International Batik Week 2009

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Pekalongan, CyberNews. The Government of Pekalongan city and the committee of International Batik Week (PBI) 2 start up performance of the property will be held April 29-May 3 in future. Yesterday gapuro entrance PBI began in pairs in the area of Jetayu street by some workers. Work in the middle of the road to progress smoothly, and does not cause a traffic jam.

According to the Head of Tourism Department of Transportation and Tourism of Pekalongan Drs Doyo Budi Wibowo MM, a few days the implementation of the PBI, a wide variety of regulation has begun to do.

"This activity is handled by the Department of Industry Trade and Cooperation, while we carry out several activities such as carnival performance, and so forth relating to the field of tourism," he said.

Mentioned, after long preparation, it is done start the various properties in various places central organizing PBI namely in the area of heritage Jetayu Street.

Start preparing for the building of the ex-Home Office of the Governor for some events up to around Jetayu Road as a central activity. "Use of Jetayu area as the center of the location because it is a heritage building, such as the Museum Batik, Office of Tourism, the Council of Arts, Sport and Public Building Art Appreciation (Vice President)," he demolished.

Therefore, the placement location of the wide support and is expected PBI2 in the City of Batik can be successful and able to attract the wider community and love against batik, because of the international activities.

(Nur Khaeruddin / CN08)

International Batik Week 2009

In order birthdays Pekalongan City In Central Java Indonesia to the 103-year, the Government that supported by Museum Batik Pekalongan will conduct the International Batik Week 2009 with the theme "

"BATIK KU, BATIK KITA, BATIK WORLD"

SATU NUSA , SATU BANGSA, SATU BATIK INDONESIA "

Pekan Batik Internasional 2009

Pekan Batik Internasional 2009

On: 29 April - 3 May 2009

Agenda following activities:

1. Fashion On The Road on 2 May 2009
2. Carnival Kendaraan Ornamental Batik on 2 May 2009
3. Pentas Stage Entertainment and Arts on 29 April s / d 3 May 2009
4. Gala Dinner on 1 May 2009

Places of activity:

1. Fashion On The Road and Ornamental Batik Carnival of Vehicles, Route: Aloon-aloon - street. Wahid Hasyim - street. Hasanudin - street. Sultan Agung - street. R. Saleh - street. Jetayu.
2. Stage Entertainment and Arts Pentas in street. Jetayu (in front of the Museum Batik Kota Pekalongan)
3. Gala Dinner at the Home Office Bakorlin III.

The development of batik in the brisk enough now, this had a positive impact for batik-batik producers in various regions. Request batik and batik cap is very high, even if the market needs some batik has been filled with the pattern batik textiles produced by companies that have capital of textiles. Some of batik require payment in advance for that production can be smoothly and the buyer will receive the requested order, this is on the 70-year period in which an at that time batik also request that a sizable enough amount. source :http://netsains.com

Differences batik and batik cap can be seen from some of the following:

Batik Tulis

Batik Tulis

Batik Tulis

1. Done with the canting tool that is made of copper that can be formed to accommodate the night (wax batik) with the tip has a channel / pipe to a small discharge night in shaping the image on the surface of the early fabric.
2. The form of images / designs on batik does not have a clear repetition, so the image appears to be more flexible with the size of the motif that can be relatively small compared with the batik cap.
3. Batik pictures can be seen on both sides of the fabric appear more flat (see-through back and forth) for a special batik fine.
4. Basic color fabric usually younger than the scratches on the color motif (putihan batik / tembokan).
5. Each snippet of the picture (multiformity tub), which repeated the pieces of cloth usually never the same shape and size. Unlike the batik stamp is likely to be exactly the same image with the image of one another.
6. The time needed for the making of batik relatively long (2 or 3 times longer) compared with the making of batik cap. Manufacture of fine batik can take 3 to 6 months.
7. Tools of the form of canting relatively cheaper price ranges from Rp. 10.000, - to Rp. 20000, -/pcs.
8. Batik selling price is relatively more expensive, because of the generally better quality, luxurious and unique.

Batik Cap

Batik Cap

1. Done with the cap (a tool made of copper formed in accordance with the image or motif that you want). For making a batik cap stock with dimensions length and width: 20 cm X 20 cm required average time 2 hours.
2. The form of images / designs on batik cap always have a clear repetition, so images appear over and over, with the same form, with the size of the patterns are relatively large compared with batik.
3. Figure batik cap usually does not emerge on both sides of the cloth.
4. Color base cloth is usually older than the color of the scratches motifnya. This is not to make a batik cap closure on the basis of more complex patterns such as that done in the usual process of batik. Korelasinya is to pursue the selling price that is cheaper and the time of production more quickly. The time needed for sehelai batik cloth cap ranges 1 to 3 weeks.
5. To make a batik cap the various motifs, the much needed cap. While the price cap batik relatively more expensive from canting. For the price cap batik on the current conditions with the size 20 cm X 20 cm at around Rp. 350.000, - to Rp. 700000, -/motif. So that the initial capital of batik cap relatively more expensive.
6. Period of time the cap batik in good condition that can reach 5 years to 10 years, with a note not damaged. Repetition for copper batik stamp pemakainnya almost unlimited.
7. Selling price of batik cap relatively cheaper compared to batik, usually due to the amount and have many similarities and the other one is not unique, not special and less exclusive.

Besides differences between the visual side of batik and batik cap, but from the production side there are some similarities that should be in manufacture of both. Among them are the following:

* Both can be equally said batik cloth, as is done with the use of candles as a media stranglehold color.
* Done by the hand of man almost to create the image and color processing open close.
* Materials that also uses the same basic form of a white cloth, and should not be the type of material basic thread (cotton or silk) or tenunannya form.
* The use of coloring materials, and process the same color, there is no difference anatara batik and batik cap.
How to determine the lay-out or the patron, and also the forms of the same motif can be both. So when both of them to be sewn clothing made no difference for the designer clothes or penjahitnya. Only distinguish the quality of the picture only.
How to treat batik cloth (save, and use menyuci) there is no difference.
* To make the required image or sket initial basis to make it easier to learn and form patterns that will occur.

Here is another example of batik and stamp:



Hopefully for consumers batik lovers will not feel deceived, and can know more about the differences between the batik and batik cap. Happy shopping and bravo batik Indonesia.

BATIKKU, BATIK PEKALONGAN, BATIK DUNIA
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

PBI Logo Launched

Towards the promotion of batik Pekalongan akbar in the City, Saturday (4 / 4) night, Marketing Director General of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Depbudpar) together with the House of Representatives and the me-Pemkot Pekalongan Pekan Batik launching logo International (PBI).

Logo themed''Batikku, Pekalongan Batik, Batik World''was launched by the Director General of Marketing Depbudpar Dr Sapta Nirwandar in the Convention Hall Dupan Pekalongan simultaneously launching train tour Jakarta-Pekalongan.





Events dimeriahkan performance characteristic of Batik art, ranging from dance to sintren garap Pekalongan gambus that make hundreds of guests from away to enjoy the arts and culture of Batik.

Before me-launching PBI logo, Sapta Nirwandar confess very stunned with art and culture of the religious Batik. "This is a property tour to serve as the engine pendongkrak the regional economy and need to be developed," he said.


Museum Batik

Mentioned, many things that needs to be addressed and, among them the Museum Batik collection and must be expanded. "Batik-batik nusantara much should be shown, not a regional one sample only. PR for this area and caleg-caleg akan sit in the House of Representatives seat, "he demolished.

Commission Vice-Chairman of the tourism sector 10 House Drs Mujib Rohmat MM added, khasanah culture and tourism in the city of Pekalongan is unique and worth selling show, is still too central to the focus areas are famous.

"Tourism as an excellent pendongkrak local economy, so the budget must also prime, in order to thrive. Then these areas are also to be small, so that tergali well, "added Mujib.

Meanwhile, Mayor of HM Basyir Ahmad declares impressed with the steps that made the team's Depbudpar. "Tourism is already be imagined City of Batik, now preceded by Depbudpar with the bureau, travel bureau, and then open the package tour train in cooperation with PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI)," he said. (Nur Khaeruddin-52)

(Source: Suara Merdeka, 7 April 2009)

Although there is no official record at the start batik in Pekalongan, but according to estimates batik in Pekalongan have been around 1800. In fact, according to data recorded in Deperindag, batik motif was created in 1802, as a small tree motif shirt material.

However, a significant development after the war is going great in the kingdom of Mataram in 1825-1830 often called the war with the Diponegoro war or Java. With the occurrence of this war and urged the family of the Palace many followers who leave the kingdom. They then spread to the East and West. Then in the region - the area that new family and followers develop batik.

To the east of Yogyakarta and Solo batik perfect batik patterns existing in Mojokerto and Tulungagung to spread to Gresik, Surabaya and Madura. Towards the West is being developed in batik Banyumas, Kebumen, Tegal, Pekalongan and Cirebon. With this migration, the batik Pekalongan that have been previously growing.

Over time, Batik Pekalongan experienced rapid growth compared with other regions. Batik in this area developed around the coastal region, namely in the area of the city and region Pekalongan Buaran, Pekajangan and Wonopringgo.

Museum Batik Pekalongan
Pekalongan meeting people with various nations such as China, Dutch, Arabic, Indian, Malay and Japanese at the time of past dynamics have been coloring on governance and the color motif batik art.

Accordingly several types of batik patterns influence the results from different countries who became known as the identity of Pekalongan batik. Motif that is batik Jlamprang, inspired from Indian and Arab Affairs. Then Encim batik and Klengenan, hybrid influenced by Chinese. Dutch batik, batik Pagi Sore, and batik Hokokai, growing rapidly since Japan's occupation.


The development of culture techniques in print motif close to the dye using the night (candle) at the top of the cloth called batik, which was then, indeed can not be released from the influence of the countries. This shows the context kelenturan batik from time to time.

Pekalongan batik became very special because bertopang entirely on the hundreds of small entrepreneurs, not the handful of large employers have capital. Since berpuluh years past up to now, most of the production process is done in batik Pekalongan homes. As a result, batik Pekalongan integrates closely with the community life of Pekalongan is now divided into two administrative regions, and the Municipality of Pekalongan Kabupaten Pekalongan.

Development of tidal batik Pekalongan, Pekalongan show to be feasible for the development of the icons of batik in Indonesia. Icon for works of art that never surrendered to the development of the age and always dynamic. Batik is now a breath of daily life and the people of Pekalongan is a superior product. This is due to the many industries which produce batik. Because with the famous product batiknya, Pekalongan, known as BATIK CITY. Nickname came from a tradition that is rooted in the old Pekalongan. During the period that is long, diverse nature, purposes multiformity, type design, and quality of batik is determined by the climate and the presence of local fiber-fiber, historical factors, trade and goodwill in the community understand and accept new ideas.

Batik is the art culture of the world be admired, among multiformity produced with traditional technology dye occupied, no one is able to attend seindah and sehalus Pekalongan batik.

History of Batik Indonesia

Batik is historically derived from the time of the ancestors, known since the XVII century is written and painted on the leaves Lontar. At that time batik motif or pattern is still dominated by the form of animals and plants. However, in the history of its development to the development of batik, which is from the pattern-color paintings of animals and plants slowly move on the abstract patterns that resemble a cloud, temple reliefs, wayang beber, and so forth. Then through the merger with the art style paintings decorating clothing, batik art show as we know now.



Type and traditional batik patterns are very many, but the patterns and variations in accordance with the philosophy and culture of each region is very diverse. Khasanah culture of a nation so rich has been to encourage the birth of various patterns and types of traditional batik with specially own characteristics.

The development of Batik in Indonesia
History pembatikan in Indonesia related to the development of the kingdom of Majapahit kingdom and beyond. In some notes, the development of batik is done many times in the kingdom of Mataram, and the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.

Batik art is art in the image on the cloth for clothing that was one of the family culture of kings before the era of Indonesia. Originally batik is limited only in the Palace and the results for the king's clothes and the family and its followers. Because many of the cohort who live outside the king's Palace, the batik art is carried out by them and the Palace are ditempatnya each.

The process of batik
In its development slowly batik art is imitated by the people nearest and further extended the work to be women in the household to fill leisure time. Furthermore, the batik was only clothes the family palace, and then become something that people tune, both women and men.

Of white cloth that is used at that time is the result of the texture itself. Medium coloring materials used consist of plants native to Indonesia made from, among others: tree mengkudu, high, soga, indigo, and sodanya made from soda ash, salt and mud made from clay.

So this handicraft batik in Indonesia has been known since the times of the kingdom of Majapahit and growing up to the next kingdom. The expansion began this batik art become the property of the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of XVIII century or early-to-XIX centuries. Batik is produced until all batik-century to early XX and cap batik, known after the new world after the war kesatu or around 1920. Batik is now a part of the traditional Indonesian clothing.