Universal Meaning Adibatik Pekalongan
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pekalongan city becoming known as one of the centers of batik non-Sultan, in the early 19th century, when Dutch women and founded the Indo Dutch batik factory. Followed by the batik businessman of Arab descent and China, in the mid-19th century. Making the system similar to that derived from classical palace, using the night as a color barrier, and canting or cap to make a variety hiasnya. Batik batik using canting called smooth, while batik made with a stamp known as batik. Both types are usually used batik cloth (cotton) and silk - silk chiffon or silk kep. Currently, many batik pekalongan built on top of a textured silk fabric created with not a machine loom.
Judging from the degree of difficulty, handmade batik is usually much more expensive than the price above Rp. 10 million for one piece of fabric approximately 2.5 meters long. Again, depending on the complexity of the many styles and colors. Similarly, batik made sure the engine loom is not more expensive than silk batik above normal.
Originally, batik from this region appear with ornamentation that is influenced by Dutch and Chinese culture. Pekalongan batik-influenced oelh Dutch culture usually display a variety Sneewietje taken from fairy tales (Snow White) or Hens en Grietje (Hanzel & Gretel). Conversely, batik pekalongan thick with China's culture mangambil pattern of Chinese mythological dragon, phoenix, lion.
Pekalongan batik made by descendants of the Dutch came up with a more modern style of nuanced Europe, such as crane style, floral and flower arrangements, or known by the term-of the word bukaten bouquet. Similarly batik batik produced by Chinese entrepreneurs da Arabic; take European decorative, but still enriched by isen-stuffing from the word meaning a small pattern that is symmetrical, serves to fill in the blank field-specific production area. This was eventually followed also by man-made batik Pekalongan Attai Indo Dutch Dutch entrepreneurs. Evidence of mixing in non-verbal culture commonly known by the term mestizo - blending local culture and the culture that gave birth to new cultural immigrants.
In colonial times, the triumph of batik pekalongan reached its peak in the early 20th century. Appears the best works made by Elza van Zuylen and Oey Soe Tjoen very subtle and distinctive character. Be some batik experts acknowledge, hungga this time, there has not been as smooth as batik batik Pekalongn artificial or Soe Tjoen Zuylen, s type is more universal, especially those influenced by European culture-making batik is very adaptive. No wonder the maestro Iwan Tirta batik, also a young designer Lenny Agustin, using Pekalongan batik motifs in his works.
Value-made batik Elza van Zuylen and Oey Soe Tjoen could reach U.S. $ sehelainya 1500-3000. The result of the second invention was a lot of artists batik textiles collected by museums worldwide. Not only because it is very smooth and has high artistic value, but this city was the home of batik have enough in the philosophical value to the users. -
ANTON Diaz, observer and writer mode.
National Geographic Traveller Indonesia
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pekalongan city becoming known as one of the centers of batik non-Sultan, in the early 19th century, when Dutch women and founded the Indo Dutch batik factory. Followed by the batik businessman of Arab descent and China, in the mid-19th century. Making the system similar to that derived from classical palace, using the night as a color barrier, and canting or cap to make a variety hiasnya. Batik batik using canting called smooth, while batik made with a stamp known as batik. Both types are usually used batik cloth (cotton) and silk - silk chiffon or silk kep. Currently, many batik pekalongan built on top of a textured silk fabric created with not a machine loom.
Judging from the degree of difficulty, handmade batik is usually much more expensive than the price above Rp. 10 million for one piece of fabric approximately 2.5 meters long. Again, depending on the complexity of the many styles and colors. Similarly, batik made sure the engine loom is not more expensive than silk batik above normal.
Originally, batik from this region appear with ornamentation that is influenced by Dutch and Chinese culture. Pekalongan batik-influenced oelh Dutch culture usually display a variety Sneewietje taken from fairy tales (Snow White) or Hens en Grietje (Hanzel & Gretel). Conversely, batik pekalongan thick with China's culture mangambil pattern of Chinese mythological dragon, phoenix, lion.
Pekalongan batik made by descendants of the Dutch came up with a more modern style of nuanced Europe, such as crane style, floral and flower arrangements, or known by the term-of the word bukaten bouquet. Similarly batik batik produced by Chinese entrepreneurs da Arabic; take European decorative, but still enriched by isen-stuffing from the word meaning a small pattern that is symmetrical, serves to fill in the blank field-specific production area. This was eventually followed also by man-made batik Pekalongan Attai Indo Dutch Dutch entrepreneurs. Evidence of mixing in non-verbal culture commonly known by the term mestizo - blending local culture and the culture that gave birth to new cultural immigrants.
In colonial times, the triumph of batik pekalongan reached its peak in the early 20th century. Appears the best works made by Elza van Zuylen and Oey Soe Tjoen very subtle and distinctive character. Be some batik experts acknowledge, hungga this time, there has not been as smooth as batik batik Pekalongn artificial or Soe Tjoen Zuylen, s type is more universal, especially those influenced by European culture-making batik is very adaptive. No wonder the maestro Iwan Tirta batik, also a young designer Lenny Agustin, using Pekalongan batik motifs in his works.
Value-made batik Elza van Zuylen and Oey Soe Tjoen could reach U.S. $ sehelainya 1500-3000. The result of the second invention was a lot of artists batik textiles collected by museums worldwide. Not only because it is very smooth and has high artistic value, but this city was the home of batik have enough in the philosophical value to the users. -
ANTON Diaz, observer and writer mode.
National Geographic Traveller Indonesia
