Some Indonesian people still believe that the amulet is a media that can protect them from evil. There are several types of amulets, one of them is wifiq. Which is the amulet in form of written and in Javanese it can be known as Rajah. Wifiqs is still used by santris as the way to seek refuge from their God. One of the wifiqs that they are widely used is wifiq "darkah ya ahlal medina". However, at this time there is a change in the function of wifiq. Which used to be very sacred but now wifiq can turn into something that is no longer sacred (profane). The phenomenon of the change in this function causes the tranformation of wifiq towards commodification. This study uses qualitative descriptive method and supported by Emile Durkheim's theory of functionalism. This transformation caused by the changes of the magical thinking in Javanese. The results of this study will open people's minds of the magical object can change into an object that has a consumptive function.

Historical pieces of Indonesian Fine Arts show that art was once used as a provocative medium for political interests. This condition occurred when people only positioned art inthe factual aesthetic area without being balanced with conceptual intelligence. In the early 21st century, there was a revival of art discourse. Art-based higher education institutionsbegan to study arts in a balanced portion. This policy-oriented qualitative research produced a historiographical map of Indonesian art position, clarified by some changes in various policies in the academic environment. The era of 'National intelligenceawakening' is marked by visionary openness in the Higher Education environment. Such phenomenon demands adaptation and acceleration from the technical to strategic levels. The acceleration of educational technology eliminates various models of positivistic monitoring and evaluation. The use of SWOT Analysis in art fields should also be reviewed. The SDCS (Superiority, Differentiations, Connectedness, and Sustainability) analysis model offers a more visionary analysis in building the awareness that all higher education bodies in Indonesia should be “one giant educational mechanism” under one vision of improving the national intellect.

Maestro Widayat merupakan pelukis beraliran kubisme dekoratif magis. Karya-karyanya yang oriental klasik membawa perpaduan antara seni Indonesia dan Asia Timur. Penulis menilai visualisasi karya Widayat unik dan tidak dimiliki oleh seniman lain, baik dari segi bentuk, tema, dan isi dalam karya. Kritik ekspresivistik pada karya Widayat untuk mengurai pesan dan perasaan yang ingin dikomunikasikan dalam karya tersebut. Umumya menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis judul, tema, isi dan visulisasi bentuk. Penelitian dilakukan dengan pengamatan yang memanfaatkan media dan data yang dikumpukan dengan sewajarnya dan melakukan analisis. Hasil penelitian bersifat deskriptif, analitis, terperinci dan bersifat komunikatif bagi penikmat seni, mahasiswa, dan kolektor. Evaluasi pembanding dilakukan terhadap karya serupa yang memiliki tema dan bentuk yang hampir sama atau mirip.Tentunya dengan melakukan perbandingan secara objektif baik dari segi bentuk sampai komunikasi yang ingin disampaikan dari karya pembanding maupun karya utama. Karya Widayat yang berjudul “Telanjang “ dengan karya Pablo Picasso yang berjudul “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” memiliki kemiripan dari segi pesan dan tema yang ingin disampaikan sehingga mengacu pada landasan kritik ekspresivistik.

The presence of a discourse inIslam Nusantara has triggered some polemics among Indonesian Muslims. Pros and cons have been present to address the discourse. Public-sharing has been carried out through various media to provide the right understanding of Islam Nusantara, including popular medium such as comics.The aim of this studywas to explain how a comic provides an understanding of the Islam Nusantaraconcept. Itused descriptive qualitative research method. The data were collected using literature review and interviews. The results of this study revealed that the IslamNusantaraconcept by using comics are conveyed through the narratives, illustrations (characters and symbols) made for representing the ideas, as well as the existing dialogues.The characters represent the two faces of Islam in Indonesia with the opposite model of da'wah. Some of the icons and symbols presented in the comics show the da'wah model of Islam Nusantara that can be acculturated with local cultures. Based on the analysis, it confirms that comics can be used as one of an interesting mediumto conveythe related issues. Comics, as a medium of communication, can target all communities, especially the young generation and effectively deliver messages in fun and easierway to understand.

abstractthe purpose of this research is to understand the changes that occur in graphic art. especially the shift in fuction from graphic art from the dysnatic era to the present era.the development of pure graphic artwork into applied work is based on the need of the widdercommunity that are processed and integrated together with fuctional product.reference from graphic art, especially for high print techniques than began with woodenboard, to gouge, as it expanded into the media of rubber, screen, hardoard, stone, andmetal. The research is more focused and processing graphic arts to become an appliedart that can add economic value to artist. these changes will be reviewed by the author.And what is the cause of the change of graphic art to applied art