The city of Yogyakarta has become a batik center in Indonesia, which has distinguishing character. Amongst the abundance of batik centers in the city, Aguk batik gallery produces different batik motifs, abstract painted batik.
Abstract motifs and combination on a piece of batik, have been the strength of Aguk batik gallery, to penetrate the international market of europe. Even a piece of painted batik could reach two thousand and five hundred thousand us dollar.
Aguk is a batik painter who opens a gallery in the complex of Tamansari Yogyakarta, and has been running this batik business since many years ago. in the complex of Taman Sari, visitors could find a number of painting batik craftsmen and their galleries. However, only Aguk’s batik works which are able to grab overseas travelers in particular, to come and purchase batik in great quantities. Together with his wife, Asri, Aguk works everyday to fulfill the demand, which come from areas outside Yogyakarta. Aguk creates abstract batik motifs in numerous images like trees, dragon, and fish, that are most liked by overseas visitors. Aguk successfully produces irreplaceable batik motifs, that could not be found in other batik craftsmen’s works.
If abstract batik motifs are the foreign travelers’ favorite, domestic batik enthusiasts Love Coca Cola Batik more. Coca Cola Batik motif is a reference for common batik motifs which are found plenty in the market, and produced by uncreative batik craftsmen, as Aguk Said. He explained that many batik craftsmen both in Yogyakarta itself and outside the city, have copied his Coca Cola Batik idea.
In producing abstract batik, Aguk uses paraffin to make pattern. Meanwhile he lets his wife combine colorful paints and paraffin, to be applied in plain white cloth. To fulfill the Batik Demand, Aguk is helped by his employees in using canting, a batik device for creating pattern, which uses liquid paraffin. At first, Aguk’s batik production is limited, but as time goes by, his batik business widely developed, and has been his main economic source of living.
Due to the difficult batik motif making process, abstract batik of Aguk’s production is set at high price particularly in overseas market. A forty five times fifty centimeters of Abstract Batik, is set at forty thousand rupiah, meanwhile for a ninety centimeter times two meter size, people should dig their wallet to five hundred thousand rupiah. The price is different for limited edition batik, which is set at two thousand and five hundred us dollar.
Batik has become an international attire, and Aguk’s Abstract Batik has been promoted in the united states, europe, and countries in asia. Aguk does not need to promote his abstract batik collection by himself, since those who had learned to make batik from him, willingly promote the abstract batik to overseas. Abstract batik business has become a living source of Aguk and family. but what makes Aguk feel sad, is there is none of his sons and daughters, who are willing to continue his business.
Abstract motifs and combination on a piece of batik, have been the strength of Aguk batik gallery, to penetrate the international market of europe. Even a piece of painted batik could reach two thousand and five hundred thousand us dollar.
Aguk is a batik painter who opens a gallery in the complex of Tamansari Yogyakarta, and has been running this batik business since many years ago. in the complex of Taman Sari, visitors could find a number of painting batik craftsmen and their galleries. However, only Aguk’s batik works which are able to grab overseas travelers in particular, to come and purchase batik in great quantities. Together with his wife, Asri, Aguk works everyday to fulfill the demand, which come from areas outside Yogyakarta. Aguk creates abstract batik motifs in numerous images like trees, dragon, and fish, that are most liked by overseas visitors. Aguk successfully produces irreplaceable batik motifs, that could not be found in other batik craftsmen’s works.
If abstract batik motifs are the foreign travelers’ favorite, domestic batik enthusiasts Love Coca Cola Batik more. Coca Cola Batik motif is a reference for common batik motifs which are found plenty in the market, and produced by uncreative batik craftsmen, as Aguk Said. He explained that many batik craftsmen both in Yogyakarta itself and outside the city, have copied his Coca Cola Batik idea.
In producing abstract batik, Aguk uses paraffin to make pattern. Meanwhile he lets his wife combine colorful paints and paraffin, to be applied in plain white cloth. To fulfill the Batik Demand, Aguk is helped by his employees in using canting, a batik device for creating pattern, which uses liquid paraffin. At first, Aguk’s batik production is limited, but as time goes by, his batik business widely developed, and has been his main economic source of living.
Due to the difficult batik motif making process, abstract batik of Aguk’s production is set at high price particularly in overseas market. A forty five times fifty centimeters of Abstract Batik, is set at forty thousand rupiah, meanwhile for a ninety centimeter times two meter size, people should dig their wallet to five hundred thousand rupiah. The price is different for limited edition batik, which is set at two thousand and five hundred us dollar.
Batik has become an international attire, and Aguk’s Abstract Batik has been promoted in the united states, europe, and countries in asia. Aguk does not need to promote his abstract batik collection by himself, since those who had learned to make batik from him, willingly promote the abstract batik to overseas. Abstract batik business has become a living source of Aguk and family. but what makes Aguk feel sad, is there is none of his sons and daughters, who are willing to continue his business.
