Batik painting has encouraged the natives of Langkawi to be involved in the creation of decorative items and souvenirs for the past 10 years.

Malaysian artist Haris Rashid has found a way to merge the two into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. Based in Kuala Lumpur, the ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Gazing at the artworks on display at an exhibition in a five-star hotel here recently, it is hard to imagine that their inspiration comes from 50-year-old batik cloths that once ...

“The Slow Thread.” by Vriddhi Toolsidass opened Jan. 31. Largely inspired by her trip to Hyderabad in South India, Toolsidass, a junior majoring in art, said she wanted to shed light on the homecraft ...

Batik is not just a patterned fabric product, but also a symbol of culture, creativity, ancestral heritage and national pride. One of the efforts to preserve this batik culture is to introduce it ...

Traditional crafts featuring snake designs gained widespread popularity during the Spring Festival holiday. In Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Bai artisans created ...