Images from Bursa

by mariebarry

Karagöz shadow puppets in Bursa, Turkey. I am interested in how these forms could translate into çini. The two Ottoman arts have nearly the same aesthetic of flattened reality, white surfaces and jewel-like color captured between black outlines, and uneven yet solid color. I am especially interested in how the white hatchmarks operate within the figures.

The Ottomans did not fear reinventing traditional form, as demonstrated by the Roman ruins reinterpreted into this old city wall of Bursa.

Another reinterpretation of the old; traditional Turkish tea with a strange variation called “kiwi” tea tasting a bit like the concentrated Koolaid, pre-refridgeration.

Interesting decorative elements inside Ottoman mosques in Bursa.