Sabtu, 20 November 2010

The Beauty of Indonesian Culture in Batik



Indonesia is an archipelago country has many ethnic groups. Effect of geographic and ethnic diversity makes Indonesia is rich in cultural diversity. However, lately one of Indonesia's intellectual property such as traditional batik motifs, many plagiarized and stolen by the craftsmen from other countries.



So, what can we do? There are many ways to be able to believe is owned by Indonesian batik. One way is an event held by the magazine PRODO in collaboration with Yayasan Batik Indonesia, the Batik Fashion Design Competition (LRBB) 2008. In particular, as reported in its release, Alberthiene Endah, the magazine's editor PRODO, hopes to inspire people LRBB lovers of fashion, be it creative ideas in modern batik display from the designers and for consumers, able to foster a love to wear batik.

LRBB open to the public with participants from all over Indonesia. With a team of judges, among others Guruh Soekarno Putra, Martha Tilaar, Yultin Ginanjar Kartasasmita, Samuel Wattimena, Barli Asmara, Okky Asokawati, and Alberthiene Endah himself as Chairman of the jury.


Mengulik little about batik, batik originated from the Javanese, the "amba", or wrote, and "point". The word itself refers batik cloth with a pattern generated by the materials 'night' (wax) is applied onto the fabric, so that resist the entry of dye. History records that the activity of batik has become a skill that can become a livelihood by the women of the past. Therefore, women batik became the exclusive job until the discovery of 'Batik Cap'.

from: http//conectique.com

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