Anna Laudel Contemporary will host “Un-Weave” a solo exhibition by the famous Turkish artist Belkıs Balpınar, who is considered to be one of the most innovative artists of the “art-kilim” medium. The exhibition, which will be held across three floors of the gallery, will open its doors on Thursday, 26 April until Sunday, 10 June. 
From the organizer:
Belkıs Balpınar is known to be the first name in Turkey to produce contemporary art works by using traditional weaving techniques. She has been producing works using the traditional rug texture inspired by scientific themes including different spatial planes; microcosm – macrocosm; quantum physics and galaxies. These themes are also her subject of study, she expresses that the books she has been reading in the field of physics and astronomy have been the main sources of her inspiration.
Today, there are many internationally recognised textile artists across the world including countries where there is no tradition of textile. On the contrary, Turkey is one of the centres for textile-weaving which is known with its tradition of characteristic rugs and kilims. Still, the application of weaving doesn’t reflect on the field of contemporary art. In this regard, Balpınar is one of the prominent figures of this field who has developed and applied modern ideas to various weaving techniques. Over the years, she has created a new technique of weaving which she calls “un-weaving”, it means weaving the first plane and leaving the background untouched. By this way she discovered that the forms existing in space are better expressed and also it creates a three-dimensional pictorial plane that can be seen as a form of woven painting.
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For more information, you can check the official page of the festival or the official Facebook event.
Image sourced via organizer.
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