The art of Textile
Motifs Description
Contemporary Motif Pekalongan, Madura and Bali
a. Pekalongan Style/Motif
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| Pekalongan Style |
This style is one of contemporary batik styles
that grow and live among coastal residents of Pekalongan. Pekalongan is the
name of a small town on the northern coast of Central Java Province. One
characteristic of this batik style is rich in color, take various forms freely
from surrounding, also showing acculturation implies, we can find cultural influences of China, India and Arabia
on some Pekalongan motifs.
b. Madura Style
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| Madura Style |
Batik Madura has unique style, using striking
colors technique then mix and match with contrasting tastes. Batik Madura bring
a joyful and cheer impression, describing the basic attitude of Maduran society.
Madura is the name of an island in the eastern city of Surabaya, East Java.
They have a little bit different culture with Javanese people.
Balinese batik style is a newcomer to the
world of Indonesian batik. However, Bali batik has grown so rapidly. A wide
variety of motifs and design has been born in Bali batik style.
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| Bali Style/Motif |
As of Bali as usual, they adopt Bali nuance
into their art of batik. So then Bali Batik, bring forward to show to the
public a kind of Bali artistically taste into the batik pattern. Rich of
colors, magical but still down to earth, that is full image of Balinese Batik.
