Modern Batik Art

Elements and design principles also need to go hand in hand. Design principles used to regulate the design of structural elements. The elements of art should be used in proper proportion to make a great work of art of batik.

The art of batik has given wings to creativity are many and have been disclosed in various ways, either by realism or abstract, impressionism or cubism. Although some of the most famous artists are not always formally trained in a certain way, there are certain basic elements of art that need to be followed for each of the basic design. So, what exactly is an element of art? This is a necessary component to create a work of art.

A form always has two dimensions, length and width. This is represented as a closed region defined by color, value, texture space, and shape. When the line is formed together, they form a shape. Could geometric shapes, rectangular, oval and square.

Value refers to the basic color changes. It is also determined by how much light is reflected or absorbed by any surface. Mean value of the intensity range of tones or colors. This could be the highlights, midtones or shadows in every painting or sculpture.

Batik

Batik today, was not only paintings but also the pattern used in clothing as well. From the walls of the living room, traditional batik has reached the urban market as a supermodel sashay around the world in a sarong or kaftan made ​​of the unique batik technique. Unfortunately, a lot of fabric has been cut to just like Batik, but not actually made ​​using traditional techniques.

Batik has its origins in Indonesia. This word comes from the Javanese word "amba" (write) and "point" (for dot or point). This ancient art originated rather in the famous island of Java. The Europeans were the first and foremost to learn this art. They take it from here and introduce it in their own country.

In Batik, whether you're using the old process or even a new one, the end result is always an exciting moment as one can never be perfectly sure of the color separation. Batik is a process characteristic of the gaps in the design for a candle. Wax becomes brittle, cracking and dye penetrate the wax. This results in a spider web design is beautiful wherever wax has been applied.

Batik cloth that is used generally have a pure form of fabrics, such as pure cotton or pure silk. Any mixture of the material can interfere with the way the colors look after washing.