What do the symbols on the tile motifs mean? Why are geometric patterns used on tiles? In the workshop led by ceramic artist Lütfullah Genç, participants receive theoretical knowledge about tile motifs and then use ceramic tiles and tile motif templates. The motifs transferred from paper to tile are glazed after applying ceramic decoration techniques. Participants' designs form a collective composition where individual pieces combine to create a whole.
Note: Participants can pick up their fired ceramics from the museum one week after the workshop.
Instructor: Lütfullah Genç
Capacity: 10 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 300 TL
Fee per workshop for students: 150 TL (Participants are requested to show their student IDs at the entrance.)
The event will take place at the Pera Museum (face-to-face).
For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr
About Lütfullah Genç
Lütfullah Genç (1994, Giresun) graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics in 2018. In 2021, he completed his master's degree at Hacettepe University with his thesis titled “Transformation of Images from Personal Memory into Art Objects.” Focusing on the notions of class, object and memory in his works, the artist approaches the illusions created by psychology in perception through the concept of object. Utilizing the tension of perception by using narrow and wide contrasts, the artist produces new media and installation-based works in which he works with different mediums, especially ceramics.
Selected from the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Photography Collection, we present the landscapes and places in Istanbul photographs, dating from the 1850s to the 1980s, together with their present-day views!
You try to remember the future. A bird painted on the ceramic panel in a historical palace has found its place on the wall. The tiles of a church and a mosque have been painted on canvas. The pattern of a centuries-old ceramic plate appears before you on a velvet curtain.
As artisanship became a part of artistic practices with the blurring of art and craft, the use of traditional motifs has also flourished. In this context, how are these motifs currently structured or designed beyond their traditional connotations?
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 200 TL
Discounted: 100 TL
Groups: 150 TL (minimum 10 people)
