Thursday, July 09, 2009

Folk Art

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I am excited to bring the rich heritage of Iznik Tiles that is so true to Turkish ceramic art dating to 16th century. Here are a few of my most liked {motifs by name}:


{ hatayli } in red, green, turquoise, blue and white


{ chintemani } in red, cobalt blue, turquoise and white


{ ulama } in turquoise, cobalt blue, red and white


Today the Iznik tiles are made in a small lovely town of Iznik (former Greek: Nicaea) in western Anatolia, and created with painstaking handcrafted techniques. Because of their rich colours and flawless quality, the tiles have been treasured by art enthusiasts around the world.




8 comments:

  1. Nihal, they are exquisite..I have never seen such beautiful combination of colors..definitely loving them in my home. happy weekend :P big hugs.......M

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  2. @ Maryam: I owe every bit of joy, inspiration, and fun to all of you! In this sense, I want to thank you for the love and encouragement you've shown me:) I adore *each one of you* more than I can express! Stay.

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  3. Absolutely exquisite. The patterns and colors are just wow!!!

    I can only imagine how fantastic they look when used in design decor.

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  4. Those are just so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. @ Emma: So lovely to find your note! Warm welcome wishes to you, looking forward your next visits and cheer me up with more notes:)

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  6. Such colors, such design. They are really beautiful. I think the first one is my favorite, but, maybe not... hard to choose.

    Darla

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  7. Hi Nihal
    Greetings from Coimbatore,India. I happened to pass by and took the liberty of viewing your blog. You have a great post. Thanks for sharing the amazing folk art of Iznik Tiles.What amzing designs & colours. Pure joy & ecstasy.
    You are welcome to visit my blog.
    Have a nice day. Best wishes
    Ram

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  8. @ Ram: How lovely to hear a warm greetings from Coimbatore, called the "Manchester of South India"!

    The multi-cultural and multi-ethnic country of India has seen a lot of development. For sure, I'll be visiting your page to learn more and more.

    Many thanks for your kind words, appreciate a lot. And its so nice to welcome you in Istanbul:)

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