Batik moves from pattern to modern abstraction蜡染，如何从花纹走向现代抽象？

Tay Mo-Leong’s batik works range from recognisable subjects to strongly coloured abstract compositions. Stone Pattern Series, SF1–3, dated 1975, brings the resist-dye process into experiments with rhythm, colour and pictorial space. The fabric remains visible as a material with its own possibilities.

The catalogue follows batik across painting, everyday dress and the uniforms associated with Singapore Airlines. These settings give the same process different public meanings. In the exhibition, batik offers a way to examine how a regional craft becomes an artistic medium and participates in the making of cultural identity.

戴懋龙的蜡染作品从可辨认的生活题材，延伸至色彩强烈的抽象构图。1975年的《石头花纹》系列 SF1–3，把防染工艺带入节奏、色彩与画面空间的实验，织物也保留着自身的材料表现力。

图册沿着绘画、日常服饰与新加坡航空的制服，讨论蜡染在不同场合获得的公共意义。展览由此追问一种区域工艺如何成为艺术媒介，并进一步参与文化身份的形成。