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MAGICAL IZNIK TILES, MAGICAL COLORS AND THE PATTERNS

 If you see a Iznik tile first time in your life, this will be a first moment of falling a new love. You can never forget these colors and patterns. When you visit a historical mosque anywhere in Turkey, you can meet magnificent Iznik tiles inside or outside of the building. But you don't need to wait anymore, just have look examples of these beatiful tiles and read the stories about their motifs.

LEAVES-SAZYOLU

The leaf plays a very important role in İznik tiles design. Drawing a leaf motif according to the rules of classical tecnique. There are several styles of drawing a leaf, for example Şahkulu, a painter from Bağdat who was brought along and sent to Amasya by Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1514, developed the tecnique called Sazyolu. This style found a wide range of application in architectural ornamentations.



RUMI

Rumi motifs, which has an important place in the illumination work, have been in use for a very long time in decorating stonworks, woodworks, tiles, textiles and metalworks. Animal motifs are the most commonly used motifs in the works of art contributed to the civilization from rich treasury of Turkish culture. The importance of animal agriculture to the Turcs living in the Central Asian steps is a well known fact. Animal, as a symbol of bravery force, loyalty and fertility was source of inspiration for the artists.

HATAYI

Hatayi is the pattern formed by stylizing the vertical section and the botanical forms of different flowers. This motif which was introduced to Anatolia from Middle Asia via Iran has reached its most frequent use and perfection in the Ottoman Empire.

 

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