seni” or “The Power of Arts“. A series of activities will be held from May to December 2016, in the form of scientific speeches, receptions, discussions, seminars, to exhibitions and festivals. Whether we realize it or not, hidden or expressed, acknowledged or denied, art is present in almost all areas of human life; past, present, and future, and in any corner of the world. The presence of art in many aspects of life shows that art has an irreplaceable role in human life as a person, society, nation and state. Realizing this, the 25th anniversary of the PSPSR Study Program has the theme “Art Power” or “The Power of Arts” as the umbrella theme for the entire series of activities.
Artistic power is widely understood as the ability inherent in the creative process, creative form, as well as the creative consumption of art symptoms / events. The abilities at each stage of the production-consumption-product chain are not limited to solace, economic power, or attractiveness, but also spiritual power, healing power, thinking power, and political power. Through art symptoms / events, the fluid and vague experiences of human daily life get various thematic focuses for various purposes. Art does not merely represent something that is outside of itself, art itself is a presentation of the reality of life that is not / rarely revealed clearly and strongly in human daily life: art is the creation of reality.
Based on narration, this seminar invited three speakers, as follows:
- Prof. Bambang Sugiharto
- Dr. Paul Rae
- Prof. Dr. Friedrich von Borries
Moderator: Dr. G.R. Lono Lastoro Simatupang, M.A.