all About Batik

1. Many people around the world wear batik clothes as formal and non-formal moment.

   

2. Batik making them confident when wearing batik in any atmosphere.

3. batik used for festivals held in the country of origin of batik producers.

4. Gifts? Nelson Mandela used it for gifts

5. Batik can also be used for office uniform, uniform family

6. for couples,  Indonesian called "sarimbit"

In your opinion, what batik can be used?

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The Modern Design of Dress Batik

Now days, batik not only using tradisional dress design but batik also a lot of innovation design than can be wearing for formal or informal event. Adara butik make batik became more modern with innovative design that can make u fell comfort wearing batik on your day.
example of Adara butik Design on Limited Edition Album :

Batik Cap

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Batik Print Cabut

Batik Print Cabut

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The Philosophy of Batik Mega Mendung

Batik Mega Mendung

batik mega mendung

Megamendung motif used by the public as the basic motif batik Cirebon is not foreign to the people of Indonesia batik lovers, nor for society batik lovers abroad. Evidence of motive Megamendung fame comes from the town of Cirebon never be used as a cover of a book published abroad batik Batik Design work entitled Pepin Van Roojen Dutch nation.History emergence Megamendung motif adopted by society Cirebon taken from various books and literature, history always lead to the arrival of the Chinese who came to the area of ​​Cirebon. Clearly recorded in history that Sunan Gunungjati married Queen Ong Tien of China. Some objects of art brought from China include ceramics, dishes, cloth berhiasan form clouds. Aan shape symbolizes the world in diverse cultures over when taken from the schools of Taoism. Clouds form a broad picture of the world, free and meaningful transidental (Godhead). The concept of the cloud is also influential in the artistic world of Islam in the 16th century used by the Sufis for the expression of major world or the wild.

Basic values ​​in MegamendungBasic values ​​in any art including batik motifs in art can be approached in a way Megamendung as follows:a. Value of appearance (appearance) or the values ​​that gave birth to the art form. This value consists of the shape and structure value. Value of a form that can be seen visually is the motive Megamendung in a beautiful fabric apart from the use of a cotton or silk fabric. While the value of the structure is generated from the forms which are prepared in such a way based on essential values. The forms are in the form of curved lines which are uniform and uninterrupted meet each other.b. Value Content (Content) which can consist of the value of knowledge (cognition), the value of feeling, intuition or the unconscious man, the value of ideas, and the value of the message or the value of life (values) which can consist of over morals, social values, religious values, etc. .In Megamendung form we can see the irregular curved lines on a regular basis from most forms of curved lines in the (smaller) and then widen out (enlarged) shows the regular harmonious movement. It could be said that this irregular curved lines that carry a moral message in human life is always changing (up and down) and then grown out to search for identity (learning / social life of religion), and ultimately bring him into a new world headed back into the union of self after going through ups and downs (ups and downs) finally returned to its origin (the laws). So could we see shape Megamendung always formed from a small arch-moving swell continued to come out and eventually had to go back again into small rounds but should not be interrupted. Apart from the philosophical meaning that Megamendung symbolizes human life as a whole so that its form should be fused. Viewed from the side of production do require that if the form of curved lines Megamendung must meet at one point so when the next arc of color on a gradual process (from the color of light to dark color) can be more convenient.megamendung2Bilamana we look, then we'll get that form Megamendung many variations. There is shaped taper at the tip and there is a round blunt end. There also have an angled shaped indentation in the form of curve. By itself for beginners batik designers who are unfamiliar with the process of making batik and do not understand the meaning of philosophy Megamendung, when drawing Megamendung be little difficulty and possible errors will occur. That must be considered again is the motif Megamendung almost similar to the motif Wadasan. But not the same as its placement with Wadasan motives (needs to be studied specifically at the next opportunity.)c. Value Disclosure (presentation) that can indicate a value of one's personal talents, skills values, and the medium he uses. Expression displayed by the artist in the form of a beautiful batik process by providing scratch wax through a tool called a canting made of thin copper material formed carefully so that hot wax is past the end of canting can flow smoothly. Elements of a harmonious blend of color with full of meaning for anyone who saw it. Elements of blue that we are familiar with the color symbolizes the sky is so vast, friendly and quiet. Added to imply that there is a blue color symbolizes fertility so that batik was originally Megamendung always provide an element of blue interspersed with red base color.The development of batik world's growing demand coupled with such a diversity of batik, the motives Megamendung heavily modified with a variety of approaches

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The Beauty of Batik Nelson Mandela

On Thursday, July 18, Nelson Mandela celebrated his 95th birthday. The anti-apartheid hero’s health has been steadily improving recently, bringing hope to the world for signs of a miraculous recovery. Throughout the years, Mandela has often been seen making an international fashion statement by wearing Indonesian batik and showing it off to the world. 

In 1997, the former South African president stunned the late former Indonesian President Suharto when he visited Indonesia. Suharto welcomed Mandela wearing a formal suit while Mandela, surprisingly, greeted the former president wearing a batik shirt. 

Mandela’s love of batik was also shown when he attended official events, such as the launch of the group of world-renowned senior figures formed to tackle global issues named, ‘The Elders’ in June 2007. He proudly wore an Indonesian batik shirt during the event, which was also held on his 87th birthday. The traditional colors of the batik enhanced the Mvezo born man’s charismatic and humble figure. 

Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa, Sugeng Rahardjo, said Mandela was first introduced to Indonesian batik in 1990, a few months after he was released from Roben Island jail. As the President of the African National Congress, he took his first trip to Asia. 

When Mandela, also popularly known as Mandiba, first received his batik shirt as a souvenir, he immediately fell in love. Since then, each time he visited Indonesia, Mandiba always wore batik. 

Most of the batik shirts worn by Mandiba were made by the late fashion designer, Iwan Tirta. This Indonesian batik maestro is well known for his large cleaver patterns in his batik designs. 

"Mandela is a strong prominent figure who suits my batik collection. He does not only look appealing, but his fighter’s charisma is enhanced even more when he wears batik," said Iwan Tirta in the late 90s when he gave one of his shirts to Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela's love connected with batik seemingly also observed while attending standard occasions such as introduction of the relationship connected with ex- earth commanders, The particular Folks September connected with 2007. On this prospect, just as before the man delivered inside Mvezo, Southern The african continent, September eighteen, 1918 will be happily donning Indonesian batik tank top. The event occured to help coincide while using the 89th wedding connected with expert leader's anti-apartheid challenge. And also Nelson Mandela was hailed specially through donning batik which make the woman's amount far more charismatic in addition to unpretentious.

"Mandela amount strong in addition to match my personal batik series. He or she not merely appears to be beautiful, however the challenge charm radiated through donning batik, " stated Iwan Tirta during one special occasion in the later 90s while giving batik regarding Nelson Mandela.

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Batik Kawung

BATIK Kawung may be familiar to our ears, because this motif is one the oldest motif. If you notice, motif repetition kawung have rhythm in geometric patterns of circles intersecting each other.

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In Java, where the development of the philosophy of traditional batik motif kawung have a value following its own philosophical ethics of its use. This motif also appears in the art of painting puppet, and a fashion ornament in traditional art performances such as wayang wong and ketoprak.

Today, kawung motif developed a basic motif combined with other motifs to achieve new beauty innovation. Motif kawung easily found in popular batik style, but very difficult to find a batik fabric that really motivated purely kawung.

Philosophy Kawung

Named kawung batik motif that is used is because of the cross-section stilasi sugar palm fruit (kawung.) is basically a four-circle shape oval that is almost touching each other by symmetry, that if we look more closely cause an optical illusion with the advent of four-petal flower shape. Each petal shaped tapered slim.

Sugar as a producer of sugar which symbolizes sweetness, has a philosophy of majesty and wisdom. The tree that is straight with no branches symbolize justice. Therefore, kawung motif has a very high philosophical value on the power of a just and wise.

Flower petals are considered a representation of the four lotus (lotus flower). This interest in the Old Javanese philosophy implies purity. While stilasi flowers and fruit in general has meaning fertility and hope.

Batik kawung contains profound life philosophy and sacred about the origins of human longevity understood as the way to eternal life. That is why in some traditions of Java, batik kawung used to wrap the body as a symbol of a long journey toward immortality being pursued by the spirit.

Four elements of mutual interest kawung intersect symmetrically, leaving an empty space in the center, is also interpreted as a mecca papat five pancer valuable Java meaningful philosophy: look from the four perspectives of the wind to get light (pancer) wisdom.

Variety Motif Kawung

With a variety of philosophical meaning contained in it, in the early kawung batik is batik clothing specifically for family palace. In the art of puppetry, motif kawung a clown outfit as Semar, Gareng, Petruk and Bagong. This despite Punakawan degree courtiers, but spiritual position in Java is very high, a symbol of the honesty and wisdom.

Many kawung motif that can be found, for example kawung picis, kawung bribil and kawung cents. Motif kawung also widely varied with various other motifs to produce a new pattern that is not less beautiful, like kawung fried, truntum, and sidomukti.

Some of the ornaments that came kawung batik usually:

1. Garuda, a bird in Javanese mythology who represents the nature of spirit or life. Garuda also symbolizes authority and power. Rarely found intact eagle motif, usually only take away from the wing elements, fur, paws, or tail.
2. Meru, or mountain, which is geometrically triangular. Mountain deities symbolizing persemayangan place and refuge for animals and plants.
3. Cemukiran or modang, which is an ornament flames. This ornament represents a strong will, passion, and effort never knew surrender.

Kawung is illustrated flower motif and fro (palm tree flowers). Palm tree, from the roots, stems, fruit and leaves can all be used. Reminds us as humans to take another look at what is inside of us, and every inch that we have we should think about how kebermanfaatannya to others. In everyday life, let us consider every inch of our potential to make this how to make life better. People sometimes get stuck degrading potentiality And why begrudge the potential of others. look again our ability to think, talk, write, draw, create poetry, photography, counting, science we've learned in college, etc .... all of which can be used to build a better life.

Kawung also reminds us that the highest man reaching for something in this world, in the end we are all going back to nature Sawung (afterlife). That's why batik 'kawung lawasan' is sometimes used as a cover jarik dead. What is so scary? if it was not for me. I'm even grateful if anyone reminded that this world is not forever, just sort of stage where we are as an actor playing a role that God set for us to play. So I as a human semeleh always remember to live life, not 'kadonyan-donyan "(fond of the world). Maximum effort with each potential are entrusted to us it was mandatory. For the prosperity of the world, as our caliph must do the best with what we have, but the results and what we are getting, it's not our business.

Learning from Kawung motif, learn to live on the surface. Learning does not identify with external things. Because we are not sophisticated things, because we are not the titles after the name, because we are not all brands are listed on shoes, mobile phones, ties, and shirts that we wear. If we use them, make sure we really understand its purpose and how to maximize them to kemslahatan, do not become attached to him. Trapping ourselves by external things is tantamount to mortgaging our freedom, our peace, our true identity as human beings and values ​​contained therein

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Create Batik

Batiking is a very old art form from Indonesia, South Eastern Asia, that consists of wax painting and fabric dying in order to create beautiful and lasting designs that can be worn, hung on the wall, or used for pillowcases and sheets. It can be used on duvet patterns. How to Create Batik: 

1.       Select the cloth you wish to use (silk, muslin, or cotton work best) and wash the cloth to remove any residues. Dry and iron the cloth.

2.       Decide on your design and trace it onto the fabric with a pencil. Alternatively, you can freehand something or make an abstract design, it is up to you.

3.       Place wax paper underneath the fabric so the fabric will not stick to the surface you are working on. Decide what colour dye you first want to use and then wax off all the parts that you do not want to be that color.

4.       After all parts are waxed that you do not want dyed you should allow the wax to dry on the fabric, you can speed up this process in the freezer

5.       After the wax has dried, you can create the "crackle" effect on the fabric by balling up the fabric to create cracks in the wax. Those sections will have veins of the colour in them that would otherwise have not been there.

6.       Make your dye bath in a pot or bowl according to the directions of your dye. Put the fabric in the dye bath for approximately 30 minutes - this also depends on the directions for your dye as well as how deeply you wish for the the fabric to be dyed.

7.       Allow the fabric to dry.

8.       Begin ironing off the wax in small sections, using the newsprint underneath the fabric and also above between the fabric and iron. Only iron the wax off of sections you wish to dye next.

9.       Wax the sections that you previously dyed if you do not wish for them to be dyed another colour.

10. Repeat this process until your batik is finished

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UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009

Batik (/ˈbætɪk/ or /bəˈtiːk/; Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian: [ˈbatɪk]) is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeingtechnique.

Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white, which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Vishnu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese ceremonies, one could determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.

Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. The colours of pesisir batik, from the coastal cities of northern Java, is especially vibrant, and it absorbs influence from the Javanese, Arab, Chinese and Dutch cultures. In the colonial times pesisir batik was a favourite of the Peranakan Chinese, Dutch and Eurasians.^{[citation needed]}

UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage

"The techniques, symbolism and culture surrounding hand-dyed cotton and silk garments known as Indonesian Batik permeate the lives of Indonesians from beginning to end: infants are carried in batik slings decorated with symbols designed to bring the child luck, and the dead are shrouded in funerary batik. Clothes with everyday designs are worn regularly in business and academic settings, while special varieties are incorporated into celebrations of marriage and pregnancy and into puppet theatre and other art forms. The garments even play the central role in certain rituals, such as the ceremonial casting of royal batik into a volcano. Batik is dyed by proud craftspeople who draw designs on fabric using dots and lines of hot wax, which resists vegetable and other dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour, removing the wax with boiling water and repeating if multiple colours are desired. The wide diversity of patterns reflects a variety of influences, ranging from Arabic calligraphy, European bouquets and Chinese phoenixes to Japanese cherry blossoms and Indian or Persian peacocks. Often handed down within families for generations, the craft of batik is intertwined with the cultural identity of the Indonesian people and, through the symbolic meanings of its colours and designs, expresses their creativity and spirituality." (Unesco)

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