Batik floral

pattern
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CFT 1063 Basic
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Nor Azie Maznie Binti Masri c13A378
Siti Sarah Binti Abd Halim, c13A582
Siti Norhidayu Binti Man c13A763

Changing lifestyles and preferences in

design, colours, pattern and materials
influenced by globalisation processes in
the region.

Natural surrounding and forest

environmet were great inspirations for
artistic life..the gigantic trees of the
rain forest with sunlight slanting
through the leaves and shining on little
plants on the ground, the sweetness
and fragrance of jasmine, cempaka
and tanjung flowers..are part of
everyones life.

About floral batik

Batik was mentioned in the 17th century in Malay

Annals, history. The legend goes when Laksamana Hang
Nadim was ordered by Malacca King, Sultan Mahmud,
to sail to India to buy 140 pieces of serasah cloth (batik)
with 40 types of flowers depicted on each. Unable to find
any that fulfilled the requirements explained to him, he
made up his own. On his return unfortunately his ship
sank and he only managed to bring four pieces, earning
displeasure from the Sultan.
The method of Malaysian batik making is
different from those of Indonesian Javanese batik, the
pattern being larger and simpler with only occasional use
of the canting to create intricate patterns. It relies heavily
on brush painting to apply colours to fabrics. The colours
also tend to be lighter and more vibrant than deep
coloured Javanese batik. The most popular motifs are
leaves and flowers. Malaysian batik often displays plants
and flowers to avoid the interpretation of human and

animal images as idolatry, in accordance with local

Islamic doctrine. However, the butterfly theme is a
common exception.
A batik craftsman making batik. Malaysian batik
are usually patterned with floral motifs with light
colouring.
Floral batik categoried as a non-geometric motif.
Floral designs and
foliated patterns are
dominant

in

Malaysian art. The

circular flower that
appeared

in

batik

with equally spaced

petals is a common pattern in Malay art. Arney (1978)
maintained that the majority of motifs are derived from
flowers in Malaysian environment. For instance, the
national flower, Bunga Raya (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
has recently found recognition as a decorative element in
batik.

STYLIZATION

Preparations or development of ideas is one

process of taking the subject matter to be made more
concise and easy to understand in the development of art.
Preparations or even summoned up with the idea divided
into two lists are processed motive or motives.
Preparations motive means changing the original
appearance of the 'subject matter' in the order or specific
measures. In visual arts called stylization or enrichment.
While this development is the idea that both lists
motif. After processing the motif in several pieces with
the idea, continued the motif can be registered without
other preparations continued to paint. Similarly, in the
production of batik motif require a simple and interesting
to be painted on cloth.

Stylized
If something is stylized it means it
is represented in a non-naturalistic
conventional form. The heartshaped symbol in the popular
phrase "I heart NY," for example,
is a classic stylized representation
of a real heart.
Anything can be stylized - an entire movie or play or
wardrobe, for example. Superhero movies that make
entire cities look like cartoons are stylized. The film
director Elia Kazan summed up the difference between
what is stylized and what is not nicely: "Stylized acting
and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry
is to prose." From the Old English word stile meaning
"designation, title, manner or mode of expression."
Synonyms : conventionalised, artificial, unreal.

These are the batik collection from three(3) batik makers

in Kelantan during field research. The study take place at
Pantai Cahaya Bulan.

1. Batik with Rafflesia motif

Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. It
contains approximately 28 species (including four
incompletely characterized species as recognized by
Willem Meijer in 1997), all found in south eastern Asia
in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines.

2. Batik with Lotus motif

In Hinduism, the lotus flower meaning is associated with
beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity.

3. Batik with Orchid motif

Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of
flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and
often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.
Orchidaceae has about 27,800 currently accepted species,
distributed in about 880 genera.

4. Batik with Chrysanthemum flowers motifs. Fern

leaves and abstract motif on the back as a background.
Chrysanthemum are flowering plants. They are native to
Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate
from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China.
There are countless horticultural varieties and cultivars.

5. Batik with Hibiscus motif

The Malaysia National Flower is the hibiscus rosa
sinensis. It is locally known as the Bunga Raya. The
origin of its existence in this country is unknown. It is
believed to have been brought to Malaysia through early
trade from its original home in China around the 12th
century. Hence its scientific name sinensis meaning
Chinese.
The flower is found in abundance throughout the country,
and for this very reason, was chosen to be the national
flower in 1960 by Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku
Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
The hibiscus rosa sinensis was chosen as it symbolises
the rukun negara (principles of nationhood) with its 5
petals.

Industrialist of floral
batik
1- KARTIKA KIARA BATIK TEXTILE

Established : June 11, 2012.

Location : Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan, 15350 Kota
Bharu.

We also met the owner of Batik Kartika Kiara B. Mr.

Mohd Nasir Yusoff. He explained some of the history of
his shop. He and his wife, Mrs. Zaini Bt. Ismail first
opened shop in 1990 in Kampung Kijang. The store
became fully operational in 2007. Kiara Kartika Batik
also known as Kiara Sdn. Bhd.

2- NORDIN BATIK
Company : Nordin Batik Sdn Bhd (Private Limited
Company)
Owner : Mr. Haji Nordin Bin Mahmood
Location : Lot 74, Lake Paloh Pintu Geng, Kota Bharu,
Kelantan.
Tuan Haji Nordin was exposed to the world of batik
since childhood. His father, Haji Mahmood bin
Muhammad himself is a batik makers around 40s. The
Batik Stamp was their prominent income. The batik
making take place at their home, Jalan Gajah Mati with
an employee who worked in small scale.
1963 - Start helps his father in batik and then went out to
look for a batik business experience with his own uncle,
Haji Muhammad Amin bin Idris.
1968 until 1972 - Gained various experiences during the
field involved in the trade. He was a salesman of his
uncle at the Old Market Kota Bharu, also known as 'The
Zink Merah'.

More than 4 years after that - He has opened a site in the

village of Sireh. Establish a factory and worked out with
the help of three employees using their own savings. He
also took the wages of artisans, artisans around the city
Bharu.
29th October 1993 - Haji Nordin has set up his own
company named Nordin Batik Sdn. Bhd. It was a private
company that was established to manufacture and
distribute traditional batik to markets at home and abroad
Kelantan.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, as has been known that plants play

a role important in daily life and have implications on the
socity in Malay culture. The plants are widely used in
certain ceremonies such as marriages, births and deaths.
Hence, this close relationship, inspired artisans craft for
application forms that have been stylization flora in order
to craft motifs in their lives. Some parts of the plant are
used as part of the basic motif of flowers, leaves and
shoots, fruits, cereals, vines and root. Some reason the
plants are chosen as a motif, in which his role is closely
linked to the life of the Malays as plant ornaments to
beautify the grounds home like bougainvillea, orchids,
botanical, sunfolwer, chrysanthemum, glass plate, and
lily. There is also a space that serves as a decoration that
can emit fragrant smell like rose, jasmine, amber and
cape.

REFERENCES

1. Book
Batik Patterns 2002, 2005 Pepin van Roojen.
Batik Inspirations Featuring Top Batik Designers,
Published by Pustaka (2007).

2. Internet
http://senivisual1.blogspot.my/2009/10/batik-buatanmalaysia.html. Batik Buatan Malaysia.

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