Thursday, June 14, 2012

Batik Definition, What Is Batik?

Batik can refer to two things. The first, batik is the technique of coloring cloth using wax to prevent staining part of the fabric. In the international literature, this technique is known as a wax-resist dyeing. The second, batik is a fabric or clothing made ​​with these techniques, including the use of certain patterns or motifs that its uniqueness.

Batik pattern Ceplok Kasatrian
Batik pattern Ceplok Kasatrian

The word "batik" comes from the combination of two Javanese word "amba", meaning "writing" and "titik" which means "point".
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The Cognition

Make batik
Batik is a part of Indonesian culture that is passed down through generations. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so that in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work to finding "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. Tradition of batik was originally a tradition for generations, so that sometimes a batik motif originated from a particular family. Some batik motif could indicate a person's status. Some tadisional batik motif only used by the family palace of Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. Batik is the art of visual culture that has the beauty and contain philosophical meaning in each of its motives. Currently Indonesian batik has a wide variety of motifs and patterns.