Minggu, 22 Mei 2011

Motif Batik Indonesia


The discussion this time is the Motif Batik Indonesia, which is a style of art that depict the diversity of colors that poured over the cloth by using a media night / wax. Postings on Motif Batik Indonesia itself we picked up for you all to love domestic products that are of good quality.

Currently, Indonesian batik motifs and types on the market is extremely diverse and can be found in a clothing store or also through the medium of online stores on the internet, it describes the Indonesian batik is more loved by the people of Indonesia. In fact, not infrequently the introduction of Indonesian batik shirt up to the level of foreign intensively conducted by the government as part of an elegant introduction to Indonesian culture and polite.

Type and type Batik Indonesia's diverse regions showed typical batik maker itself, such as Pekalongan Batik cobtoh familiar with design and soft material or Batik Yogyakarta which is becoming a cultural center of Java Batik Jogja introduce a very interesting and suitable for use all atmosphere.

For those of you who want to find image Batik, then you might come across on the internet as your reference material, many sites that trade in Indonesian batik Batik Online Internet that is always up to date Batik Indonesia, so many people who feel very proud to wear domestic products such as Batik Indonesia.

if you want to see some kind of Indonesian batik pictures, so here are models of batik clothes that we have outlined;






Traditional Batik Motif Yogyakarta

Traditional Batik Motif Yogyakarta

Batik patterns are divided into different families of designs, each with hundreds of variations within them. The following gives you a brief introduction to the main design families. You'll see certain designs that belonged to the sacred, forbidden patterns reserved for the royal court. Over time, these particular patterns did enter into common use. Yet to this day, if a person does not belong to the court, they would never wear those patterns inside the keraton, or palace walls.

Ceplok Motifs

Ceplok Yogya Parang
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Ceplok Grompol
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Ceplok Motif
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The Ceplok family includes a wide range of geometric designs, often based on circular rosettes, stars or other small shapes, forming an overall symmetric pattern on the cloth
Grompol means to gather together. Often worn for wedding ceremonies, the pattern symbolizes the coming together of a harmonious marriage, for children, good luck, and happiness.

Kawung Motifs

Kawung Motif
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Kawung Motif
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The Kawung is one of the oldest designs, and was reserved for the royal family. It represents a cross-section of the aren-palm fruit, and some say the cross in between the four ovals refers to the universal energy source.
While there are many variations, the basic structure is a group of four circles or ovals nearly touching each other, laid out on the cloth in geometric symmetry.

Parang Motifs

Parang Gendreh
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Parang Tuding
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Parang Rusak
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Sometimes referred to as the keris or sword pattern by outsiders, the Javanese call the Parang motif lidah api, or tongue of fire. Parang are one of the most powerful of batik motifs with their strong parallel diagonal lines. There are hundreds of variations, from small 2cm in Parang Klithik to the largest at 8cm or more in Parang Barong.

Parang Barong

In times past, Parang Barong was a sacred pattern worn only by the king. The motif reminded him to guard himself carefully so he would be a responsible, honest and just ruler.

Parang Rusak

Another of the Parang designs worn by the royal family on state occasions, Parang Rusak symbolizes the human being's internal fight against wickedness by controlling their desires so their wise, noble character would win out.

Lereng

Lereng Motif
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Udang Liris Motif
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Refers to the diagonal rows of patterns in between the parang motifs. In addition, many patterns are simply rows of narrow diagonal lines filled with a whole array of small patterns. The Udang Liris, again, one of the old patterns reserved for the royal court, is one of the more famous of these motifs.
Udang Liris or light rain symbolizes fertility, the hope for prosperity, determination, to have courage to carry out what's important for the nation and her people.

Nitik Motifs

Nitik Randu Seling
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Nitik Kembang Jeruk
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Truntum Motif
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Nitik Motifs are among the oldest batik patterns and were inspired by woven patola cloths brought by traders from Gujarat, India long ago. The geometric design is created with small dots and dashes imitating the original woven fabric.

Truntum

Worn by parents of a wedding couple the Truntum pattern.

Semen Motifs

Semen Garuda, Yogya Motif
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Semen Sido Mukti, Yogya Motif
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Semen Sido Asih
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Semen, based on the word semi, meaning to sprout or grow, are non-geometric patterns inspired by the natural world. Filled with stylized stems, flowers, leaves, mountains, and animals, this group of designs was highly important for royalty on special occasions, as well as common people in everyday use.
Garuda, the mystical bird-man in Hindu mythology, who carried Vishnu through the heavens, is often portrayed in Semen designs with a single, or pair of wings (Lar) or the wings and tail (Sawat). Often associated with Semen patterns, the wing shape is also found with Parang and Ceplok motifs.

Isen Motifs

Filling patterns called Isen are highly characteristic of Indonesian, especially Javanese, batik. Finely rendered in a wax line, these small designs add a depth and harmonious beauty to the overall cloth.
Now that you have a glimpse into the world of traditional Yogyakarta batik, discover the batik process in creating these intricate cloths.