To introduce and preserve the art of batik,
Batik Nusantara Week 6th ready held at Cultural Center Jetayu, Pekalongan,
Central Java, Indonesia on October 8 to 12 2014. This archipelago batik event
held for a full week by displaying a variety of attractions including batik
exhibitions from all over Indonesia, fashion shows, culinary festival
Indonesia, batik lanterns festival, national gathering of batik, and of course
cultural performances. Interestingly, in this event there will also be a
competition of making batik for office uniform.
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Batik exhibition will present 140 booths
consisting of large and small businesses from all parts of Indonesia. Thus, the
visitors can enjoy the batik fabric quality with low price that is specifically
held in Pekalongan Great Sale which has been starting since two months ago.
Pekalongan is one of the famous cities batik
in Indonesia. Typical batik derived from this city is a coastal motif patterned
unique and vibrant colors combined. If the batik from Solo and Yogyakarta
palace have the dominant color of brown, yellow and black, the Pekalongan batik
looks more dynamic with a series of green, pink and light blue on a piece of
cloth.
Batik from the north coast of Java, including
Pekalongan Batik reflects the length of foreign influence in this area. Motif
displays in this area get the influence from Arabic calligraphy and floral
motifs European, Japanese cherry blossoms, to the Persian peacocks. This rich
motifs of the beauty Pekalongan batik has been recognized throughout the world
and has been exported to Australia, USA, Middle East, Japan, Korea, and
Singapore.
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If you want to shop unique batik Pekalongan
Batik and other archipelago, and enjoy Indonesian cultural performance is
complete, then be prepared to present in Pekan Batik Nusantara Indonsia in
Jetayu Cultural Center, Pekalongan, Indonesia on 8 to 12 October 2014.
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