Batik is generally thought of as the most quintessentially Indonesian textile. Motifs of flowers, twinning plants, leaves buds, flowers, birds, butterflies, fish, insects and geometric forms are rich in symbolic association and variety; there are about three thousand recorded batik patterns.
The patterns to be dyed into the the clothe are drawn with a canting, […]
By TAN LEE KUEN
Blow the trumpets and roll out the red carpet as we make ready for the Kuala Lumpur International Batik Convention & Exhibition (KLIBCE) from Dec 8 to Dec 11. The convention is the culmination of the late Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood’s vision of promoting Malaysian batik.
The objective of the […]
Batik is a unique form of Indonesian art, a combination of artistic expression and technical skill that can be seen only in Indonesia. Using beeswax, paraffin and multi colors dyeing, batik is done on pieces of clothing. And among the other claims of Fame, Jogja is also famous as “Batik Cityâ€.
Based on the technique used, […]