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Indonesian Batik's stage in the World

In the midst of the diversity of the world batik, batik, Indonesia is not yet lost something special. Batik of Central Java is considered to have the most rich motif still have the spirit. However, when neighboring countries incentive to promote batiknya various continents, Indonesian batik, as if the road in place.
Artisan Batik Iwan Tirtaamidjaja acknowledges, the quality of Indonesian batik is the reduced time. Like wine, esensinya progressively reduced and continues to decrease until eventually become water.
Batik is used in clothes for day-to-day at this time most of the batik print pattern. Iwan Tirta, including the fact that "proscribe" batik print because batik akan reduce philosophy itself, such as creating patterns with the technical obstacle color of the night or canting.
"Batik is a lot of time, but the cheaper and more affordable alone. Actual batik printing is also good as long as contrived fine, not the origin-derived, "said Iwan.
Josephine Komara Obin or have different views. Although recognized motif batik print increasingly popular and can endanger the existence of traditional batik, Obin find that the batik, batik cap, batik print and has its own market.
"Batik Indonesia is unique and very special. Thus, I feel no need to mengontradiksikan batik, stamp, or print, "said Obin.
There is a brisk growth in the consumption of batik at this time. If the first batik apply only to certain events, at this time the broad region. Batik is also often modified by other motives for the day-to-day clothing.
Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo said, in a lot of people use their own batik not only for clothes, but also home decor. Batik is also used for funeral ceremonies, birthdays, and even office uniform.
"Since the Governor Ali Sadikin, especially batik batik Betawi become mandatory uniforms for employees. School children are required wear batik day of the week, "said Fauzi.

Batik Positions

Batik is actually more at this time worldwide. Envisaged that at least in the traditional ASEAN textile symposium held Himpunan Wastraprema, Monday-Tuesday (December 5-6).
Speakers from Malaysia, Sulaiman Abdul Ghani, who is Chairman of the International Batik Research and Design University of Access Technologi Mara Malaysia explain, 2003 is the era of the return Malaysian batik. This year, Malaysia and even batiknya to promote a number of countries, including France, England, and the United States.
In fact, as recognized Sulaiman, Malaysia batik which originally came from the area and Kelantan Trenggano actually influenced Indonesian batik, especially from the Pekalongan and Cirebon. Batik even new in Malaysia, known in the 1920s and made a new industry in 1950-an. "In 1960, an up to a new Malaysian identity," said Solomon.
More ironic again, Malaysia is actually a new canting since the 1970's and 1985 direct terpuruk because there is no innovation in the design and coloring. "Currently, Malaysia has risen. We incorporate traditional and contemporary patterns, "said Solomon.
Batik is now back in popular everywhere. There batik Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, India, even South Africa. However, what actually batik, people sometimes still memperdebatkannya. What multiformity decorative patterns and the use of canting is important, also the subject of debate.
According to Iwan, the batik should be back to base. Variety ancient decorative such point, ukel, and the line must also be maintained. People already understand batik can be told that behind the batik that philosophy and myth.
Ironically, people who understand batik rarely have the opportunity transmit knowledge about batik. If there are batik exhibitions abroad, who come mostly batik trader who is talking more on price and commercial value.
Batik Iwan is the icon for Indonesia, as well as herbal medicine or woodcraft. Therefore, batik always-thought-of, respected, and placed on the international as a characteristic aras Indonesian culture. Batik not only as art to wear, but also for decoration gamelan and wayang.
"The weakness of the people will not be visible when he is wearing batik, especially traditional batik. That looks exactly the strength. That's why I can live and experience the six presidents of Indonesia. Anywhere, we will become more rich with batik, "said Iwan.
For Iwan, no need to polarize the origin muasal batik. Special to the ASEAN, and even Asia, digalang should work together to continue to promote batik. For example by making Central Java batik motifs on the sari from Bangladesh cinde or motif on the woven fabric from India, and so on.

Liked Because Flexible

Megamendung really is not typical batik the one only Cirebon's coast. But, that motif have top because suppleness or its flexibility. That too why between there are many cirebonan's batik motif, megamendung at most liked and looked for by batik fans.
Are not only at west java and Java, megamendung also being liked by batik society at exhaustive archipelago. In ten the last years, society batiks international go with the stream ’ hunt ’ Cirebon's typical batik this.
Famous Saking it, megamendung has once become cover book batiks international get Design's Batik title Pepin's opus Roojen's Van, Dutch. Therefore, are not incorrect if megamendung is now become cirebon's batik icon.
"Actually Cirebon has one barn of motif wealth batik. Only, all this time, focussed market on megamendung. This phenomenon pencitraan market. Only, despite it, shall be admitted, megamendung that plastis and flexible. To to old, case and also dress, that OK. Edge out formed and set for all society coat," speech H. Komarudin Kudiya, S.I.P., M. Ds. (40), Foundations Daily chairman Batik Western Java (YBJB) one that is found at workshop Batiks Komar, at sentra batiks cirebon at Silvan Trusmi, Plered's district, Cirebon's regency.
Booming batiks trusmi or cirebon's batik in last few years, also been dominated megamendung's market. Therefore, YBJB passes through "Komar's batik", now develop megamendung's motif that apparently also so medley.
"Have available 12 megamendung's motifs classic that is designed. All gets batik form write. Now in production process, if was finished that we will launching," its speech.
Man that familiarly been accosted Komar that gather megamendung's motif of accessories's classic treasury Cirebon's folk art. So far, new 12 one are developed, but then if continually been dug up can more a lot of.
"Flexible Saking it, this motif can be designed innovative with modern touch. This motif really recognised dynamic, can design to adjust epoch developing context," Foundations governing speech Batik Indonesia (YBI), a part resource and this design.
Twelve developed motif among those megamendung enggok, roll, pillar, flower, screw pine flower, barong is shadow, menyan is flaming, fillip, lung is periphery, angkin, long, and inggil. To the whole lot in workmanship process. Its plan before April was finished.
Of existing motif, even its basic motif megamendung, but overall image design the have specification and the difference flashy. On pillar e.g., its image gets to feature vertical straightening, taken from by fretwork and pahatan on pendopo's pillar court, screw pine flower forms to draw in common constitute barong's screw pine flower kindred blur shadow barong's face typical Bali.




"If accurated, megamendung is its variation myriad. There is that sharp and pointed, dull round at the end it, there is that have angled's hollowing on its curve. Also there is that expand and multiple diverse unique image formation and pulling," initiator speech exhibits to longest batik that the world.
Twelve that megamendung's motif will be publicized on two exhibition batiks nationals at Convention Centre's Jakarta (JCC) month of April (Exhibition Batiks Adiwastra) and August (Exhibition Batiks Archipelago) 2009 approaching. By it, expected becoming point out trusmi's batik force (Cirebon) to society. Of 12 previous motifs, will at revealing too how megamendung very much like Cirebon's classic motif any other, namely wadasan. But, on detail detail one particular a long cry.
Of 12 previous motifs, megamendung's individuality, namely on sunny color gradations as red as, blue, green, will more be exploited. All motif furnished with color gradation, until overlay sevens. Every thing worked by tech and tall persistence.
"We will explore megamendung's motif, well of shaped pictured and also color composition," i. champion speech competition Composes To Design Internasioanl's Batik muffler 1997 and winner of Upakarti's Appreciations this 's Service.

Source: (Nugroho /'s grand "PR")***

Are not Again Alternative Cloth

Hearing batik word, think a lot of person will direct imagine Pekalongan, Yogyakarta, and also Solo at Javanese Intermediate. Three batiste producer regions with colour and gets dark typical motif, usually sepia or black.
But, are not so while Sunda's custom nuptials returns a lot of be done every time happens nuptials procession. Scrape batiste, Tasikan (Tasikmalaya), Ciamisan, and Trusmi (Cerbonan) there are many is looked for. "Why batiks Cerbonan (Trusmi) now a lot of be Favoite? Its sunny color represent currently condition, such too with its motif that regarded by Sunda's culture, Java, China, and India, can adapt by kekinian fashion's condition," say desainer and also batik expert, Iwan Tirta (73), after finishing about carpet sendratari "Contest Gending" one that constitute Restropeksi's activity series Batiks Iwan Tirta, one that gets place at ballroom Prima hotel, Cirebon, severally elapses.
As well as a number region at Javanese another, according to Iwan, West java also have motif wealth batiks. In fact, to amount to ordinary classic motif utilized by Mataram's kings and followed by kings at Cirebon has constituted artifact.
There are many reason why Iwan Tirta so falls in love with Cirebon's Batik (Trusmi). One of it is motif batik Cirebonan has specification and in contrast to styled traditional batik motif Pekalongan, Yogyakarta, and also Solo.
"Position distinctive main it is on Cirebon's batiste variegation that more sunny and brave than in style Pekalongan, Yogyakarta, and also Solo. Sunny colors as red as, pink, azure, pupus's green, can be met deep Trusmi's batiste. Besides, its motif image also more free, epitomizing coast society life that egaliter, as pictured as society activity at rural or pictured flora and fauna that entices," Iwan's speech words.
One of the most characteristic typical dri batiks Cirebon's origin and not found else where, according to Iwan, are clouded mega motif. Motif gets to form as cloud clotty form frame on pictured main constitute court influence at Cirebon.
Now, in the presence batik cloth no longer as alternative cloth to replace overclothes or shirt even on official events. "Even, now even batik not only been put on by oldsters, but also juvenile and stripling to hand down easy going," add Iwan.
Condition of cloth user batiks here and now be felt H. Komarudin Kudiya, young entrepreneur batiks Trusmi already open branch at Bandung's City with tag Batiks Komar. Sell batiks that originally experience step-up while draw near lebaran, now barely knows season.
Method that sailed through by Komar is with change motif design batiks wholly so all its makings process can be solved faster. "Its coloration process also as simpler without reduce final quality, and apparently doesn't reduce to give a damn batik lover," say master's title owner art of Fine Arts Faculty and Technological Institute Design Bandung (ITB) that.
Komar's opus batiste gets sutra's cloth raw product weaves original most be marketted at metropolises as Bandung and Jakarta. Price sells Komar's batik varies, beginning from Rp 750.000,00 until Rp 3 million about crosscut, depend its quality.

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