Batik Artwork

Batik Artwork

learning how to dye like the Egyptians, Chinese and now Indonesians
Batik Artwork - learning how to dye like the Egyptians, Chinese and now Indonesians

Location: 

Jl. Malioboro, Sosromenduran, Gedong Tengen, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Duration: 

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Journey: 

Indonesia: Jakarta to Bali overland plus East Timor

Personal highlights

  1. Batik: Indonesian technique to dye a fabric with wax and colors
  2. Technique: applying the wax, dye with one color, remove wax again, repeat
  3. History: already used in Egyptinfo-icon in the 4th century BC and later the Chinese
  4. Workshops: visiting a very touristic and a more traditional place of production
  5. IKEA: meeting the guy who produced Batik horses for the Swedish giant

Image sources

  1. Traditional Batik Artwork in Yogyakarta
  2. Local girl creating a Batik painting
  3. Color used to dye original Batik art
  4. Proud Batik Master, delivering to IKEA!
  5. Tools for creating traditional Batik art

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