tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56227930749632006112008-05-07T22:08:59.193-07:00Saral's marbled paintings SaralArt , Art of EbruAhmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-68160110735714708882008-02-19T09:31:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:29:57.646-08:00Die Perspektive in der Ebru Malerei und ein altes Beispiel<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R7sUU8J_ViI/AAAAAAAAAGY/9wZFgvmSjy4/s1600-h/greenfish.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168747347315742242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R7sUU8J_ViI/AAAAAAAAAGY/9wZFgvmSjy4/s400/greenfish.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Die Perspektive in der Ebru Malerei und ein altes Beispiel</strong></em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ein Beispiel aus der Ebru Malerei, das vor vielen Jahren von Ahmet Saral entwickelt wurde. Mit der Harmonie der Farben und der Perspektive eine vollständige Komposition/Bild.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ein vollkommenes Werk, in dem das Schwimmen des Fisches nach Rechts den Regeln der Perspektive entspricht. Ein wertvoller Beitrag, den Saral in die Ebru-Kunst eingeführt hat. </span></div></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-79083595072121148322008-02-04T15:27:00.000-08:002008-03-02T11:14:28.154-08:00MEVLANA - RUMi " Hamdım,Piştim,Yandım "..." I was raw,cooked and then burned "<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R6efyj0vuCI/AAAAAAAAAGI/MHXA6upTZYw/s1600-h/mevlana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163271188762310690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R6efyj0vuCI/AAAAAAAAAGI/MHXA6upTZYw/s400/mevlana.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Hamdım,piştim,yandım ..." I was raw,cooked and then burned "</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Büyük şair tüm yaşamını üç kelimelik bir cümle ile kısaca özetlemişti ''Hamdım,Piştim,Yandım''.Yıllar önce Mesneviyi bir solukta okurken,aklım bu cümleye takılmıştı.Çok zor koşullar altında,binbir güçlük içinde sürdürülen bir yaşam,ancak bu kadar muhteşem bir şekilde anlatılabilirdi.Cümle çok kısa ve öz olmasına rağmen, içerdiği anlam okyanuslar kadar derin ve muhteşemdi.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">O zaman, büyük şairi bu cümlesi ile anlatan üçlü ebru resim serisi yapmaya karar verdim. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Resimlerden biri, Mevlana'nın gençlik ( ham ) halini,diğeri Mevlana'nın olgunluğa erişmiş ( pişmiş ) halini ve sonuncusu da Büyük Mevlana'nın yanmış halini yansıtacaktı. Mevlana gerçekte nasıl biriydi acaba ? O minyatürlerde çizildiği gibi miydi ? Yaşamını anlatan eserlerde çok hareketli olduğu , çok az yemek yediği ve sürekli oruç tuttuğu anlatılıyordu.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Öyleyse Mevlana minyatürlerde gösterildiğinden çok daha narin olmalıydı.Mevlana'nın demirciler çarşısından geçerken,duyduğu ahenkli çekiç seslerinin cazibesiyle,kendinden geçerek sema etmeye başlaması,en basit ritmik bir sesten bir senfoni dinlermiş gibi haz alması,nasıl duygu dolu ve herşeye rağmen yaşamdan tad almasını bilen bir insan olduğunu gösteriyordu.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bu nedenle onu sema yaparken ki haliyle ebruya uyguladım.Sonuçta dünyada ilk kez sema yapan Mevlana'nın</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> " Hamdım,Piştim,Yandım " isimli muhteşem ebru resim serisi ortaya çıktı.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bu ebru serisinin Mevlana'yı " Pişmiş " olgunlaşmış haliyle anlattığı örnek yukarıda yayınlanmaktadır.Bu seri 1995 ve 1996 yıllarında Türkiye'de (Falez sanat galerisi ve Uluslararası Istanbul Antika Fuarında ) sergilenmiştir.1998-1999-2006 ve 2007 yıllarında Viyana'da sergilenmiştir.Bu Ebru serisi gerek renk, gerekse form olarak çok özel bir tasarımdır. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yukarıda yayınlanan örnekte görüldüğü gibi renk olarak ,sema ederken sonsuz evrenle bütünleşilmesi nedeniyle evreni temsil eden mavi ve tonları seçildi.Sema ederken giyilen giysi ile dönüş hareketinin uyumuna dikkat edilerek ebru resime gerekli form verildi.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-40131960317375348722008-02-04T14:43:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:31:32.929-08:00Ebru sanatında perspektif ve eski bir örnek<div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R6eVwj0vuBI/AAAAAAAAAGA/f6Jmcb9x5tM/s1600-h/green+fish.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163260159286294546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R6eVwj0vuBI/AAAAAAAAAGA/f6Jmcb9x5tM/s400/green+fish.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Ebru sanatında perspektif </strong></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Ebru tekniği ile yıllar önce Ahmet SARAL tarafından yaratılmış bir örnek.Renk armonisi ve perspektifi ile tam bir resim.Balığın, denizin içinde sağ tarafa doğru hareketini perspektif kurallarına uygun olarak yansıtan mükemmel bir çalışma.Ebru sanatına Saral'ın getirdiği önemli yeniliklerden biri.<br /></div></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-70405695081007273862008-01-11T09:39:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:31:59.355-08:00Blumen des mystischen Gartens - Mistik Bahçenin Çiçekleri<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exTtBNosI/AAAAAAAAAF4/hFOsYCrodT4/s1600-h/as04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283250609136322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exTtBNosI/AAAAAAAAAF4/hFOsYCrodT4/s400/as04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exM9BNorI/AAAAAAAAAFw/z5atHUQjATM/s1600-h/as03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283134645019314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exM9BNorI/AAAAAAAAAFw/z5atHUQjATM/s400/as03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exINBNoqI/AAAAAAAAAFo/UMUWZofe288/s1600-h/as02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154283053040640674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exINBNoqI/AAAAAAAAAFo/UMUWZofe288/s400/as02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exDdBNopI/AAAAAAAAAFg/0cnDAqobni8/s1600-h/as01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154282971436262034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4exDdBNopI/AAAAAAAAAFg/0cnDAqobni8/s400/as01.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Blumen des mystischen Gartens</strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Die in der Ebru-Malerei,einmalige Serie "Blumen des mystischen Gartens", die Saral, inspiriert von Mevlanas Gedichten, kreiert hat wurde 2007 in Wien ausgestellt. Die gesamte Serie ist dem großen Dichter Mevlana gewidmet.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Mistik bahçenin çiçekleri</span></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Ahmet Saral</strong> tarafından, <strong>Mevlana'</strong>nın şiirlerinden esinlenilerek yaratılmış ve 2007 yılında <strong>Viyana'</strong>da sergilenmiş, <strong>eşsiz</strong> bir ebru resim serisidir.Tüm seri büyük</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">şair <strong>Mevlana</strong>'ya ithaf edilmiştir,<br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-67842646644805793422008-01-11T09:06:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:32:14.807-08:00SEVEN VE SEVİLEN ( LOVER AND BELOVED )<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4eo9tBNooI/AAAAAAAAAFY/y2KYW1jkazI/s1600-h/lover+and+beloved+6+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154274076558992002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4eo9tBNooI/AAAAAAAAAFY/y2KYW1jkazI/s400/lover+and+beloved+6+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4eiW9BNonI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/wdPNHW0M4oo/s1600-h/lover+and+beloved+4+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154266813769294450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R4eiW9BNonI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/wdPNHW0M4oo/s400/lover+and+beloved+4+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Seven ve Sevilen ( Lover and Beloved</strong> <strong>)</strong> serisi, <strong>Ahmet Saral</strong> tarafından tasarlanıp, 600 senelik ebru tekniği ile, direkt ebru teknesinde, su üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiş, <strong>çok özel</strong>, <strong>eşsiz</strong>, bir ebru resim serisidir. </span></div></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-23348316138046372582007-12-06T03:42:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:28:49.727-08:00EBRU MALEREI : EINE KUNST VON 600 JAHREN<div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Die faszinierende Kunst der Ebru Malerei entstand vor Jahrhunderten in Zentralasien und erreichte ihre Reife etwa im 15. Jahrhundert in Kleinasien.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Die Kunst des Ebru ist mit einem Geheimnis umgeben, denn die Herstellung der Kunstwerke ist schwierig, und die Künstler halten ihre Technik geheim.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Faszinierend ist diese Kunst auch, weil sie ihre völlig eigenartige Form, Farbe und Struktur aus den Quellen der Natur schöpft und diese widerspiegelt.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Ebru ist die Kunst und Technik des Malens auf dem Wasser. Da sie unter dem Einfluss verschiedenster Faktoren entsteht, ist sie auch kaum zu berechnen und zu bändigen. Eben deshalb ist es unvorstellbar mit der herkömmlichen Ebru - Technik figurative Arbeiten, wie Ahmet Saral sie kreiert, herzustellen.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Der Künstler Ahmet Saral verschrieb 40 Jahre seines Lebens der Kunst des Ebru. Er beschäftigte sich einerseits mit den in Vergessenheit geratenen Techniken und forschte nach ihren Geheimnissen und entwickelte andererseits sein eigenes Verfahren in der klassischen Ebru - Technik. Als einem der wenigen Künstler gelang es Saral, seine Kunstwerke in Ebru figurativ zu bereichern.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Beim Betrachten der Werke von Ahmet Saral erkennt man die grenzenlose Geduld und Willenskraft des Künstlers beim Schaffen figurativer Ebru - Elemente.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Die in dieser Ausstellung angebotenen Werke sind keine Collagen, sondern ausschließlich Original Ebru - Bilder. Es handelt sich um in Ebru - Technik hergestellte figurative Einzelgemälde mit traditionellen Elementen.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Diese Ausstellung der Werke von Ahmet Saral mit ihrer zeitgenössischen Interpretation der Ebru - Kunst lädt uns ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt des Ebru.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><br /><a href="http://www.saralart.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>http://www.saralart.com/</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong> </strong></span></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-28681895723653919282007-12-04T05:49:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:26:48.365-08:00FLOWERS OF THE MYSTICAL GARDEN<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1VcENz0WqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/QOBc-Yov2sg/s1600-h/2.+s52+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140115777209522850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1VcENz0WqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/QOBc-Yov2sg/s400/2.+s52+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1Vb4tz0WpI/AAAAAAAAAFA/kHEKqEhjeJI/s1600-h/2.+s50+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140115579641027218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1Vb4tz0WpI/AAAAAAAAAFA/kHEKqEhjeJI/s400/2.+s50+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1Vbh9z0WoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/RUCR5QvyiNM/s1600-h/2.+y52+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140115188799003266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R1Vbh9z0WoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/RUCR5QvyiNM/s400/2.+y52+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong> Unique flower series by Ahmet Saral</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>dedicated to the great mystic poet Rumi<br /></strong><br /></span><br /></div><div></div></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-26599849722836609592007-11-21T14:51:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:27:26.638-08:00FLOWERS OF THE MYSTICAL GARDEN<div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R0S2oyDqBOI/AAAAAAAAACY/JjvRY_DNEhc/s1600-h/kirmizi+karanfil+1+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135430286857340130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/R0S2oyDqBOI/AAAAAAAAACY/JjvRY_DNEhc/s320/kirmizi+karanfil+1+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong> Unique flower series by Ahmet Saral</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>"Flowers of the mystical garden" are dedicated to the great mystic poet Rumi </strong></span></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-85473756826175302282007-11-21T14:03:00.000-08:002007-11-21T14:27:34.147-08:00TRAUM UND WIRKLICHKEITTraum und Wirklichkeit, Vergangenheit und Gegenwart ähneln sich wie (zwei) Zwillinge einander. Die Wirklichkeit ist so klar wie die Gegenwart, und die Vergangenheit so verschwommen wie ein Traum.<br /><br />Ahmet Saral vereinigt in seiner Kunst sowohl Traum und Wirklichkeit, als auch Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, indem er die traditionelle Technik der Ebru-Malerei zu einer Kunstform weiterentwickelte.<br /><br />Seine Kunst verwirklicht das Detail, von dem die Ebru Maler seit Jahrhunderten geträumt haben. Gleichzeitig verleiht er seinen aus dem traditionellen Zusammenhang herausgerissenen Figuren neue und dramatische Akzente.<br /><br />Die Ausstellung "Vom Traum zur Wirklichkeit", ein wichtiger Widerschein der Auseinandersetzung mit der Tradition, ist eine folgerichtige Interpretation dieser.<br /><br /><strong>Professor Hüsamettin Kocan<br /></strong>Dekan der Fakultät der Schönen Künste<br />Universität Marmara –Istanbul<br />1995 Istanbul ,TürkeiAhmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-52160720696689499612007-11-13T10:24:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:28:09.405-08:00LOVER AND BELOVED<div align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/Rzos_U2QwLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/GTrG7xD5WR8/s1600-h/fisherman+6+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132464191781781682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/Rzos_U2QwLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/GTrG7xD5WR8/s320/fisherman+6+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Marbled painting by Ahmet Saral<br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Lover and beloved</strong> ( dedicated to the Love and Lovers )</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Vuslat</strong> ( seven ve sevilenin kavuşması ) , Aşıklara ve Aşka bir yorum </span></div>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622793074963200611.post-51993358866230704192007-11-13T08:25:00.000-08:002007-12-08T08:46:20.477-08:00THE ART OF AHMET SARAL<div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/RzouyE2QwNI/AAAAAAAAABE/8U3soKX0SG4/s1600-h/intoxicated+lovers+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132466163171770578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/RzouyE2QwNI/AAAAAAAAABE/8U3soKX0SG4/s320/intoxicated+lovers+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div></div><div align="left">I first learned of Ahmet Saral's work, from an article about him, in the Sky Life Magazine. As a marbler myself, for thirty three years and as a collector of marbling for almost twenty five years, it is important to me that the examples I seek for my collection, be work I consider to be not only excellent craftsmanship, but also demonstrate artistic sensibility, be unique, distinctive, and instantly recognizable, as the work of the individual who created it. The photographs of Mr. Saral's work seemed to meet my criteria.</div><div align="left"><br />Therefore I initiated a correspondence with him, in order to learn more about him, and to obtain examples of his work. I discovered that he is a serious marbling artist.</div><div align="left"><br />He continues to use the same methods and the same materials as the old Turkish Masters of the 16th and 17th Century, while bringing to it his own creative vision. His figurative marblings demonstrate great skill, control, infinite patience, and are indeed uniquely his own.</div><div align="left"><br />I am proud to have his work in my collection, and hope his work will gain ever expanding appreciation.</div><div align="left"><br />His marbled art is worthy of more attention.<br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_53AWxnAQxFg/RznUh02QwII/AAAAAAAAAAM/NezJCvhNRro/s1600-h/intoxicated+lovers.jpg"></a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong></strong></span></p><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Norma Rubovits<br />1996 , Chicago – USA</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Norma Rubovits is one of the most important Artcollector and Artist in the world.<br /><br /></div></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Ahmet Saralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862354169855663925noreply@blogger.com