Malaysian Batik Identity
Batik in Malaysia had established since the early 1920's. Malaysian batik is now growing rapidly and has its own identity.
Batik comes from Indonesia. It spread to Malaysia after local people interested in the beautiful Javanese batik and fine.
No doubt, in Kelantan and Terengganu, operators tried to imitate batik batik patterns of Javanese batik. However, manufacturing is unmatched smoothness.
In writing Wan Hashim Wan Teh stated, the term "batik" comes from the word Java, Indonesia.'The term is of Javanese batik origin from the word' ambatik, meaning "a cloth cloth Having ordotted dots. 'Tik' may have come from the word 'point meaning' dots' while the word 'yoga' means' doing work actively '(Wan Hashim, 1996)
Batik Java in the sense of the word, is 'ba' or 'Amba' means making an active work, maybe from another angle that I think 'Amba' it means 'slave' or 'enslave themselves' and 'tik' means the point.
The word 'ba-tik' means enslave themselves to drip wax on white cloth. Point made from wax with a canting. Canting is a device made of metal (copper) a small shoe-shaped space where the wax is loaded.Nozzle at the end of this container and bamboo or timber is equipped as a handle.
Batik is one of the techniques resins. Candles used as inhibitors of the entry of dye on fabric.According to Kamaruzaman Mohd Salleh, manager Batik time, in Kelantan in the past, in the early 1930s his father began producing batik cloth using carved wooden blocks and stamped onto the fabric.
Color is taken from a fruit that has a black rubber. Rubber is applied to the surface of a block of wood and dicopkan just over a white cloth with one color.
Today we can see the pattern as in prayer sarong sold in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah.That is the origin of batik making that is made from carved wood blocks like motif bamboo shoots, flowers ketola, flowers Cempaka, flowers kiambang and simple motifs such as points, four square and round shape.Called batik cloth in the real sense but is not batik fabrics using batik stamp or flower motif on a white cloth.This method was first used by Haji Che Su from Kelantan and Terengganu Haji Ali in the 1920s.Indonesia to see how people use hot wax to shape a block of copper batik, the then Malaysian batik entrepreneurs innovate block to block iron wood carvings made from canned milk or zinc plate is called the nest of flowers.
In the 1950's began to make batik batik entrepreneurs using the block technique can be called a block batik, batik or batik stamp die. At that time artisans still want to imitate the Javanese batik pattern. Until some time ago called batik batik sarong Lasem Kelantan, Kelantan Solo batik and batik Pekalongan Kelantan.The use of block tin were later replaced with copper and it continues to this day. Usually made batik batik yard block produced by a variety of designs.Most of this batik shirts made man, dressed as a girl and dress the children. Besides batik block also be made as bed sheets, table covers specific designs.To expedite the making of batik, Batik has been innovating the technical ad hoc basis using a sarong-shaped stencil screen.At this point in the draw batik motifs on the body fabric, fabric head and feet of fabric. Painted motifs of flowers mixed with Javanese batik and local interest has been inspired by designers.Lacquer then be transferred to a funnel-shaped device and drawn to a form that has been composed on the screen. Area not be rubbed lacquer painted.
Some screens will be held according to the color layer to be used. Batik has been printed, there is mixed with block techniques waxed for batik and batik patterns and crack menampakan lilinnya. This process can reduce costs and speed up the batik making.In 1979, as a student of the University Institute Technology Mara (UiTM) (formerly ITM), I made Batik factory training on ad hoc basis. There I learn how to make a stencil using a screen and batik painting batik pattern with green lacquer.
I have been asked to show how to use the canting in the plant by making batik cloth over four meters to Norma, brothers Batik managers to time. Three years later, I was surprised to see players go dormant quickly Batik technique pioneered janting time be able to be pengusahan batik canting small industry level.Batik making may start at the end of the 1960s. At that time used by the canting batik batik artist and artisans in a small scale. Batik making techniques first used in UiTM in 1976 in the subject of Textile resins.Most of the students of the Textile Design Department, Faculty of Art and Design Sen (UiTM) has set up his own batik industry. Some have worked as a designer in batik factories and in the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation.
This is the beginning of contemporary batik. With knowledge of batik supplies, many artisans involved in the batik industry. Although batik is not as smooth as its traditional Javanese batik, batik Malaysia were able to produce its own identity from a variety of experiences and experimental material. In the 1990s, Prof.Madya Zaharah Othman, a lecturer from the Department of Textile Design, UiTM, has been teaching batik patterns like woven pattern called batik tie and tie. Batik as this is in the exclusive batik.Such a difference of batik design patterns depend on some combination of techniques and the use of canting of varying sizes.
Batik Malaysia has various ways to produce it as a block and batik batik canting. In
addition, batik blocks can be made with several layers of color (double
boiling), and can be added to the screen printing technique. Batik can also use a brush and batik canting and is called batik. While
so many players who like to use a method of batik making ad because it
is more easily and cost is not higher than the screen and batik block
technique.
Yusof Abdullah from Kelantan is famous for its batik he wrote since 1946. He was one of the earliest batik entrepreneurs like mengeksperimentasi and innovation in the production of batik, the plants from the environment. Operators such as Rashidah's Exclusive Batik Batik in Kelantan, a lot of hand-hand produces exclusively since 1978. He himself merekan motifs and patterns and provide the specified color. Artisans from Kuala Lumpur as Wan Nong, Hamzah and halter Craft Zainubah many new designs to produce unique and contemporary batik.
Noor and Noor Arfa seem Batik from Terengganu is also a lot of produce batik and batik blocks. They dare to use a different color than the color of batik habit.DESIGN batik an exciting and versatile, able to put forward internationally.Batik Malaysia now has its own unique identity as the latest color trends and patterns according to the designer, leading to a contemporary.
Looking at the batik today, very interesting designs and colors and use various techniques and types of fabrics such as jaquard silk, chiffon, organza and so on. With the encouragement of the late Datin Seri Endon, has given a platform for artisans, artisans in developing batik in Malaysia and abroad.
