Flowers from Universe: Textiles of Java - Hardcover

Alit Djajasoebrata

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9460224474 ISBN 13: 9789460224478

Publisher: LM Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

Java's original textile art is the perfect medium for telling stories of ancient Javanese culture.

Flowers from Universe: Textiles of Java is based, first and foremost, on the memories and associations of Alit Djajasoebrata. Ajajasoebrata grew up in a close-knit West Javanese family and frequently came into contact with batik, mostly in the form of the highly prized batikked hipcloths. Her female relatives used these hipcloths to indirectly express their personal attitudes about their surroundings and distinguish themselves from other women. Djajasoebrata learned to associate batik patterns and their colors with specific social occasions and individual moods and became fascinated by how women spoke about them. The association of certain textiles with the history, mythology, and music in Java's culture proved to be natural and self-evident.

As a Curator Indonesia in the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, which because of its unique history, is rich in textiles from Java, Djajasoebrata found the opportunity to scientifically research and develop these impressions from her youth.

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Java's original textile art is a perfect medium for telling stories from ancient Javanese culture.
Flowers from Universe. Textiles of Java is based first and foremost on the memories and associations of Alit Djajasoebrata, who grew up in a close-knit West Javanese family. She frequently came into contact with batik in the form of the highly prized batikked hipcloths, with which her female relatives indirectly expressed their personal attitudes to their surroundings, and distinguished themselves from other women. She learned to associate batik patterns and their colours with social occasions and individual moods and was fascinated by the way women spoke about them. The association of certain textiles with history, mythology and music in Java's cultures proved to be natural and self-evident.

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Later, as a Curator Indonesia in the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, which, due to its unique history, is rich in textiles from Java, Alit Djajasoebrata found the opportunity to scientifically research and develop these impressions from her youth.

Edition details

• Publisher: LM Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9460224474
• ISBN 13: 9789460224478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208