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.