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BATIK, the intricate and vibrant textile art, holds a cherished place in Malaysian culture. Its history and evolution weave a ...

Margherita called batik, a prominent textile art, an area of immense potential for collaboration to further promote shared art works between India and Malaysia.. In a post on X, he said, "Just ...

Hanya Batik, a new digital art show at RXP.KL’s immersive theatre space in Kuala Lumpur, comes just in time for the Merdeka and Malaysia Day season. It also paves the way for new career ...

Award-winning comic book artist and illustrator Arif Rafhan Othman, also known as Superdoofus, is set to take his artwork to the big screen with an upcoming digital art production. The new project ...

Yet, the practice of traditional batik-making itself can be said to be fading out of existence. For one, there aren’t as many batik crafters in Malaysia as there used to be because of how ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- The enduring beauty of Malaysian batik, with its diverse motifs on high-quality fabrics, has cemented its place as a national heritage that transcends time. Inspired ...

In Malaysia, new batik-making methods evolved out of the Javanese tradition. Around the 17th century, Malaysian artisans began making patterned fabrics featuring larger, less intricate floral motifs.

Language knows no bounds – and neither does art. For 55-year-old Lim Anuar, a Malaysian artist born deaf, these truths come together in his work. Once struggling to make ends meet during the ...

Malaysian batik is a distinct art form shaped by trade, cultural exchange and local innovation. Batik-like textiles called “kain pukul” were produced in the Malay peninsula using wooden block ...