Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! our Indonesian ...

A collaboration between the Jim Thompson Art Center and the Danar Hadi Batik Museum from Indonesia, POLA – Patterns of Meaning is a group exhibition of two Indonesian artist collectives that looks to ...

Eric Suriyasena Eric Suriyasena has spent decades transforming a centuries old craft into a contemporary art form. His ...

Batik makers are cooling off their canting (an Indonesian traditional hand tool used in manufacturing batik). ANTARA/Andika Wahyu TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Batik is a distinctive art form that can function ...

The process involves fermenting indigo leaves to create a dye bath. The fabric is dipped multiple times to achieve the ...

GUIZHOU, Nov. 7, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Danzhai County is a ...

Yang Fang draws batik patterns at home in Danzhai County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 28, 2019. Batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China ...

Four Indonesian artists/groups found inspiration for their contemporary work, now on show at the Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok, Thailand, from Indonesia’s batik traditions. The “POLA” exhibition ...

Yang Fang draws batik patterns at home in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Oct 28, 2019. Batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest ...