Towards an Abstract Painting: Textures and Traces

Pera Adult

  • October 11, 2024 / 19:00

Exploring the possibilities of colors and possibilities in Calculations and Coincidences, the participants draw dots, lines, and patterns on canvas randomly or in a certain order with bead paints that add dimension to colors. Then, the participants create abstract paintings by intervening with paint and marker pens on the patterns they create by scraping or pressing the paints with materials such as squeegee, cardboard, spatula.

Capacity: 15 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 350 TL

The event will take place at the Pera Museum (face-to-face).

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Postcard Nudes

Postcard Nudes

The various states of viewing nudity entered the Ottoman world on postcards before paintings. These postcards appeared in the 1890s, and became widespread in the 1910s, following the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, traveling from hand to hand, city to city. 

The Big Country

The Big Country

When the Royal Academy of Arts offered Stephen Chambers the opportunity to produce new work for a focused exhibition in the Weston Rooms of the Main Galleries, Chambers turned to print and the possibilities it offered.

Chlebowski’s Sultan

Chlebowski’s Sultan

This is one of Stanisław Chlebowski’s larger canvasses dealing with themes other than battles; only Ottoman Life at the Sweet Waters now at the Istanbul Military Museum can compare with it in size.