BATIK ART
Batik art, as opposed to clothing or accessories, is a beautiful use of the resist process. This type of art comes in many different forms and is done on many different types of items.
The most popular form that this art takes is the wall hanging. Often, when a wall hanging is made, many layers of wax dye are used to create an intricate, detailed and many times life-like image.
Pysanky are a popular form of the resist process which originated as a folk art from the Ukraine. Creating these batik eggs involves creating extremely intricate patterns on the shells of raw eggs using the same wax resist and dye process that is used for creating batik cloth.
Wooden batik painting is used in Indonesia to create beautiful ceremonial masks. The process of creating a pattern on wood is similar to process of creating a pattern on cloth. However, it is far more rare and hard to come by making it much more valuable to collectors.
Designer batik painting is another form of this medium that is employed as an alternative to the immersion dye technique. Dye can be painted on to the fabric using a paintbrush. If necessary the dye can even be thickened with sodium alginate or another thickener. The resulting patterns give the batik a watercolor type effect.
Batik artists come from all walks of life and many different countries and cultural backgrounds. It’s such a unique and non-mainstream art form that most artists who use this medium tend to be very devoted and involved in their work. There are also several guilds and groups to create camaraderie within the batik community.
There are many different forms of this medium that range in price and accessibility. Therefore this type of work can be a wonderful collectors medium for everyone from the most novice collector or admirer to the seasoned art collector. They make a wonderful addition to anyone's collection!
The most popular form that this art takes is the wall hanging. Often, when a wall hanging is made, many layers of wax dye are used to create an intricate, detailed and many times life-like image.
Pysanky are a popular form of the resist process which originated as a folk art from the Ukraine. Creating these batik eggs involves creating extremely intricate patterns on the shells of raw eggs using the same wax resist and dye process that is used for creating batik cloth.
Wooden batik painting is used in Indonesia to create beautiful ceremonial masks. The process of creating a pattern on wood is similar to process of creating a pattern on cloth. However, it is far more rare and hard to come by making it much more valuable to collectors.
Designer batik painting is another form of this medium that is employed as an alternative to the immersion dye technique. Dye can be painted on to the fabric using a paintbrush. If necessary the dye can even be thickened with sodium alginate or another thickener. The resulting patterns give the batik a watercolor type effect.
Batik artists come from all walks of life and many different countries and cultural backgrounds. It’s such a unique and non-mainstream art form that most artists who use this medium tend to be very devoted and involved in their work. There are also several guilds and groups to create camaraderie within the batik community.
There are many different forms of this medium that range in price and accessibility. Therefore this type of work can be a wonderful collectors medium for everyone from the most novice collector or admirer to the seasoned art collector. They make a wonderful addition to anyone's collection!
