Javanese Art Hoodies

javas pride

Pretty Indonesian Girl

"Nggutuk LOR KENA KIDUL, kena iwake nanging aja buthek banyune." It is a Javanese satire, literally means shooting north to hit the south, hit the fish but don't cloud the water. In the world of Javanese wayang art, this method is often used to convey criticism, as if the criticism is directed at yourself but in reality it is not. Sometimes it will sound like a joke, but if you dig deeper, this Javanese satire is criticizing someone or an event. He was beating someone up with just words, right in the face. And good quality satire is satire that takes a little longer for people to realize it's satire. Imagine that you got beat up by someone today and the pain just started a week later, or even years later?

Illustration vector graphic of Sewandana Mask. Inspired from Javanese Culture