Solo the Spirit of Java

Thursday, February 21, 2013




Solo is a city in Central Java is still very attached to Javanese culture. With the slogan of Solo the Spirit of Java. SOLO determined to continue to maintain and preserve Javanese culture.

Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) since long. Javanese women in the past made ​​their skills in batik for a living, so in the past batik work is exclusively women's work until the invention of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely the coastal batik masculine lines as can be seen in shades of "Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.

Batik Solo is famous for its style and traditional batik patterns in the process and in the batik stamp he wrote. The materials used for staining still remains a lot of use of domestic materials such as Java Soga had known since the first.

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