Photo: work by Nuran Öner
The Three Cultures Foundation, in collaboration with Yunus Emre Enstitusu, is organising a workshop on ebru, the traditional Turkish art of creating colourful motifs on paper, also known as marbled paper.
This traditional Turkish art is executed by applying coloured pigments with an eyedropper or brush to a thin layer of greasy water in a container. The motifs created in this way, similar to marble patterns, are then transferred to paper. Among its uses is as a support for Turkish calligraphy or, in our culture, as a bookbinding medium.
To learn about the process of creating this technique, we will be joined by the Turkish artist Nuran Öner, who will give a workshop on wednesday 25 october at the Foundation's headquarters.
The same workshop will be held in the mornings and afternoons to facilitate access to it. This is a free activity, subject to registration at the following links:
TOMORROW, from 11.00 to 13.00 h. Invitations from 1 p.m. on Friday 20.
AFTERNOON, from 18.00 to 20.00 h. Invitations from 1 p.m. on Friday 20.
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On the Turkish art of ebru:
Inscribed in 2014 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, ebru or marbled paper dates back to the 15th century. Originating in Turkey and traditionally called ebrumeaning cloud or overcast, it was the appreciation of its beauty that drove its spread in Europe from the end of the 16th century.
Originally, this technique was an artistic tool linked to the Islamic religion. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, it was a work of art intended to praise Allah: marbled or marbled paper served as backgrounds on which his name was calligraphed, as well as fragments of suras from the Qur'an. Another element traditionally used is the flower, as one of the principles of beauty, and associated with the Ottoman garden.
Nuran Öner
He has mastered traditional Turkish arts such as tezhip and ebru and has participated as an artist in several European Union projects. In addition to her solo exhibitions, she has participated in several group exhibitions in Turkey and other countries such as the United States, Germany, Bahrain, Spain and Morocco, holding ebru workshops in these countries. He has been teaching the art of ebru in various Turkish institutions since 2007 and currently continues to teach in his workshop, Güldeste Ebru Atölyesi, founded in 2016.
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