ISLAMABAD, NOV 22 (DMN) – Students of Iqra university exhibit their Batik art skills.
Indonesia
cultural icon fascinated the participants of Batik workshop, who gathered at
the Iqra University premises to practically take part in Batik preparation
drill.
The Indonesian embassy and Iqra University
jointly organized the Batik art workshop. Counselor of Indonesian embassy Denny
Besuki was the chief guest.
The workshop provided the guests with an
opportunity to understand and get exposure to Indonesia’s diverse culture
and its philosophical, cultural and historical values through its signature and The most famous Indonesian textile which is called Batik.
Participants were informed that Batik was
increasingly becoming popular across the world and has been added to the
Representative List of UNESCO’s World Intangible Cultural Heritage by
recognizing Indonesia as the origin and home to this exclusive art form.
Students of Iqra university exhibit their Batik art skills
It may be mentioned here that to conduct the
workshops, the Embassy had invited batik maestros Fonna Melania Djuwaeni, Ulfah
Yulaifah and Andri Purbawiana from the Sukabumi Region of Java Island to
showcase and share some basics of the wonderful ancient art form with the
enthusiast participants.
Fonna and her team specializes in Botanical
Print Dyeing and Mixed Techniques or eco-printing which is a technique that
uses plants, leaves and flowers to leave their shapes, color, and marks on the
fabric.
Students of Iqra university exhibit their Batik art skills
Batik as both an art and a craft is a
wonderful creative medium. The art of decorating cloth in this way, using wax
and dye, has been practiced for centuries.=DMN
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Students of Iqra university exhibit their Batik art skills
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November 22, 2019
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