Metamorphosis
$1,688.00
Metamorphosis is featured in aNERDgallery’s exhibition inVISIBLE: Exploring and Redefining Femininity Through Batik, in partnership with Together-Gether SG.
Curator’s Note
Transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is nature’s perfect metaphor to the notion of birth and rebirth. This work was selected to represent the theme of ‘Rising Above the Ashes’ as the burst of colours aptly celebrates the breakout moment after a down period.
The Story of a Kain
Also entitled “Butterflies Pose”, this batik painting is Tjiplies’ latest contemporary artwork. A pair of butterflies is posing among the bushes of psychedelic colour explosion. Using nature as her inspiration, the artist masterfully uses the concept of batik technique, where she plays with canting and brushes to add texture to the work. This metamorphosis also represents Tjiplies’ growth as an artist, experimenting with different mediums with traditional batik method.
Drawn on a Habutai silk, the artist has to be very precise when applying wax and dyes on this medium. The fluid nature of wax may seep into the cloth and the smooth surface of silk may hinder the seepage of the wax. The colours from silk-dyes are soft, overlapped and blended in a very precise manner. Wax removal was carefully done with a steaming iron to prevent damage to the cloth and to give the precision that cannot be obtained with the regular technique of using boiling water. Due to the complex colouring system, the work involves more than 20 cycles of waxing, colouring and wax removal.
This art piece is paired with an elegant hanging rod, ready to be hung as a centrepiece in the living room or study room.
- Size: approximately 85 cm x 130 cm (33.5” x 51.2”)
- Material: Silk dye on Habutai silk
- Pattern: Butterfly
- Technique: Hand-drawn batik painting
- Production Area: Surabaya, Indonesia
- Year of Production: 2016
Listing last update: 20 Nov 2017.
