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")***