Batik, the Art Beauty from Indonesia

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 in tourism info batik, batik indonesia, yogyakarta

Batik is Indonesian traditional art and beauty. This is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Visiting Indonesia won’t be complete without buying the beautiful collections of Batik. You can find many beautiful and unique traditional design of Batik. The true batik is a hand made so it has a very high value and the beauty will last for long.

Batik has been both an art and a craft for centuries. In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there.

Today there is a lot of contemporary Batik in the market. Contemporary batik, while owing much to the past, is markedly different from the more traditional and formal styles. For example, the artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils, different tools for waxing and dyeing, wax recipes with different resist values and work with silk, cotton, wool, leather, paper or even wood and ceramics.

But, the classic Batik still offers the high vale, the beauty of the past and the precious of history. Some of the motives of classic Batik from Yogyakarta are Parang, Geometri, Banji, Tumbuhan Menjalar(plants), Motif tumbuhan Air(water plants), Bunga(flower), Satwa dalam kehidupan(animals in life) and many more.

So, make sure you bring Batik home as the beautiful handicraft from Indonesia.