The Concept of Form in The Therianthropic Embodiment of Garuda Sculpture and Relief in Sukuh Temple

摘要

Garuda's statues and reliefs at Sukuh Temple have different embodiment from others in Indonesia, because their therianthropic shape. The therianthropic embodiment is interesting to be studied about its conception, with the formulation of the problem; how is the art concept in the therianthropic embodiment of the Garuda statue and relief in Sukuh Temple. The study showed that Garuda's sculptures and reliefs reflected the story of Garudeya from Adiparwa Book. The Garuda whose supernatural powers exceed the gods, its light is like sunlight, and the king of birds is depicted in the form of sculptures and reliefs of half-human animals, or human-loaded animals (therianthropic). The therianthropic embodiment contains the concept of Gagah, Perkasa, Utama, and Sakti (GPUS), namely 1) Gagah (dashing), reflects a high, sturdy, perfect, and charismatic physique; 2) Perkasa (tough), reflects extraordinary physical strength and able to conquer all challenges; 3) Utama (primary), reflects the importance of the figure, the main character, the super figure, and has a heroic spirit, although it is a bird; and 4) Sakti (supernatural power), reflects extraordinary and incomparable powers among all the characters. This GPUS concept is interesting to be used as a reference in the character design for animated films.