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Avente Tile Talk: Turkish Tile: Artistry Through the Ages

Tile Talk

Aladdin Palace, Konya, Turkey. Siren on a star-shaped tile, underglaze painting, Kubadabad Palace, c. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Karatay Madrasah Museum, Konya, Turkey. Animal and flower figures, 16th century, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. Image via www.turkishculture.org. Kubadabad Palace, c.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Examples of this work still exist in Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Turkey. These star polygons were not limited only to the painted figure. This technique evolved to include painted pictures on plain tiles which were then glazed and fired afterwards. hand painted tile. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. Image Credit.

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Member Blogs-Sylvie Atanasio

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Sylvie recently traveled to Turkey for the CTDA Trade Mission as well as China. TURKEY: JUNE 2015. I feel extremely lucky to have been a part of the CTDA delegation that went to Istanbul to learn more about Turkey’s ceramic tile industry, as well as their culture. Read about her travels below.

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Avente Tile Talk: Persian Tile: A Form of Art and Religious Expression

Tile Talk

Image via Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Images were first painted onto plain rectangular tiles, glazed, and then fired. Before I get too old, I would really like to explore the country that I was born in, Turkey, as well as Iran, where my husband was born. hand painted tile. Early 14th century).

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Avente Tile Talk: Ceramic Tile's Creative Nature

Tile Talk

From Iznik, Turkey. hand painted tile. Discover Design with Historic Spanish Tile Installations in Los Angeles. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Naturally, over time, this material with its new found purpose led to the production of ceramic tile back in 14,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia and India.

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