Batik design of American Taste

Batik fabrics on display in one room of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, United States, beginning last November to make us surprised. There are patterned bison, cowboys, wheat, until the motive QR code. Motives were far from the minds of those who are familiar with batik Indonesia. Batik has come a long way, from Indonesia's simply belong to the world.

Elizabeth Urabe, Joanne Giglotti, and Kelly Cobb kept a smile. Hugs and kisses and handshakes insistent upon them. All three are receiving congratulations from his colleagues and the people of Indonesia who attended the announcement of the winner of American Batik Design Competition at an event packed with the name of Indonesia Celebration Dinner.

They are three people who won the first race. There are also three people who got the second prize and three other people who got third place.

Batik exhibition in one of the rooms at The Palace Hotel is an exhibition of their works and works of other pebatik. The works are displayed in the main part of the room was much appreciated.

"I've never been to Indonesia. I have never batik. When I saw the announcement of this competition, I immediately followed him. I'm happy to be winning this race, "said Elizabeth Urabe who continued to smile when the interview took place. Urabe create designs with the title of Divine Unity.

Giglotti Johana, who gave his name Sun Raises from the East, also expressed the same thing. He had never been to Indonesia and never have the knowledge about batik.

However, the announcement of batik competition that was held since April 2011 has been challenged to learn and follow the batik design competition. He had no idea if he wins.

Kelly Cobb makes the design of the title Batik With QR Code upset that could win the competition. He felt more and more enthusiastic to learn and develop batik design in the United States. He claimed to be studying Indonesia and also explore batik at a later date.

"I myself was shocked to see their works. I am really impressed with their designs. Details and motives philosophy. Batik is entered in this competition is very intense, "said the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States Dino Patti Djalal when the participants commented on the design competition.

American Batik Design Competition is aimed at citizens of the United States. Participants are automatically citizens of the United States. The race committee hopes the designers of the original "Uncle Sam" that could create batik designs with style, idealism, and the inspiration of a typical United States.

Since the contest launch, some 100 works entered from 18 states in the United States. Dino said that through this competition citizens of the United States understands through her own batik. Through the winners of the competition, batik going global through their own ways.

"Hopefully, batik is no longer just belongs to Indonesia, but rather belong to the world. We do not have to worry about other people learn batik. We should be like an Englishman who was proud of the English language is used throughout the world, "said Dino. Therefore, after this competition, he hopes the United States appears unique batik.

In addition, competition has also inspired the design of all parties so that later appeared elsewhere desan batik, batik such as Arabic, Chinese batik, batik and Russia. More and more overseas competition the batik will be more understood by the citizens of the world in their own way. Batik art will further enriched by the increasing number of world citizens who cultivate the art of batik.

"What we did is still a pilot project to become global batik," said Dino. He believes in this way the works of the Indonesian people can perform on the world stage. He believes in addition to batik of Indonesia is still a lot of decent work is recognized worldwide.

The winners of this championship prize money, which is the first winner gets 5,000 dollars, 2500 dollars a runner, and third place $ 1,500 U.S.. For the three people who received the title's first champion, will have the opportunity to visit centers of batik in Indonesia. They will also receive training for about two weeks batik in Indonesia.

The three men were not only brought to the center of batik in Java, but also outside the center of batik in Java, such as Bali, Makassar, Mataram, and Palembang. They are expected to understand the diversity of batik designs in various places in the country.

"After this I will further introduce batik to the world," said Urabe is still smiling after giving the award. He was frankly curious about the ways of making batik that has never known. He was convinced that someday learn how to batik, it will increasingly understand the batik designs are suitable for the United States.

Designers Tuty Cholid, who became one of the judges in the competition, not less amazed by the work of the participants. Although most have never been to Indonesia and do not know the art of batik, of the works sent enough to give hope batik will be more known in the world.

"I am impressed with their works. They can be designed with a deep philosophy. Just look at their work with a cowboy motif, bison, wheat, and others which immediately suggests the United States, "he said.

After that event, Dino Djalal and Mrs. Rosa Rai looks glassy. Surely they are satisfied with the championship. Hard work of the Embassy of Indonesia in the United States did not seem worth it. The winner will surely talked about batik to the family, acquaintances, and they are my friends. Well, if it's like this, batik become global expectations is achieved.

Other tasks are still waiting. After batik, it seems a lot of work or products of Indonesia are necessary so that the world's eyes widened diduniakan to Indonesia. Several works, such as rendang, coffee, fried rice, and dangdut feasible brought to the world stage. Through these works, the more fragrant Indonesia in the eyes of the world along with the improving economic development.