Batik

Batik is unique form of Indonesia art, a combination of artistic expression and technical skill.
Using beeswax, paraffin and multi colors paint, batik is done on pieces of clothing.
The quality of Batik is determined by the intricacy of motif, the technique used and the kind basic cloths.

Originally, both color and the motif were very much influenced by the surrounding nature, belief, plants, animal etc
Batik has been both an art and a craft for centuries. In Java, Indonesia, batik is part of an ancient tradition, and some of the finest batik cloth in the world is still made there.

Contemporary batik, while owing much to the past, is markedly different from the more traditional and formal styles. For example, the artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils, different tools for waxing and dyeing, wax recipes with different resist values and work with silk, cotton, wool, leather, paper or even wood and ceramics.

Batik is historically the most expressive and subtle of the resist methods. The ever widening range of techniques available offers the artist the opportunity to explore a unique process in a flexible and exciting way