Identity And Creativity In Parang Sukawati Batik

Batik is one of Indonesia identity. Batik also becomes macro and micro identity. Micro identity means local identity. One of micro identity is Sangiran batik. Sangiran batik rises as new identity of Sragen regency called Parang Sukawati. This research is about local identity around parang sukowati batik. Parang Sukawati batik has uniques. It try to rise local identity and leave the basic pattern of Surakarta batik. It try brings Sangiran sites in the batik because Sangiran is as world heritage and called Sangiran Doom. This heritage is in the culture area of Sangiran. Sangiran Batik is a batik with a motif originating from Sangiran as an ancient site. Sangiran is where the oldest ancient humans were found in the world. The Sragen people regard Sangiran as one of their global local characteristics. This expression was delivered in the form of batik artwork. So, comes the Sangiran typical batik motifs in the form of ancient human images, fossils, and other typical flora and fauna of batik. The meeting between batik and Sangiran site is inseparable from the socio-cultural situation of the community. Around the site, there are areas of batik craft so that the Sangiran site provides inspiration to create a design with the theme "Sangiran batik". Sangiran Batik is then used as a medium to express identity. The manifestations of these inspirations are in the old ivories, parang motif, and flora and fauna from Sragen regency.