A Thematic Analysis of Halaman Sidr’s Wooden Sculpture

Mohammad Fahmi Abdul Hamid, Hisammudin Ahmad, Khairul Azhar Meerangani, Siti Nurul Izza Hashim, Mohd Saharuddin Supah@ Supar and Mohd Shaharudin Sabu
Additional contact information
Mohammad Fahmi Abdul Hamid: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Hisammudin Ahmad: College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Khairul Azhar Meerangani: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Siti Nurul Izza Hashim: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Mohd Saharuddin Supah@ Supar: College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Mohd Shaharudin Sabu: College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Melaka, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 7, 2550-2558

Abstract: In the Islamic spiritual tradition, Ulu al-Absar refers to an individual who has deep inner vision and spiritual wisdom. His observations are sourced from all the creations of Allah SWT in heaven and earth, to improve the intellectual, spiritual and physical competence of a human being. Thus, this study aims to analyze the implementation of the concept of Ulu al-Absar in the artwork of Halaman Sidr wooden sculpture. Through a qualitative approach that involves text analysis and the study of wooden sculpture, this study seeks to highlight the integration of the concept of Ulu al-Absar in the interpretation of the sculpture’s architecture. Halaman Sidr’s wooden sculpture was chosen as the subject of the study because it reflects a combination of modern aesthetics with deep spiritual symbolism and its connection with Sufism values. Analysis was done on the composition of the sculpture, the use of space, as well as the symbols applied in this work. The results of the study concluded that Halaman Sidr’s wooden sculpture art offers a new perspective related to the application of Islamic spiritual concepts in visual art. In addition, it is also able to promote a deeper appreciation of the art of sculpture in the spiritual and cultural context of Islam. This study also adds to the knowledge in the field of Islamic art and provides inspiration to artists to incorporate spiritual elements in their work.

Date: 2024
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... ssue-7/2550-2558.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/arti ... rs-wooden-sculpture/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:7:p:2550-2558

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().