Stone Statue Jogjakarta

Jogjakarta is the center of production of stone statue. You can find showrooms that sell a variety of sculptures along West  Imogiri Street and  Magelang-Muntilan Street. Jogjakarta and surrounding areas have high prosperity stone sculpture industry because there have lot raw materials of lava or andesit rock. Moreover, Jogjakarta has been known by the world as a main tourism destination in Indonesia. existence of Borobudur and Prambanan temples are main attraction of tourism. Borobudur temple is made of carved andesite composition. Stone statue of Buddha at Borobudur temple made from lava rock.

The andesitic rocks come from eruption of Mount Merapi. We will remember the events of  eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010. The impact of cold lava can bury Magelang Road. Giant boulder can be swept away by cold lava flows up to tens of kilometers. Eruption of Mount Merapi is a blessing for the community Muntilan-Magelang. Sand and lava rock become the mine field. The huge stone was used as raw material for stone statue.

Production center stone statue is Muntilan district. There are two villages that produce stone sculpture. Two village are Tamanagung village and Keji Village. The location both villages is about 30 km from center of Jogjakarta city. The craftsmen in this villages already have skills of carving stone since their ancestors. At first, they made stone statue of Buddha figure. Along with market demand, they produce various forms of sculpture.

Along the Magelang-Muntilan roads, there are hundreds showroom that sells stone statues. The price offered by them varies. Cheapest prices ranging from IDR 15,000. While the price of an expensive statue could reach one million and more. Buyers stone statue from local and foreign tourists. Buyers from Europe and America can order a variety of sculptures in significant amounts. Stone sculpture sales value can reach hundreds of millions to billions of Rupiahs.

Forms of stone sculptures that are frequently ordered by buyers from Europe and America were statues of Buddha, Lord Sri, Lord Vishnu and Lord Tara. Craftsman carving stone stone art can accept order according to customer desires. Carved stone panels, fountain stone are often ordered by the developer as a complementary element of the garden or park. The two villages are also known as a tourist village. For those of you who want to know how to making stone statue can learn and practice in this village. The location was not far from Jogjakarta city. It is easy for you to reach both villages.