Batik Bali And The Interesting Brief History

From traditional to modern

Balinese batik can be described as a craft that emerged later when compared to other batik arts in other parts of Indonesia. However, its emergence until now proved to be a very significant development, both through the style of batik creations. Formerly, Bali batik class was only worn when traditional ceremonies or religious ritual types. This batik cloth is also pinned as udeng or headband. These Balinese batik motifs are also quite standard, but then everything began to change since 1976. Everything was started by the idea of Mr. Pande Ketut Krishna who is the owner of Batik Cap Galuh who took the initiative to commercialize or the commercial introduction of batik motifs in Bali. Batik Denpasar activity is not carried out using machines, but rather producing batik, together with its siblings, using looms. The motifs used are also the same as batik worn in traditional ceremonies, such as frangipani, barong, hibiscus, birds, fish, and various other plants and animals.

It turns out that time goes on and shows happy progress regarding the commercialization of this Bali batik. Along with the hard work done by Mr. Pande Ketut Krishna also increasingly successful. Until finally it encouraged other Balinese to participate in developing batik as an industry. 

Batik Bali in The new shape

Many housewives who eventually took part in the batik industry. Furthermore, it developed again until there were patterns of painting and building designs. And Balinese batik is now in the contemporary era where traditional batik motifs are combined with modern motifs. There are even Balinese batik motifs combined with batik motifs from other regions. The most widely combined with motifs during the Sanskrit and Javanese wayang puppets.

Another uniqueness of the current Bali Souvenirs motif is the motive that is so open to the social conditions of today’s society. Even to attract foreign tourists to batik, batik artisans in Bali combine Balinese batik motifs with certain country icon motifs. For example, there are motifs of Eiffel towers, Chinese walls, to several unique flowers abroad. The innovations made by these craftsmen certainly require a large capital. But all of them bear sweet fruit because Balinese batik is now so in demand, including by foreign tourists. Moreover, the distinctive aroma of Balinya is so attached to this batik. Because craftsmen use spices with certain scents in their batik making materials.

That is a brief history of the development of Bali batik and Souvenirs Denpasar, and some of the uniqueness that makes Bali batik different from batik crafts in other regions in Indonesia. Batik Bali is one of the favorite souvenirs by tourists, because, in addition to its unique report, Bali batik also has a different and unique aroma and type of fabric.