KIABTBATIKART TECHNIQUE FROM ONE OF THE ASEAN COUNTRIES, INDONESIA

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ABOUT INDONESIA

FACT 1: Indonesia is huge. It takes over 12 hours of flying time to get from one end of the country to the other.

FACT 2: Of its 17 508 islands, only 6000 are inhabited by people.

FACT 3: Indonesia is home to thousands of different flora and fauna, making it the country with the second highest level of biodiversity in the world (Brazil is #1).

Some of the flora and fauna are truly rare, such as the Sumatran tiger, the Javan rhinoceros, and the Rafflesia – the world’s largest flower.

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ABOUT INDONESIA

FACT 4: Indonesian export involves the Asian palm civet and coffee berries. These small, cat-sized mammals are fed coffee berries. After they defecate, their feces is collected, washed, and used to make kopi luwak. As a result, Kopi luwak is the world’s most expensive beverage, costing around $1,000 per pound.

FACT 5: Indonesia is extremely culturally diverse. In fact, there are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia, each with their own customs, traditions, and dialects.

FACT 6: Although Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia, there are over 700 indigenous languages.

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ABOUT INDONESIA

FACT 7: It is the world’s largest producer of palm oil.

FACT 8: Every day, the country experiences three vibrations and at least one earthquake.

FACT 9: Indonesia is home to the world’s largest volcanic lake. Lake Toba is situated in Sumatra is the site of a massive super-volcanic eruption. It marks the largest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years.

KIABTTO MAKE BATIK

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUE

&TECHNIQUEIn short, parts of the cloth are blocked out by drawing hot wax over them.Then, the cloth is dyed.

The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original colour.

Process an be repeated to create more elaborate and colourful designs.

After the final dyeing, the wax is removed and the cloth is ready for wearing or showing.

PROCESS

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PROCESS

INITIAL PATTERN DRAWN WITH A PENCIL.

1. CLOTH IS WASHED.

2. CLOTH IS SOAKED AND BEATEN.

3. PATTERNS ARE DRAWN WITH PENCIL.

4. THEY ARE REDRAWN USING HOT WAX.

5. WAX CAN BE APPLIED WITH DIFFERENT TOOLS.

6. CLOTH DRIED.

7. WAX RESIST IS REMOVED BY SCRAPING OR BOILING THE CLOTH.

8. PROCESS IS REPEATED AS MANY TYIMES THE NUMBER OF COLOURS DESIRED.

Batik Making Tools

DRAWING PATTERNS WITH WAX USING DJANTING/CANTING

APPLYING WAX USING CAP (COPPER PLATE STAMPS).

EXAMPLE: CAP FOR APPLYING HOT WAX.

DYEING THE CLOTH IN COLOR.

KIABTOUR ARTISTSSINGAPORE ARTISTS INSPIRED BY BATIK

SARKASI SAIDSARKASI BIN SAID (27 MARCH 1940, SINGAPORE), WHO GOES BY THE ARTIST NAME TZEE, IS A SINGAPOREAN BATIK PAINTER OF INTERNATIONAL RENOWN.

THE ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR HIS UNCONVENTIONAL USE OF A WAX-RESISTING TECHNIQUE FOR BATIK PAINTING, HIS BOLD USE OF COLOURS AND HIS FREQUENT DEPICTIONS OF NATURE.

IN MAY 2003, SARKASI'S 103M BATIK PAINTING SET A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE WORLD'S LONGEST BATIK PAINTING. RECENTLY HE CREATED A DESIGN FOR THE EZLINK CARD.

SUJAK RAHMANHIS FIRST BATIK PIECE WAS EXCHANGED FOR DIAMONDS IN THE MID-1970S.

MR SUJAK RAHMAN, THEN 26, WAS DISPLAYING HIS ART AT AN EXHIBITION ALONG ORCHARD ROAD, OUTSIDE PRESENT-DAY WISMA ATRIA, WHEN HE WAS APPROACHED BY A RUSSIAN TOURIST WHO LIKED HIS PAINTING TITLED TIGA WAJAH (THREE FACES).

THE ARTIST WAS INSPIRED BY FAMOUS LOCAL BATIK ARTISTS SUCH AS CHOO KENG KWANG AND SARKASI SAID.

LIU KANGHE WAS BORN IN CHINA BUT CAME TO SINGAPORE DURING 1930S.

INSPIRED BY HIS VISIT TO INDONESIA, LIU KANG’S DARK OUTLINES BECAME WHITE IN HIS ‘ARTIST AND MODEL’ WORK.

HE WENT TO BALI, INDONESIA WITH 2 OTHER ARTISTS AND CREATED MANY WORKS BASED ON THAT VISIT.

HE PAINTED FIGURES AND SCENES SIMILARLY FOUND IN BALI.

KIABTWHY BATIKSINGAPORE. BATIK. INDONESIA.

SO WHY BATIK?LOVE FOR BATIK HAS INSPIRED MANY FROM THE REGION. OUR SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIR STEWARDESS WEARS THE POPULAR PERANAKAN SARONG KEBAYA WITH BATIK DESIGN. OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM IS ALSO BATIK INSPIRED.HANDMADE, WE CAN SEE THE EVOLUTION OF BATIK FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.