"From Tradition to Modernity: the Art of the Anatolian Kilim" with Ali Riza Tuna, Independent Researcher & Collector, Geneva

10 a.m. Refreshments
10:30 a.m. Program
Community Hall, Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
1343 Ocean Park Blvd.,
Santa Monica, ca 90405
admission: tma/sc members Gratis . . . Guests $10

Anatolian Kilims have been seen mostly as folk art and their appreciation has been based on closeness to traditional icons and tribal culture. While brewed from tradition, examples of Anatolian kilims have also reached a quintessence of form and color, which raises them to the level of a universal fine art. In the West, the emergence of modern art has required a definite break from the traditional fine arts in the 19th century. On the contrary, Anatolian kilims have achieved the same or even better level of aesthetic qualities through centuries of refinement in symbolism and abstraction by the civilizations of Anatolia. How can freedom and novelty be achieved through tradition? This talk uses visual comparisons between works of western modern art (paintings from impressionists, abstracts, Picassso, Matisse, etc..) and Anatolian kilims. It traces parallels in the form and color, and abstraction levels between the two mediums and guides the audience through new ways of discovering the aesthetics of the Anatolian kilim while proposing new appreciation criteria.

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