About

Satish Joshi adopted Batik as the medium of his hobby of painting and in 1975 it became a full time job for him. A graduate in Science he came to know about this medium and as time moved found it to be the best one to give expression to his creativity and imagination.  He worked constantly to develop Batik as a rich  medium for paintings. A novel technique of colour blending hitherto unheard in Batik has been developed by Sri Satish Joshi which brings three dimensional effects in Batik and shading effects like water and oil colors.

Drawing and painting had been the childhood hobby of Sri Satish Joshi and slowly it became a part of his life. A British couple Mr. Tom Francis Shaxson & Mrs. Annabell Shaxson guided and promoted his art and encouraged him to go to Indonesia.  Satish consider them to be his ‘God father and mother’ for their important place in his life for flourishing his creativity and artistic sensibilities. Then British Council (Bombay)  Head Dr. Vere Atkinson also supported him much in his efforts to improve his art skills.

 In 1988 Satish Joshi went to Indonesia and studied Batik in the famous Balai Besar Penelitian dan Pengembangan Industri Kerajinan dan Batik’ (Institute for Research and Development of Handicraft and Batik Industries), now known as Balai Besar Kerajinan Dan Batik, Yogyakarta.  During his stay he studied different styles of Batik from different part of Indonesia. The long awaited journey to the homeland of this ancient art and his own background of Indian culture made his work unique in itself with delicate workmanship using Indonesian technique and designs inspired from the rich cultural heritage of his own country.

Along with his artwork Satish started doing fashion designing and is a renowned name in the field turning apparels made with Batik as ‘pieces of art’. Joshi Batik – Piece of Art joshibatik.in