don t forget this painting, don t forget that image. the ideas behind the paintings should not be forgotten. i certainly won t forget my visit with ardan. and before i go, there sjust time for a memorable demo. we ve got some sticking to do. the post it covered surface is overlaid with a template of the image to be printed. now for the fun part. we re going to press together. 0k. don t push it so much. 0k. make it so soft, ok? are you ready to print? i m i m ready. not bad, huh? that isn t bad. that s cool! and look, look the signature ardan moments. i think that s rather wonderful. i like it. yeah. thank you so much for showing me all of that. shall i tell you what i find quite surprising? orientalism it feels like something that today people are so critical of but you re engaging with some orientalist
don t forget this painting, don t forget that image. the ideas behind the paintings should not be forgotten. i certainly won t forget my visit with ardan. and before i go, there sjust time for a memorable demo. we ve got some sticking to do. the post it covered surface is overlaid with a template of the image to be printed. now for the fun part. we re going to press together. 0k. don t push it so much. 0k. make it so soft, ok? are you ready to print? i m i m ready. not bad, huh? that isn t bad. that s cool! and look, look the signature ardan moments. i think that s rather wonderful. i like it. yeah. thank you so much for showing me all of that. shall i tell you what i find quite surprising? orientalism it feels like something that today people are so critical of but you re
istanbul. looking at the collection of orientalist art here i m meeting istanbul based artist ardan ozmenoglu, who s inspired by orientalism. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, that s because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. 1654. so this is a 17th century painting of an oriental scene. but one thing that strikes me immediately is that you ve got these two bands to the painting. do you have a sense how we re meant to read it? yeah. at the bottom part of it is welcoming scene. a guest is coming to the harem, and up side of the painting is more like what they do in the harem. at the corner, the painter wrote that ottoman ladies are not allowed to leave their houses. that s why they invite friends to their homes, and they spend their time in their houses. i see. so i guess it stands at the start
that s cool! and look, look the signature ardan moments. i think that s rather wonderful. i like it. yeah. thank you so much for showing me all of that. shall i tell you what i find quite surprising? orientalism it feels like something that today people are so critical of but you re engaging with some orientalist paintings in a reallyjoyful way. you re like, these are great paintings! yeah, because as an artist, i believe my eye. then, ifound myself in the world of orientalist or the patterns or the tiles or the carpets as a piece of an artwork, as already so important as it is. genuinely, you re sort of like, there s a respect for that tradition which you feel deeply. i do. i respect arts that s why, maybe, yeah. i love the playfulness of ardan s work. there s a real coming
but of course, orientalism, in the hands of western artists during the 19th century, wasn t just about politics and power. it was also about sex. i m meeting istanbul based artist ardan ozmenoglu, who s inspired by orientalism. ardan, i think this is an unbelievably intriguing picture. in part, that s because of its date, which is very prominently painted in the top left hand corner. 1654. so this is a 17th century painting of an oriental scene. but one thing that strikes me immediately is that you ve got these two bands to the painting. do you have a sense how we re meant to read it? yeah. at the bottom part of it is welcoming scene. a guest is coming to the harem, and up side of the painting is more like what they do in the harem.