Batik is an art activity

Batik is an art activity using wax is heated and using canting or brush to create a pattern or motif image is smeared on a piece of cloth. Coloring technique using the technique of closed dye. Batik artwork is one of applied art that characterizes the archipelago Indonesian national pride.

Nowadays, batik techniques becoming more developed. Batik is not only using canting but already use other types of equipment such as brush and cap (printing). So batik artwork then divided into:

a. Batik artwork

Using traditional tools such as canting with simpler techniques.

b. Artwork Batik Cap (printing)

Using modern tools with techniques more freely and creatively. Based on the function, the art of batik is divided into two, namely:

a. Practical functions

Batik cloth used as clothing materials for clothes, pillowcases, tablecloths, and so on.

b. Aesthetic function

Batik cloth can be used as a decorative piece of art or painting.

II. BATIK PATTERN

The images used in batik usually uses decorative. Traditional batik artwork to always use a particular decoration that has been applied by generations since ancient times. The ornament has a symbolic meaning or particular. But this time have met many batik decoration with pattern creation freer.

Ornamental pattern is a basic element that can be used as a guide in designing an ornament

Ornamental motif is the subject of the mind and the basic form in decoration, including the human form, nature, plants and animals.

Ornament is the form of the decorative patterns of one or more decorative motif with a certain aesthetic rules so as to produce a beautiful shape

Ornament is divided into three namely:

a.Motif geometric (double stranded, swastika, tumpal)

b.Motif non-geometric (people, plants, animals)

c.Motif inanimate objects (water, clouds, rocks, mountains, sun)