The Influence of 'Islam Nusantara' on Batik Style in Surakarta, Central Java

摘要

Previously, Batik style in Surakarta had an animal in its style pattern. Drawing animal has forbidden in Islam. After receiving Islam teachings, it had changed into a plant style pattern. This paper aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges on batik production in Surakarta after receiving the influence of Islamic art. Thus, it expected that the decision of the stakeholders, primarily regional governments, will be able to accelerate economic growth. To date, there has been no identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of the featured product, which is an export-oriented creative economy in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of export-oriented creative economy SMEs in Solo City-Central Java, Indonesia. Secondary data obtained from the local offices of the Department of Industry and Trade and the Department of SMEs and Creative Economy. On the other hand, primary data in the form of identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of the export-oriented creative economy obtain from interviews with related entrepreneurs. The result of the analysis shows that batik style with Islamic art in Surakarta has export-oriented SMEs potential. Therefore, it concludes that the Batik style in Surakarta has a role in supporting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Surakarta.