The Training of the Typical Purwakarta Batik Design Creation in Improving Culture Existence

Abstract

Seeing the level of public appreciation for a creation and culture today, it requires an appropriate innovation. Through reintroduction of local culture, we can gradually fostering society to foster a sense of belonging to one of their cultural heritage. In fostering the existence of culture and arts in a region, we need some efforts to preservation and development, one of them is the Batik's culture which has not developed much in the Purwakarta Regency. Therefore, seeing the local potential of Purwakarta Regency today it takes a creative training that has never been done before to generate innovative ideas that can be adapted to technological advances, so people can easily appreciate and take part in preserving their culture. The training method for the creation of Purwakarta's characteristics Batik design uses the exploration method which raises several elements of regional characteristics as a form of response to technological developments that increasingly require creativity in thinking and working. The expected results from this work are: 1) Fostering a sense of belonging the society for Batik as the Indonesian culture with the typical design of Purwakarta Regency 2) To be a motivation and reference for innovators and the young generation to create the next Batik's design product.