Showing posts with label Batik History and Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batik History and Design. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Sragen Batik Or Batik Sragen Cap and Printing With Various Products

World of fashion and fashion taste familiar with batik. Calling batik, memory someone will float on a piece of cloth and clothing typical of Indonesia. Specifically Pekalongan, Surakarta, and Yogyakarta. Three of the city far better known by lovers of fashion as batik production centers. However, if traced further, batik production centers can be found in other areas in Central Java.

Sragen regency, for instance, is the biggest batik production centers after Pekalongan and Surakarta. In Sragen, there are two sub-centers of batik and the District Plupuh Masaran. Two sub-centers have some batik-producing village. Location them too close together, opposite each other in the north and south sides Solo River.

In Sragen, there are currently 12,000 batik village inhabited mostly Kliwonan, Pilang and Sidodi located in District Masaran. Some other batik Gedongan domiciled in the village, Jabung sub Plupuh and Kalijambe. To support the program Batik Tourism Village in Kliwonan village which is located 13 km west from the center of Sragen, Sragen Regency Government held a training center and marketing Batik.

Sragen batik production include batik, cap, and printing with various products like Sarimbit, Sarong Shawl, jarik, shirts, and blouses. Batik industry opens great opportunities for capital investment in terms of raw material procurement, production development, training and skills, as well as promotion and marketing.
During this batik Sragen still little known by the public because the craftsmen are usually market their products to various regions outside of Sragen, such as Solo and Yogyakarta so that people know more about batik "Solo" or batik "Yogya" from the batik "Sragen." difficulty of the craftsmen in market batik production in the region is what encourages Sragen Sragen government to help accommodate the marketing needs of batik to the craftsmen in container Wholesale and Retail Centre BATIK Sukowati which opened on February 6, 2005 and SRAGEN BATIK BUSINESS CENTER on January 15, 2006.

Batik Cirebon Or Cirebon Batik Traditional Classic And Modern Design

In general, Cirebon batik including batik into a coastal group. But also some batik Cirebon Keraton included in the group. This is because in Cirebon has two palaces and the royal palace that is Keratonan Kasepuhan Kanoman, supposedly based on the history of these two palaces appeared several designs such as batik Cirebon Classical motifs Mega Clouds, Paksinaga Liman, Patran Keris, Lion Umbrella, Singa Barong, Banjar Balong, Alas chicken and others.


Some important things that can be advantages (typical) compared to the production of batik Cirebon batik from other regions are as follows

   1. Batik Cirebonan to traditional classic designs usually always includes wadasan motif (rock) on the part of certain motifs. Besides, there is a cloud-shaped decorative element (mega) on the parts that are adjusted with its main motif.
 
2. Cirebonan batik traditional / classic is always characterized by the background (base fabric) colored younger than the color line the main motive
 
3. Part background / base cloth is usually cleaner than the black stains or colors that are not desired due to the use of broken candles so that the coloring process resulted in unwanted dye attached to the fabric.
 
4. The lines in batik motif Cirebonan using a single line and thin (small) approximately 0.5 mm with color lines older than the color of the background. This is because in the process of batik Cirebon excel in the closure (blocking area) by using a special canting (canting walls and bleber).
 
5. The colors are usually the dominant classical batik Cirebonan yellow, black (Sogan rubbing) and a cream base color, some dark red, blue, black base color with beige or ivory white fabric.

The five traits are the hallmarks of technical terms Cirebonan batik classic / traditional. As with the group that included Cirebonan batik batik coastal group. Character Cirebonan coastal batik as influenced by the character of coastal community residents who generally have a soul open and receptive to foreign influences. The area around the port is usually a lot of strangers stopped, anchored to happen other ethnic marriages (assimilation) so Cirebonan coastal batik is more likely to accept outside influences.

Batik Cirebon more likely to meet or follow consumer tastes from various regions (rather the fulfillment of commodity trade and commerciality), so the colors more attractive coastal batik Cirebonan using many colors.

Cirebonan batik production at present consists of Write batik, batik batik Cap and write the combination cap. In the year 1990 - 2000 there are some people who produce batik Cirebonan Cirebon batik fabric with hand screen printing techniques (hand printing), but lately the hand silk-screening technique is almost extinct, due to losing everything by the technique of screen printing machines owned by companies that more large.

Banyuwangi Batik East Java Design Batik Banyuwangi

DURING this, people identify with the city of Solo and batik in Pekalongan Central Java and Yogyakarta. Although, the business of batik in Java Island, is actually not only the range in it-there. Banyuwangi regency, East Java, is one of the batik producers, who seldom be visited people. In fact, the typical characteristic of batik Banyuwangi with his elephant uling, can not be dismissed.

Elephant uling is the basic form of batik Banyuwangi. In the production of batik fabric of this city, there's always the elephant picture uling. From the home he said, the word is a combination word of the elephant, and uling, which is a kind of snake that live in water (a kind of eel).

Trait was shaped like a question mark, which philosophically is a form of the elephant's trunk and simultaneously form uling. In addition to the main element, the character of batik is also surrounded by a number of other attributes. Among them, the butterflies, ropes (a kind of marine plants), and Manggar (flower nut or coconut flower).

Not many people know, that actually Banyuwangi is one area of origin of batik in Indonesia. Many original batik motif typical Blambangan Earth. But until now, only 21 species native Banyuwangi motif that is recognized nationally.

The types of batik Banyuwangi was one of them include:
1. Elephant Uling
2. Kangkung Setingkes
3. Alas Kobong
4. Paras stocky
5. Coffee Break
6. Gèdèkan
7. Ukel
8. Moto Pitik
9. Sembruk Worms
10. Blarak Semplah
11. Gringsing
12. Sekar Jagad

All names of original batik motif of this Blambangan Earth was heavily influenced by natural conditions. For example, Batik Elephant Uling a well-known, the motive in the form of animals such as eels that size is quite large. Motif Sembruk Worms also like worms and motive motive Gedegan also like gedeg (woven bamboo). Batik motifs that there is a reflection of natural wealth that is in Banyuwangi. Batik motif as in Banyuwangi will not be found in other areas and is typical of Banyuwangi.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Batik Madura Modern and Traditional Design

The region includes East Java province is also famous as a producer of batik. In fact, his batik products have a variety of colors and motifs that are not inferior to other areas of production. Understandably, Madura batik using natural dyes so that the color is quite striking. However, do not bother to Madura Island. Madura batik product excellence can be seen in the Textile Museum on Jalan KS Tubun No. 4, West Jakarta. One example of batik cloth made in 1930. Long cloth which is used in the circumcision ceremony is one of the ancient fabric shown in the exhibition at the Textile Museum Batik Madura, not long ago.

Although already 75 years old, the color of the fabric was actually more prominent. Staining Madura fabric that uses natural ingredients from plants, such as wood jambal, fruit peel jelawe, the root of Morinda citrifolia, which makes the fabric is more interesting to watch. These fabrics are made through the process of batik by hand in a span of time between eight months to one year.

In addition to the striking colors, like yellow, red or green, Madura batik motif also has a diverse repertoire. For example, shoots a spear, lozenges, and knitting. In fact, there are a number of motives raised a variety of flora and fauna that exist in everyday life of the Madurese.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Solo Batik Central Batik In Central Java

 Solo Batik Or Batik Solo In Central Java

Solo Batik is famous for its style and its traditional batik pattern in the stamp and in the process of batik he wrote. The materials used for staining still remains a lot of use of domestic materials such as Java soga already known since the first. The pattern remained among others, famous for "Sidomukti" and "Sidoluruh".

Laweyen is one of the central Batik in Solo. Surely this village there are a lot of history left in this vilage and became icons Batik Solo.

Solo City is indeed one of the famous batik fabric shopping tour in Indonesia. Here there are so many centers of batik cloth, which is famous among other areas and regions Laweyan Kampung Batik Batik Tourism Village Kauman.Batik is one of the city and has become the icon of batik solo solo.khas city already known throughout Indonesia and became the flagship product export.

Solo Batik is famous for its style and its traditional batik pattern in the stamp and in the process of batik he wrote. The materials used for staining still remains a lot of use of domestic materials such as Java soga already known since the first. The pattern remained among others, famous for "Sidomukti" and "Sidoluruh".

Batik Village Laweyan
Laweyen is one of the central Batik in Solo. Surely this village there are a lot of history left in this kapung and became icons Batik Solo. Batik is a traditional art works that many people occupied Laweyan. Since the 19th century, this village was known as kampung batik. That's why Laweyan village once known as batik village that reached prominence in the era of the '70s. According to Alpha is also the manager Batik Mahkota.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

History And Development Of Sidoarjo Batik

Batik Sidoarjo or Sidoarjo Batik

Batik as traditional culture from Indonesia, begin to be empowered by Government. The starting policies, because of young generations are not interested in continuing to design batik.
Indonesia archipelagos have different culture and language, so batik design performances are the same as culture of people.
Sidoarjo Batik Traditional
 Sidoarjo and Surabaya are starting point to create Village center or Kampoeng batik in Indonesia. Philosophy of creating Kampong batik in order to invite many visitors and foreigners come and find batik home industry easily. You can find women and men to assemble to design batik, using canting, showroom to show varieties of batik to sell and batik processing. It is very interesting to see. The most interest one, Sidoarjo as industry town in east java Indonesia that has serious problem to handle social struggling, because of volcano mud, become pioneer of Kampoeng batik.
Batik Sidoarjo Modern
 Once upon time, the story began when the son of kingdom, anonymous as Mulyadi came to Jetis village. Jetis village as center of government, was so near mosque, called Al Albror in 1675.
Mulyadi as a new visitor try to take sympathy from Pekauman villager. He taught about religion, how to design batik and how to be entrepreneur.
Jetis village that had been varieties ethnic, as madurese, Javanese and others ethnic would have problems, if the people had not tolerance.
Batik Sidoarjo Design
 The Madurese are popular with strong behave and strong entrepreneurship, diligent, consistent and never give up, success as entrepreneur and getting rich.
To create tolerance between many ethnic at Jetis village, Mulyadi gave training to local people in order to serve Madurace as customers. So design Jetis batik was influenced by Madurese orders and philosophy. Birds, spinach, flowers and spread rice always becomes symbol design in Jetis batik. Birds reflect of free animal. They can fly whenever they wish, work hard, never give up and can live every where. Spinach and flowers reflect that Madurase always sell vegetables in the market and have strong entrepreneurship. Spread rice reflects prosperous.
Batik Written Sidoarjo
 Sidoarjo is popular with motto, Sidoarjo resurgence to bright future, start to motivate their people to work hard again and never give up.
To motivate batik entrepreneurs, government try to give stimulant through capital, much information how to market products, beside batik entrepreneurs try to redesign batik to be popular between young generation. So young generations, like to wear batik in their daily activities.

Video Batik Handmade Indonesia - Sidoarjo

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Batik Pekalongan

Pekalongan Batik History and Development of Central Java
Pekalongan Batik Motive and Mode
 Batik is one of the wealth of art owned by Indonesia and recognized by the world. Batik Indonesia officially recognized by UNESCO included in Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage  of Humanity in the 4th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee (Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee) of the Heritage of non-object in Abu Dhabi.


When talking about batik is no escape from Pekalongan city in Central Java Province. People nicknamed the city because it has a very distinctive and varied motif of Batik. If you visit pekalongan then you will easily find many sellers of batik souvenir. This year is the right time for you to visit pekalongan because along with ongoing the Indonesia Java International Destination event.
History and Development of Batik pekalongan
To you who are unfamiliar with the word “batik”, this is not a kind of food. Batik is a fabric with specific patterns used by the people of Indonesia as a clothes and raw materials other objects such as bags, wallets and handicraft souvenir items.

Traditional batik is made by painting patterns by hand. To make a batik, the equipment required is: cloth (can be made from silk, cotton or polyester fabric mix), pencil for making batik designs, canting made of bamboo, copper and bercerat head or mouth, this canting function like a pen. Canting used to ladle the hot liquid wax, which is used as a cover or protector of pigments. gawangan (where to put a cloth), candles, pots and a small stove for heating.
Pekalongan Batik Motive
Batik industry sector has been able to export to various countries including Australia, America, Middle East, Japan, China, Korea and Singapore. I bet Obama also will consider Batik as one of his favorite souvenir when he come to Indonesia.
Pekalongan Batik motive and Mode
For batik lovers, Pekalongan is a great place to find batik and accessories, as is the central market of batik, batik boutique as well as wholesale batik, both the original batik and printed batik, batik printing, batik painting and silk screening with varying prices. These industries contribute significantly to the progress of the economy in Pekalongan with the majority of the home industry.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

jogjakarta Batik and Batik Yogyakarta palace

Motif - Motif batik Yogyakarta or jogjakarta Batik and Batik Kraton Yogyakarta ( Joigjakarta palace )
Here are some Motif Batik Yogyakarta ancient and recent
Yogyakarta the capital city of the most powerful and respected Kingdom of Java, is also at the heart of the Batik art.
All the old Traditions and customs are observed, as well as in Solo, and one can still find many symbols that are related to Hindu-Javanese culture.

The combination of motifs in Yogya batik is unique, and there is a tendency to combine a number of large geometric motifs.

Various examples of Batik Mode of Ancient and Modern :

Batik King or Sultan Matram (Yogyakarta)
Batik King or Sultan Matram (Yogyakarta)

Ancient Batik
Traditional Batik



Batik King or Sultan Matram (Yogyakarta)
Modern Batik
Traditional Batik

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Indonesian Batik History

Made Batik Tulis
 History of Batik Batik in Indonesia From Majapahit to Mataram Batik

In some records, the development of batik is mostly done in times of Mataram Kingdom, then on the job and Yogyakarta.  Solo art of batik in Indonesia has been known since the days of work and growing to the Majapahit kingdom and the kings of the next. As for starting the spread of this batik art belongs to the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of the century or the beginning of XVIII-XIX century.
Produced batik batik is all until the early twentieth century and printed batik is known only after the world wars or the unity out around 1920. The connection with the spread of Islamic teachings. Many areas in Java batik centers are areas Batik students and then become a tool of economic struggle by figures trader Muslims against the Dutch economy.

Batik art is the art of drawing on the fabric for clothing that becomes one of cultural Family Indonesian kings of old. Batik initially worked in the palace just limited to clothing and the result was the king and family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was brought by the palace and carried them out in place of each.
Long batik art was imitated by the people nearest and subsequently expanded into the work of women in the household to fill his spare time. Furthermore, batik clothing was only the royal family, then became a popular folk clothes, both women and men. White fabric that is used when it is the result of homespun.

Medium coloring materials used consist of plants native to Indonesia who made their own from among others: noni tree, tall, soga, indigo, and materials made from soda ash soda, as well as salts made from mud.

Batik Majapahit Era
( Batik Yogyakarta, Batik solo or surakarta, Batik Mojokerto, Batik Tulung Agung, Batik Porong-sido arjo,)
Batik has become the kingdom Majahit culture, can be traced in Mojokerto and Tulung Agung. Mojoketo are areas closely related to the Majapahit kingdom during the first and the origin of the name have anything to do with Majapahit Majokerto. Relation to the development of batik developed in Tulung Majapahit Agung is the history of batik developments in this area, can be extracted from the relic in the age of the Majapahit kingdom. At that time the area is partly composed of Tulungagung swamps in the history of the area known as Bonorowo, which at the time of Majapahit developing area controlled by a Duke benama Kalang, and did not surrender to the kingdom of Majapahit.

Told that the police actions waged by Majapahati, Duke Kalang allegedly killed in the fighting around the village which is now reportedly named Kalangbret. Thus, the officers and soldiers who settled keluara Majapahit kingdom and lived in the territory which is now named Bonorowo or Tulungagung among others also bring original art to make batik.
Batik is now in the Mojokerto region contained in Kwali, Mojosari, Betero and Sidomulyo. Outside the Mojokerto regency is in Jombang. At the end of XIX century there were several people known batik in Mojokerto, the materials used at that time white cloth woven by himself and drugs from soga jambal batik, noni, indigo tom, height and so forth.

Drugs known abroad the new postwar world of unity which are sold by Chinese traders in Mojokerto. Batik is known along with the entry of drugs from abroad batik. Cap made in Bangil and entrepreneurs can buy batik Mojokerto Porong market in Sidoarjo, this Porong Market before the world economic crisis known as the bustling market, where the results of production and Jetis Sidoarjo batik Kedungcangkring lot sale. Time of economic crisis, batik entrepreneurs participate Mojoketo paralyzed, because most small entrepreneurs business. Batik events arising after the crisis go back to Japan's entry into Indonesia, and the time the Japanese occupation of batik activities paralyzed again. Batik activity appears again after the revolution which has become a regional Mojokerto occupation.

Expert Batik Artist Jane Downer demonstrates the controversial Batik technique of isolating "pools" of fabric with wax and applying colour directly within those pools.


A typical characteristic of batik Kalangbret of Mojokerto is almost equal to the output of batik-batik of Yogyakarta, which is basically white and brown 's type and color of dark blue. Known since more than a century ago the village of batik Majan and Simo. The village also has a history as a relic from the war era Prince Diponegoro in 1825.


Although batik is known since antiquity Majapahait but batik development began to spread rapidly since the region of Surakarta, Central Java and Yogyakarta, at the time of the kingdom in this region. It appears that the development of batik in Mojokerto and more dipenagruhi Tulung next Supreme Solo and Yogyakarta batik patterns.

In There was war  clash between the Dutch colonial army with the troops of Prince Diponegoro, then some of the Kyai Mojo troops withdrew towards the east and until now the Majan. Since the Dutch colonial period until the time of independence is the status of rural villages Merdikan Majan (Special Region), and the village head of a chaplain whosehereditary status. Made Uirun Majan batik is an instinct (relic) of the art of making batik Diponegoro war era.


Color babaran Majan and Simo batik is unique because of the color red babarannya lit (from mulberry bark) and other colors of the tom. As a batik Setra since time immemorial village area is also famous Sembung, a batik entrepreneurs mostly from Sala, who came in Tulungagung in the late nineteenth century. Only now there are still some families who settled batik from Sala Sembung area. Apart from the proficiency level in these places there are also areas of batik in Psychology and also a couple in Kediri, but the nature of some of the batik craft and household babarannya batik.

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