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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Know Batik and Learning about the Origin of Batik

Sunday, January 9, 2011
Batik (Batik or word) comes from Javanese language "amba", meaning to write and "nitik". Batik is made using canting or cap - and dyeing cloth using the color barrier material, "night" (wax) is applied over the fabric, so resist the entry of dye. In English, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing.

So , Batik fabric is a fabric which has a decoration or pattern created by canting and cap by using the night as the color barrier material. This technique can only be applied on top of a material made from natural fibers such as cotton, silk, wool and can not be applied over the fabric with man-made fibers (polyester).

Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik clothing batik and batik blouses for a living, so in the past Solo Batik batik work is exclusively woman's work until the discovery of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely the coastal batik masculine lines as can be seen in shades of "Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men. Variety of patterns and colors Batik Clothing Design influenced by various foreign influences.

European colonial nations are also taking interest in batik, and the result is a style previously unknown flowers (like tulips) and also the objects taken by the colonizer (the building or horse-drawn carriage), including their favorite colors like blue. Retain traditional batik pattern, and is still used in traditional ceremonies, because usually each style has a representation of each. Batik Clothing Design Techniques and batik has been known for thousands of years ago. There is no historical information is quite clear about the origin of Batik. Some suspect this technique comes from the Sumerian, then developed in Java after being taken by Indian traders. Currently batik can be found in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Iran. Besides in Asia, batik is also very popular in some countries on the African continent. However, batik, which is very famous in the world is batik from Indonesia, mainly from Java.

Batik is historically derived from ancestors, known since the seventeenth century, written and painted on palm leaves. At the moment motif batik pattern is still dominated by forms of animals and plants. But in its development history of batik have evolved, from painting motifs of animals and plants gradually turn to the abstract patterns that resemble a cloud, temple reliefs, wayang beber and so forth. Furthermore, through the merger of the painting with the art of decorating style clothing, batik art show as we know it today.

The type and style of traditional batik quite so much, but the patterns and variations in accordance with the philosophy and culture of each region are very diverse. Indonesia's cultural treasures so rich nation has been driving styles and types of traditional batik with the characteristics of specialty themselves.
 

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