EXHIBITION OF TURKISH CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL ART BY DESTEGÜL

Destegül (Fine Arts Centre) was established 20 years ago in Konya, (Turkey) where students under the patronage of masters learn the craftsmanship of traditional Turkish art and sharpen their skill within various disciplines including: ornamentation, miniature, calligraphy, ebru, hand painted ceramic crafts. For this exposition Destegül presented collection of 75 pieces of art that will be cautiously curated by renowned master Ali Kemal Kakan.

The following exhibition has been organized in partnership with “Destegül Güzel Sanatlar Merkezi” centre of culture and arts (Turkey). 75 contemporary art works were showcased, where majority of pieces came from the private collection of the centre, leaving territory of Turkey for the first time. Never before Latvia has seen, unique series of miniature, finest woodcarving works and hand-painted ottoman ceramics. Exhibition also presented marbling art works, calligraphy husni-khatt and intricate ornamentation techniques. The following art works depict words of God, prophet’s sayings, epigrams of great people and beautiful poems.