Original HELIODORO SANTA COLOMA Signed BATIK Fabric Painting Female Face ARTWORK

Mid century modern batik art, signed at lower left, framed under glass. Fabric measures 16.25 x 16.25 in, frame 16 x 16 metal and glass Born in New York City, Heliodoro Santa Coloma (1932-2013) studied fine art in Music & Art High School, Cooper Union, and Phoenix School of Design. He was a stylist for Vera scarves, designed many wallpaper books and created fabrics for several high-end companies. Throughout his successful career he created batik paintings inspired by the colors and cultures of his many travels. It was his design career that led him to Batik- an intricate wax "resist" method of fabric design which was first developed thousands of years ago in Java. Heliodoro Santa Coloma took this ancient technique and applied his own unique inspiration gleaned from extensive world travels to infuse his works with a pallet of color and ideas that has evolved Batik into a style of painting as unique as it is beautiful. Professionally framed at one time but age and wear has taken a toll. Looks like some mild water damage to frame backing and metal frame (as pictured). Does not appear to have infiltrated the cloth artwork itself. Should be reframed and conserved at some point.