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NEW YORK, NEW YORK,
August 18, 2005 - Acclaimed Turkish team of artists, Mustafa Yildiz and
Filiz Yildiz, will offer New York its first taste of their compelling
ceramics and paintings with the unveiling of their 20 piece exhibit at
the Turkish Center (821 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York) on
September 6th. Powerfully rooted in Turkish culture and
history, the show will reflect the extensive academic research prevalent
in the works of the celebrated Yildiz duo, who consistently incorporate
their scholarly interpretation of ancient civilizations, early animal
themes and the traditions of their native Turkey , into
their art.
Filiz Yildiz, whose
works have shown from Clifton ,
New Jersey to Izmir , Turkey , is known most prominently
for her poignant integration of “today’s world,” and the values and
experiences thereof, with the documented lifestyle and imagery of the
Hittite civilization. To create her unique
signature motif, Yildiz blends the iconic stamped ceramics of
this early Mesopotamian civilization, 1600 BC
to 1200 BC, with symbols of culture from present day
Turkey , brilliantly illustrated in the upcoming
New York exhibit.
A
professor of Ceramics at Cukurova University with a Masters from Marmara University ’s Fine Arts Institute and once
apprenticed under the Kutahya’s ceramics factory, Mustafa Yildiz
creatively employs methods from the utilitarian to the abstract in his
award winning creations. Unveiling works ranging from dinnerware to his
own surrealist ceramic abstractions, Yildiz will showcase clay ceramics
formed upon one of the oldest techniques and tools in art, the ceramic
wheel utilized merely for the final finishing stage of each piece, for
the September exhibition.
The Yildiz exhibition
will show at the Turkish Cultural Center , 821 United Nations Plaza, New York , from Septmber 6th – 15th.
On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, beginning at 6:30 p.m, Mrs. Meltem
Onhon, as director of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Office, will host
the opening reception for the Yildiz show for the premier viewing of the
new works and an opportunity to meet the artists. The gallery is open
Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
For information about travel to Turkey, call 1-877-FOR-TURKEY
or contact the Turkish Culture and Tourism Offices in New York at
212-687-2194
or in Washington D.C. at 202-612-6800 or in Los Angeles at 323-937-8066
and visit
www.tourismturkey.org
or
www.kulturturizm.gov.tr
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