Long time ago, batik was as one of the traditional clothes from the Javanese culture and its production currently has been developed significantly. Slowly, several provinces outside Java also adopted this Batik with their individual unique pattern and motif that makes they have special characteristics.
As an examples is Batik from Riau province that expresses the traditional culture named Batik Riau.
Muhamad Rizki, manager of Batik at National Regional Craft Council (Dekranasda) at Riau province says that the Dekranasda building located in 140 Sisingamangaraja Street, Pekanbaru is a place where amateur batik craftsmen/artisans learn Batik. They trained in designing and making such motifs on fabric in order to create particular Batik products. Now, sadly, there are only eight of expertized craftman remaining in this building.
Muhamad Rizki, manager of Batik at National Regional Craft Council (Dekranasda) at Riau province says that the Dekranasda building located in 140 Sisingamangaraja Street, Pekanbaru is a place where amateur batik craftsmen/artisans learn Batik. They trained in designing and making such motifs on fabric in order to create particular Batik products. Now, sadly, there are only eight of expertized craftman remaining in this building.
Based on his story, Batik Riau has existed since 1985 with the idea of conserving the culture of Riau Melayu through these fabrics and unique traditional costumes. However, with all of the problems that happened, Batik Riau was just only launched at 2005.
Since the launch, Batik Riau has given a great benefit to a big part of society even though sometimes, craftman come and leave, Riau Batik has never been “fading” from its unique patterns either in the combination of the colours or the motifs design which differ froam the other Batik in general.
If the Javanese Batik is identical with icons such as “keris” and “wayang” that are well-known from time to time and have many variations in it pattern, Batik Riau gives an impression of harmony with the flower’s motifs mixed with smooth colours and a perpendicular plot known as “tabir”.
With this perpendicular plot, the Batik will give a classy-look impression and the wearer of this Batik will also look better in shape. Until now, based on Rizki, Batik Riau has had more than 300 motifs with a combination of smooth colours.
However, around these many motifs, there are only 39 motifs are patented such as flowers motif include keluh anak, penuh putri berhias, palu buluh bertunas, tumpang tindih, matahati mutiara , mekar kuntum bersanding, kapas putih berhias, matahari bertabur kuntum, mekar kuntum bersanding, kapas putri berhias, matahari bertabur kuntum, and cengkeh mekar penuh.
Until now, according to Muhammad Rizki, Riaunese Batik has already known not only in domestic but also internationally with “travelling around” the world from the time it was initially launched. By participating in international promotion periodically such as at Japan, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Malaysia, Singapore, and many others through a government event.
Although well-known around many developed countries, the market area for this Batik is still “circling around” inside its own region where it was made with constantly decreasing customers. Moreover, the government of Riau Province nowadays has a difficulty in marketing this kind of Batik into a wider range. “One of the problem is a limited knowledge of the society about Batik and the tight competition in the industry”, Rizki said.
The price that is relatively high makes the public to show a less interest. “Only a part of community who can be counted as rich is able to afford batik Riau”, he thought. Even so, he said, the spirit to keep this cultural heritage must still exist with the tricks in the development. One of them is to teach the children across the country to afterwards develop batik in where they come from individually. It is really hoped that Riaunese batik is not only travelling the world, but also successes in getting the profit with widening the market area up to outside the country
Since the launch, Batik Riau has given a great benefit to a big part of society even though sometimes, craftman come and leave, Riau Batik has never been “fading” from its unique patterns either in the combination of the colours or the motifs design which differ froam the other Batik in general.
If the Javanese Batik is identical with icons such as “keris” and “wayang” that are well-known from time to time and have many variations in it pattern, Batik Riau gives an impression of harmony with the flower’s motifs mixed with smooth colours and a perpendicular plot known as “tabir”.
With this perpendicular plot, the Batik will give a classy-look impression and the wearer of this Batik will also look better in shape. Until now, based on Rizki, Batik Riau has had more than 300 motifs with a combination of smooth colours.
However, around these many motifs, there are only 39 motifs are patented such as flowers motif include keluh anak, penuh putri berhias, palu buluh bertunas, tumpang tindih, matahati mutiara , mekar kuntum bersanding, kapas putih berhias, matahari bertabur kuntum, mekar kuntum bersanding, kapas putri berhias, matahari bertabur kuntum, and cengkeh mekar penuh.
Until now, according to Muhammad Rizki, Riaunese Batik has already known not only in domestic but also internationally with “travelling around” the world from the time it was initially launched. By participating in international promotion periodically such as at Japan, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Malaysia, Singapore, and many others through a government event.
Although well-known around many developed countries, the market area for this Batik is still “circling around” inside its own region where it was made with constantly decreasing customers. Moreover, the government of Riau Province nowadays has a difficulty in marketing this kind of Batik into a wider range. “One of the problem is a limited knowledge of the society about Batik and the tight competition in the industry”, Rizki said.
The price that is relatively high makes the public to show a less interest. “Only a part of community who can be counted as rich is able to afford batik Riau”, he thought. Even so, he said, the spirit to keep this cultural heritage must still exist with the tricks in the development. One of them is to teach the children across the country to afterwards develop batik in where they come from individually. It is really hoped that Riaunese batik is not only travelling the world, but also successes in getting the profit with widening the market area up to outside the country
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