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| Elephanta |
Batik is a form of artwork that depicts various vibrant and delightful colours. Today Batik is famous worldwide. Batik or fabrics with the traditional batik patterns are found in (particularly) in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Japan, China, Philippines, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Senegal, Nigeria and more. 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. Depending on the quality of the art work, craftsmanship, and fabric quality, batik can be priced from several dollars (for fake poor quality batik) to several thousand dollars (for the finest batik tulis halus which probably took several months to make). Batik tulis has both sides of the cloth ornamented.
For special occasions, batik was formerly decorated with gold leaf or dust. This cloth is known as prada (a Javanese word for gold) cloth. Gold decorated cloth is still made today; however, gold paint has replaced gold dust and leaf. The wide diversity of patterns reflects a variety of influences, ranging from indigenous designs, Arabic calligraphy, European bouquets and Chinese phoenixes to Japanese cherry blossoms and Indian or Persian peacocks. Contemporary batik, while owing much to the past, is markedly different from the more traditional and formal styles. For example, the artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils, different tools for waxing and dyeing, or wax recipes with different resist values. They may work with silk, cotton, wool, leather, paper, or even wood and ceramics. (Cited wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik).
Here we have the Wild Horse Batik painting on Cotton. The artwork depicts the horse majectically as it may look. The are also various art piece of such as shown below.
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| The Wild Horse |
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| Nadaraja |
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| Royal Elephant |
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| The performers |
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