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Selasa, 27 April 2010

the origins of batik

the origins of batik

When viewed from the aspect of the history of batik originated from our ancestors, known since XVII century, written and painted on palm leaves. Well, lamaa bangeet! You could not have been born. Hahaha, Nesi, too!

When the motif of batik was dominated with the form of animals and plants. But in its development history of batik to evolve.

Ranging from painting motifs of animals and plants, gradually shifted to the abstract motif that resembles a cloud, temple reliefs, wayang beber and so forth.

Here's how to write batik. It was not easy, lo! Photo: wordpress

Furthermore, through the merger of the painting with the art style of clothes frieze art of batik as we know it today.

The type and style of traditional batik pertained very much. But the hue and its variations according to the philosophy and culture of each region.

The cultural diversity of Indonesia has encouraged the birth of such a rich variety of styles and types of batik tradisioanal with characteristic in each region.

The history of batik in Indonesia is closely related to the development of the Majapahit kingdom and the kingdom afterwards. From Nesi get some information, the development of batik is mostly done during the dark days of the Mataram kingdom, then in the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.

Batik art is the art of drawing on the fabric for clothing that becomes one of the family culture Indonesian kings of old. Batik was originally done only limited in the palace alone. The result was to dress 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 them out of the palace and was done in place of each. Well, the old-old art of batik was imitated by the people and expanded into women's jobs to fill his spare time.

Finally, batik clothing was only the royal family, then became a popular folk clothes. White fabric that is used when it is the result of homespun.

While the coloring materials used consist of plants native to Indonesia who made his own. Plant it among other, mulberry trees, tall, soga, indigo, and materials made from soda ash soda, as well as salts made from mud.

So this batik in Indonesia has been known since the days of the Majapahit kingdom and continue to grow until the next kingdom. Widespread art of batik has become owned by the people of Indonesia and particularly the Javanese, rather, after the end of XVIII century and early nineteenth century.

Dikreasikan Batik can also be a bag that was funny. Photo: lovejournal

Batik is batik produced until the early twentieth century and printed batik is known only then after the world wars or the unity around the year 1920. Now that batik has become part of traditional Indonesian clothing and even into everyday clothes.

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