Stories By Merve Parla
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Fashion as Manifesto: Uniforms Designed for an Imaginary Space Station
December 4, 2020Using art as a manifesto of one’s feelings and ideas has always been common among artists and designers. Fashion designer Dilara Fındıkoğlu is no exception. For Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Fındıkoğlu designed a set of uniforms to...
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Painting of the Week: James Barry, King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia
November 29, 2020King Lear by William Shakespeare is a great tragedy that centers around ideas such as loyalty, familial bonds, and remorse. The painter of this work, James Barry, was generally interested in subject matters drawn from mythological...
Art State of Mind
Celebrities That Are Little-Known for Their Painting Careers
October 9, 2020They say that a creative mind will have its outlet in several areas of art. This explains Leonardo da Vinci’s gift in both painting and architectural design. Also, Pablo Picasso’s genius as a painter and as...
21st century
Exploring the Boundaries of Creativity: Turning Data into Art
September 20, 2020Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, and now based in Los Angeles, California, media artist Refik Anadol turns data into pieces of art by using data science and artificial intelligence. He set off on his journey...
21st century
Meet the Award-winning Sculptor and Installation Artist Ayşe Erkmen
September 16, 2020Berlin-based Turkish visual artist Ayşe Erkmen has been awarded the Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize for Sculpture in 2020. As the first woman artist to receive this prize, she will have her sculptures Kuckuck (2003) and not...
