This exhibition is part of a series of events organized by the Embassy of Indonesia in the Republic of Bulgaria on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
But it is also part of the project of the National Gallery - "Art from the Embassy". "Batik from Indonesia. Arts and Crafts from Bali” can be seen from the 20th of May to the 26th of June in Square 500.
The exhibition shows for the first time to the Bulgarian audience traditional batik from XIX - XX century. The exhibits in it are from the collection of the Indonesian Embassy in Sofia and the personal collection of H. Е. Ms. Sri Astari Rasjid, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia in Bulgaria, Albania and Macedonia. The Ambassador has a strong interest in the arts;she is also one of the leading contemporary artists in Indonesia, and has visited with her exhibitions many countries in Asia and Europe. Moreover, she is an expert and collector of traditional Indonesian art.
The Indonesian batik is an ancient technique of painting on cotton or silk. With a special tool - tjanting, melted wax is applied to the tissue as to achieve the effect of several colours; the processing operation is repeated many times by immersion in different colours. Batik is among the most commonly arts in Indonesia and holds a special place in the history and culture of the country. Not surprisingly, in 2009 it was entered in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Masterpieces of Indonesian batik can be seen on the exhibition - with bright colours and intricate artistic motives. Along with them samples of Bali arts are shown - wood and stone sculptures, musical instruments, puppets from the theater of shadows from the island of Java.
An interesting side eventtook place on the 1st of June. Dr. Lyudmila Klasanova - curator at the National Gallery and professor of Buddhist Art at the Center for Eastern Languages and Cultures at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", gave a presentation on "Buddhist and Hindu temples of Java".
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Photos courtesy of the Embassy of Indonesia in Bulgaria.
