Design Batik Couple

It would be impossible to visit or live in Indonesia and not be exposed to one of the country's most highly developed art forms, batik. On your first visit to a batik store or factory you will undoubtedly experience an overwhelming stimulation of the senses due to the many colors, patterns and the actual smell of batik. Only through repeated visits and a bit of study will the types of designs and their origins become apparent.

The word batik is thought to be derived from the word 'ambatik' which translated means 'a cloth with little dots'. The suffix 'tik' means little dot, drop, point or to make dots. Batik may also originate from the Javanese word 'tritik' which describes a resist process for dying where the patterns are reserved on the textiles by tying and sewing areas prior to dying, similar to tie dye techniques. Another Javanese phase for the mystical experience of making batik is “mbatik manah” which means drawing a batik design on the heart.

The Modern Batik style on a journey in art which visits the past, pauses in the present, and continues long into the future. You’re going to discover how, over millenniums, a traditional art craft has evolved into an art form embraced by respected artists and collectors around the world. The freedom and immediacy of working with wax and dyes on fabric is similar to that of watercolour painting or acrylic painting. Batik is an ancient craft and the effect that can be achieved through resist dyeing often results in amazing, unpredictable texture and tones. Batik designs can be as complicated or simple as the artist’s desires. They can be realistic and pictorial or purely expressive (abstract). The main goal, when working with modern batik art, is to enjoy the medium and allow the versatility of wax and dyes to reveal itself gradually to you on fabric (cotton).