Author Description

Nature is what has had great influence on the nature is what has had great influence on the Batik motifs of Malaysia up until today. Nature has always been close to humans and a source of inspiration in creating artistic works. As we know, many of the masterpieces are beautiful scenes of nature. The untouched and beautiful nature of Malaysia which is full of various flowers, plants, leaves, fruits, vegetables, as well as climate varieties, seas and forests, has always been a point of interest to the tourists and is an important and influential element in attracting the tourists to this country. Nature has special importance in linking the inner and outer worlds, so that many of the Batik designers of Malaysia recognize the nature as an educational source for change and transformation of materialistic presentations to the spiritual and the physical to mental; and with the creation of the beautiful works of the natural elements, has reached an expression beyond it. In this book, our contributors are Maryam Mirzajani, Dr.Sabzali Musa Kahn, Mina Hedayat, Jaffri Hanafi and Dr. Nik Nairan Abdullah (University Teknologi MARA)