Many Indonesian labels have incorporated batik in various styles of clothing, presenting contemporary and trendy designs unlike passé batik clothes. For this reason, batik has become more wearable as the daily choice of many young people as it suits their fashion sensibilities.
MODERN BATIK
Modern batik, although having strong ties to traditional batik, utilizes linear treatment of leaves, flowers and birds. These batiks tend to be more dependent on the dictates of the designer rather than the stiff guidelines that have guided traditional craftsmen. This is also apparent in the use of color that modern designers use. Artisans are no Modern Batiklonger dependent on traditional (natural) dyes, as chemical dyes can produce any color that they wish to achieve.
Modern batik still utilizes canting and cap to create intricate designs. Fashion designers such as Iwan Tirta have aggressively introduced batik into the world fashion scene. They have done much to promote the Indonesian art of batik dress, in its traditional and modern forms.
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The horizon of batik is continuing to widen. While the design process has remained basically the same over the last century, the process shows great progress in recent decades. Traditionally, batik was sold in 2 1/4 meter lengths used for kain panjang or sarong in traditional dress. Now, not only is batik used as a material to clothe the human body, its uses also include furnishing fabrics, heavy canvas wall hangings, tablecloths and household accessories.
Batik techniques are used by famous artists to create batik paintings which grace many homes and offices.
Many Indonesian artists found inspiration for their contemporary work from Indonesia’s batik traditions. Do you want to know more about batik as contemporary art? Read our article!
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