Burhan Doğançay (1929 - 2013)
"Ribbon Series"
Ribbons versus Calligrams: The individual Ribbons usualy appear as a single, more or less centered composition. The highly abstract calligraphic renderings then become an allusion of – and thus an homage to – calligrams, one of the most characteristic calligraphic genres in the Ottoman World. Their three – dimensional quality can take on a more complex or playful dimension in calligrams, through the way they are composed as an identifiable image and/or the way letters and words are intertwined to create various layers of depth and dimesions. Given the artist’s interest in the play of light and volüme, the question arises whether the artist actively looked to calligrams for inspiration . A comparison between the ottoman tughra and certain of the artist’s Ribbons shows visual parallels. For example : two, sometimes three parallel torn papers that form lines reminiscent of the tugra’s three vertical letter shafts; or two to three large curves that recall the saz- like forms found on the left side of tughra.
Klaus Albrecht Schröder and Elsy Lahner, “Burhan Doğançay”, Hirmer Publishers, 2017, page 49.
Gouache on paper
76 x 56 cm
1981, signed
This work has a certificate signed by Mr. Yahşi Baraz.
Estimated:500.000TL - 650.000TL
Starting Bid:12.540 USD
