Arts and Crafts
Today we will tell you about the arts made in our country.
The local art of Ankara is like a colorful tapestry woven with tradition and creativity. The city's galleries include CerModern and Ankara State Art and Sculpture Museum exhibiting diverse works by local and as well international artists. Meanwhile, local craftsmen from ancient neighborhoods such as Hamamönü and Beypazarı make styles of landmark pottery, copperwork or traditional fabrics that are passed down over centuries and remembered only by word-of mouth. Visitors can absorb Ankara's artistic flavor by attending its festivals, such as the Ankara International Film Festival, and exploring bazaars packed with handmade treasures.
EBRU
In Turkey in painting lesson teachers teach
'ebru' to small children. They usually start doing this job smiling.
Ebru performed using various dyes
in concentrated water and transferring
these patterns to a special paper.
ÇİNİ
'Çini' there are many objects historical in Türkiye.Has a very beautiful appearance.
It is found not only in historical artifacts but also in trinkets or vases in homes.
HALI
The motifs of Turkish rugs are the symbolic equivalent of the event or object that the weaver designs or intends to convey. As in other crafts, the motifs also serve as an expression of emotions through symbols.
ÇÖMLEK
Pottery is produced by converting earth, the oldest known and most useful raw material, into clay, sometimes mixed with clay, and shaped by hand or with a device called a potter's wheel.
Osman Hamdi Bey
Turtle Trainer's tiled space is actually a room on the upper floor of Bursa's Green Mosque. The old man we see dressed in red in the image is the painter himself. Osman Hamdi Bey used himself as a figure not only in this painting but also in many of his other works.
Şeker Ahmet Paşa
Şeker Ahmet Pasha is considered one of the cornerstones of contemporary Turkish painting. His global stylistic contribution to the theme of landscape appears as a product of the artist's sensitivity to interpret spatial depth and atmospheric relationships. The lyricism that characterizes Şeker Ahmet Pasha's sense of order is balanced by a unique schematic geometry.
Abidin Dino
Multifaceted and cultural man, Abidin Dino is one of the pioneers of contemporary Turkish painting. He was one of the pioneers of the artistic groups known as Group D and Group Yeniler in the history of Turkish painting. In addition to Turkey, he opened exhibitions in countries such as France, Algeria and the United States, and held positions abroad such as honorary president of the French Association of Plastic Arts and consultant to the World Art Exhibition in New York.
