Dancing girls
Musicians
Shiva
African Dream
Buddha in Ajanta caves
Royal couple
These are a few gorgeous batik paintings fr India.
Originating in India, the art of batik has come a long way from a mere handicraft. Today it is in the forefront t of the Indo-west fusion in the fashions of the world.
The word batik actually means ‘wax writing’ and that is basically what batik is all about. It is a way of decorating cloth by covering a part of it with a coat of wax and then dyeing the cloth. The waxed areas keeps its original colour and when the wax is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas makes the pattern.
There are several countries known for their batik creations starting with India where it originated after which it moved to Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the west. The history of Indian batik can be traced as far back as 2000 years. Indonesia apparently took over from India and encouraged the art of batik and with its popularity and success in the western markets, batik became a part of Indonesia.
