Saturday, May 1, 2010

Main Kinds Of Designs

Main Kinds Of DesignsAlthought Central Java is the centre of Javanese Batik, the design evolves according to the part of the region where it is manufactured. We are introducing the different kind of designs which are related to the usage in the day-to-day life as well as in the celebrations and finaly their characteristics by location as Yogyakarta, Surakarta or Solo, Pekalongan and Indramaju.

Main Kinds Of Designs

Kawung Prabu motif from Yogyakarta

There is two main kind of batik designs: geometric and non-geometric.
Classified under the geometric designs are
Diagonal or Parang motif

  • Squares, rectangles crosses or Ceplok
  • and Kawung Weaving or Limar motifs

and the non-geometric:

  • Semen
  • Lunglungan
  • Buketan

Parang Rusak Barong
Parang Rusak Barong

Kawang Picus 2a
Kawang Picus

Parang baris
Parang Baris

Kawung Semar
Kawung Semar Moti

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