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1 month, 160 hours of train, 9 countries,...

Nederland, Norway, Finland, Poland, Austria, Rep. Czech, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey.
Dutch ceramic, Scandinavian needlework, Polish Amber, Bohemian glass, Vienese silver, Balkan wood, Turkish carpet.
Mug, Plate, Table cloth, Napkin, Napkin Ring, Glass, Carafe, Candle Holder, Salt Cellar, Cuttlery, Tea Pot, Tea Cup, Table, Carpet, Chair, Bowl, Spoon, Trunk.

This blog was the diary of my journey through Europe. From Norway to Turkey, I met with different artists, different craftmen, different cultures and places...
You can click on older post or in the archive click on the different countries. thank-you

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Turkey


Hazim gave me homework for the next meeting.






Patterns painting from his ancestors.



Hazim Ahmet, carpet seller since four generation.
he has a shop in the Grand Bazar and at the Istinye Park
mall shopping.



Istinye Park mall Shopping.





Fourteen tonnes of gold in the form of gold leaf were used to gild
the ceilings of the 45,000 square metre monoblock palace, which
stands on an area of 110,000 m2.



The palace was ordered to be build by the Empire 31st Sultan.



The design contains eclectic elements from the Baroque, Rococo
and Neoclassical styles, blended with traditionnal Ottoman architecture
to create a new synthesis.



A guard at the Dolmabahçe Palace.
"Dolma" means full and "bahçe" garden.





Doug Aitken. Migration, 2008.
video






Francis Alys. The nightwatch, 2004.
video



Sever Ozmen. Road to Tate Modern, 2003.
video



Nil Yalter. The headless woman or the belly dancer, 1974.
video



Nezaket Ekici. Emotion in motion, 2002.
video



Shaun Gladwell. Apologies, 2009.
video


Paradise lost.
Curator: Paolo Colombo - Levent Calikoglu.



Modern Art Museum.