ID signature on mushroom watercolor

Discussion in 'Art' started by rink28, Jan 16, 2020.

  1. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    My friend gave me this to see if I could ID the artist on this mushroom watercolo . Couldnt find much online. I was wondering if anyone could help figure out the signature? I have little hope because its probably done by a unknown artist but thanks for any info.

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  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Looks like it's signed Bakri to me. The style reminds me of batik.
     
  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Or Babi. And yes, batik-like. Anything on the back?

    Debora
     
  4. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Isn't this just a batik from Bali?
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That's what it looks like, a batik marked Bali.
    Balinese people often don't sign their work, individuality is not a traditional concept on Bali. They are more likely to put the name of the location, either a village or the island.

    As an aside, 'babi' is Indonesian for pig.:)
     
  6. rink28

    rink28 Well-Known Member

    Thank you all! No nothing written on back. Is Batik a fabric? Or the name of the artist?
     
  7. PortableTreasures

    PortableTreasures Active Member

    Batik is a fabric made using wax resist methods. The artist paints hot wax onto the fabric and lets it cool, then dips the fabric into dye. Everything under the wax will not take or (or will resist) the dye). The artist works using multiple passes of wax and dyes until the final image is reached. The wax on the fabric is then ironed off. That crackling effect you see in the background to the mushrooms is achieved my deliberately cracking the wax a little to let lines of dye in and to add texture to the image.
     
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