Batik Art & Craft
Batik Art & Craft

Author: Ila Keller

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-09-11

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1462909574

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This complete guide to Batik is an invaluable resource for those interested in Batik history, design, and weaving. Here in this volume, the author has not only given a comprehensive and fascinating account of the origins and history of batik, with examples of techniques and design, but also includes a complete "How-To-Do-It" section on modern methods of creating batik. The text is lucid and easy to follow, and the simple step-by-step format will enable the art enthusiast to investigate this rewarding and creative medium. Sample batiks by modern artists, show what can be done with craft, skill, and imagination. The author takes the reader through all aspects of making a batik, from a simple dipping, or tie-dying, to sectional dyeing, and the more intricate five or six-color patterns. Basic materials, fabric mixtures, wax temperatures etc. are discussed fully, and more important, the practical problems often encountered by a beginner are thoughtfully explained. Here is a book of batik literally giving you the 'tricks of the trade'.

Building on Batik
Building on Batik

Author: Michael Hitchcock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1351954229

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The word ’batik’ is possibly of Malay origin from the word ’tik’ meaning ’to drip’ or ’to drop.’ The term is applied to a resist dye technique invented independently in locations as diverse as Ancient Egypt, Japan and Turkestan. Batik is a remarkably flexible textile technique and is suited to small-scale methods of production, but demand from the fashion and tourism industries is increasing. This volume brings together the experiences and concerns of the international community of batik producers. It gives voice to their suggestions for ensuring that the producers of this traditional craft are integrated into its increasingly global production rather than excluded from it. Building on the work of batik designers and producers the book discusses the emergence of a global craft consciousness. Batik producers report on innovative measures taken both individually and collectively to hold their market position while commercial producers frequently annex and mass-produce traditional batik design. The book concludes with a discussion of marketing and production innovations and tourism which enable the producers of batik to maintain the integrity of their designs whilst harnessing the benefits of new commercial forms.

Malaysian Batik
Malaysian Batik

Author: Noor Azlina Yunus

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1462908780

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Malaysian Batik: Reinventing a Tradition, traces the history of batik, the materials, methods and motifs of the block-stamped and hand drawn methods, and the ways in which Malaysian batik has been transformed into a craft with international appeal. Batik is more than wax and dye applied to a length of cloth. It is an art form practiced by people around Asia. With its its bolder, abstract designs and its brighter palette, Malaysian batik is a distinctly different type of batik that has brought an exciting new dimension to this ancient method of fabric art. Historically seen as a craft, batik making in Malaysia today has segued into more of an art form, both in its creation and its uses. Historically, batik fabric was fashioned into sarongs to be worn by people across all walks of life. More often now batik fabrics are used for lifestyle products, as art pieces and, above all, for contemporary high fashion. The pieces that are created display an originality of composition and design, an effective use of color, a high level of technical expertise and a flair for working in the medium that are the hallmarks of great works of art. Many of the recent advances in Malaysian batik are due to the initiatives of the Yayasan Budi Penyayang, which has revitalized the Malaysian batik industry by adapting it to suit fashion needs and utilized the Asian fashion industry to promote and display its beauty.

Batik
Batik

Author: Fiona Kerlogue

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9780500284773

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A comprehensive and richly illustrated survey of batik, a glorious textile art and popular Indonesian cloth.

Watercolor Batik
Watercolor Batik

Author: Martha C.S. Heppard

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2015-01-21

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1499080921

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Watercolor Batik: An Artist's Guide to Watercolor Batik on Rice Paper, by award winning artist Martha Heppard is the first book published worldwide devoted entirely to watercolor batik known to exist. She takes an artist through the history of batik and introduces them to the batik technique for watercolor on rice paper in a very clear and concise manner. She includes four demonstrations with step by step instructions. This book is written for the beginning artist as well as the more advanced painter looking to enhance their skills and take their watercolor to a new level. Martha's paintings are extraordinary because of how she uses multiple layers of paint to build up rich strong colors. The realm of batik is expanded by this book, for the technique of watercolor batik is similar but yet different from that of textile batik (and there is a different aesthetic experience in looking at the two). This book has 50 photos in 84 pages, allowing the reader to visualize, as well as read about, the process of watercolor batik on rice paper.

Modern Batik Art
Modern Batik Art

Author: David Kibuuka

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781436351782

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"Continuous evolution of modern BATIK technique."

Craft Unbound
Craft Unbound

Author: Kevin Murray

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780975730348

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The history of craft is a battle. The exclusivity of elite craftmanship is pitted against the camaraderie of honest work. Whilst the design elites appear to dominate museums there is a new generation of makers in the wings. These new practitioners defend the rights of everyone to enjoy the sense of preciousness.