1520'lerden bulutumsu ebru.Cloud-like marbling from the 1520's. |
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(1829-1904), Sami Efendi (1838-1912), Hezarfu Necmeddin
Okyay (1883-1976), Abdulkadir Kadri Efendi (1875-1942), Sami Okyay (1910-1933) and Sacit Okyay
(1915-?)
The earliest master known is Shebek Mehmed Efendi who was the first to document the art of marbling with his book "Tertibi Risale-i Ebri". The star-like form or large dots intermingling colors of Mehmed Efendi, nicknamed "Hatip" or "Preacher" because of his position at Ayasofia Mosque, are still called "Preacher's Marbling". Later the dervish association known as the Lodge of the Ozbek's at Uskudar took its place as an important source for the art of marbling. From Sheikh Sadik Efendi to Necmeddin Okyay's nephew Mustafa Duzgunman the art flourished under the auspices of this lodge. The sheikh of the Lodge of |
the Ozbek's, Sadik Efendi taught the art to both of his sons (Nazif
and Ibrahim Edhem Efendi, who became sheikh after his father, was famous for his success in
the fine arts, earning the honorable title of "Hezarfen" and becoming one of the great masters
of the art of marbling. After Edhem Efendi's friend Sami Efendi and his student Aziz Efendi
(who was Sheikh as well), the next well-known name in the art is Necmeddin Okyay. He is the
father and master of floral marbling.
The most outstanding names among contemporary marbling artists are first Mustafa Duzgunman, Who died on September 12, 1990, and then Alparslan Babaoglu, Fuat Basar, Sabri Mandiraci, and Timucin Tanarslan. Tanarslan lives in Ankara and has won first prizes at competitions. He has held exhibits in Egypt and Australia. Other craftsmen include: Nedim Sonmez, who has devoted himself to the art |
abroad and has written many books on the subject and produced paintings
using marbling techniques; Hikmet Barutcugil, who has extended the application of marbling to
include almost all materials; and retired Colonel Nusvet Hepgul s carried out extensive
research on the subject and owns a remarkable collection of the art. Feridun Ozgoren deserves
to be mentioned as well. Ozgoren lives in the United States and says that he learned the art
from the famous the famous "ney" player Niyazi Sayin.
Names of artists pursuing the art today include: Taskin Savas, Ufuk Isbasar, Nail Kesova, M. Sevket Eygi, Aydin Gulan, Turan Turkmenoglu, Meliha Erdogan, Muzaffer Karasu, Beki Almelek, Sukriye Oylupinar, Nur Taviloglu, Ayse Furtun, Ahmet Coktan. No doubt there are many other successful marblers not mentioned here. |