Batik

I feel like posting an old collaboration work that I did with Fricilia Dyanpranti. It is not that old though, it was created last year.

It is called "Langgas Kirana" which means artistic beauty. Life stories of legendary artists like Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch that was quite tragic inspired us to dedicate a batik for artists. Being an artist has its own personal bright and dark side, and we poured all of those mixed feelings into our pagi-sore (morning-evening) batik that is the combination of Batik Jawa Hokokai (for the bright side) and Batik Ceplok (for the dark side). Elements that we used in this batik describe the likes and the mourns that an artist often feels. For example, Wijayakusuma flower in the Batik Ceplok side symbolizes that not everyone is gifted with artistic abilities, therefore not everyone can be an artist. On the other hand, Sakura flowers in the Batik Hokokai side symbolize the immortality of an artist's works.

The best part is that we were awarded a certificate from UNESCO for creating this batik. Isn't that remarkable?

Title: Langgas Kirana
Size: A2
Mixed Media
2011