Java Chintz Exhibition Art he has immersed himself in

he has immersed himself in the world of abstract art

Indonesian textiles is not only delicate batik and silk ikat but also textile with dinamic motifs woven by cotton threads from east island such as Sumba island

and underscores the creative synthesis that resulted from the integration of Islamic traditions with existing Malay cultural practices

Colonial Spectacles shows that relations between East and West (or the West and its colonies) involved a continuous reconceptualisation of both the 'other' and the 'self'

All serious collectors realise the importance of the work of Emil Rizek in Indonesia where he spent three and a half years

Java Chintz Exhibition Art he has immersed himself inThis publication is the catalogue to the exhibition "Java Chintz" shown at Kobe City Museum in 1988. This Special Exhibition, putting its focus on the art of Javanese Batik which has characteristically been developed in Java, Indonesia, intends to rediscover the traditional beauty of the Batik and, further, to explore part of the multifaceted culture of the country of Indonesia. The brilliant colors and unique patterns with full of exoticism on the