Friday 15 November 2013

Collection of Indian Beauty Batik paintings

                                                    The Swing of Teej - Batik Painting

 

Sacrarium - Inspirational Painting



 Flagship of Dharma



 

Prince Siddhartha - Batik Painting

 

 

Radha Teases Krishna - Cotton Batik Painting

 

Batik is the art of using wax and dye on cloth to create beautiful and unique designs. The word has its origins in the Javanese word “tik” which means to dot. This historic art form uses the resist method of dyeing. Parts of the cloth are waxed and then the rest is dyed, once the final dying has been done the wax is removed to reveal the pattern created. In modern times the artist may use etching, discharge dyeing, stencils and other waxing and dying methods on a variety of materials like cotton, wool, leather, silk, paper, wood or ceramics. This can be quite different from the traditional formal styles. New forms of batik technique, like the batik print and batik cap emerged after industrialization and globalization, these automated techniques were different from the traditional style which came to be known as batik tulis (meaning ‘written batik’).
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