Elif Yurdakul

Battal marbling is the name of the first and most important form, which is the basis of all forms of marbling art.

In this form, where the paints remain as they are poured from the brush, the artist has no further touch. The elements that determine the mastery and beauty of this technique are the balanced brush strokes and colour harmony, which will ensure that the paints fall on the surface in equal intervals and sizes.

Battal marbling is the name of the first and most important form, which is the basis of all forms of marbling art.

Battal Ebru is the basis form.

In this form, the paints remain where they are sprinkled on the solution. The elements that determine the mastery and beauty of this technique are the balanced brush strokes and colour harmony, which will ensure that the paints fall on the surface in balanced intervals and sizes.

It can be made by throwing paints of different colours in layers, up to about four colours.

This artwork was made with a muraqqa technique.

Muraqqa (Murakka) is an example of beautiful writing written on a paper glued on top of each other like cardboard. In the art of marbling, it is a form of sandy marbling with a thin sill drawn on the edges of the flowered marblings and arranged with a matching coloured battal on the outside. Tahrir is drawn in optional colours -usually gold or silver- around the sills.

This artwork was made with a muraqqa technique.

Murakka is a type of traditional art created by gluing various artworks on top of each other on cardboard. In this example, the artist has combined three different ebru styles: battal (stone pattern), çiçek (floral) and kumlu (sandy), all designed to complement one another. The artist has used the battal ebru style to create the outer frame of this work, which is one of the basic patterns and is widely used in marbling, and the kumlu ebru style to create the inner frame, which is usually applied as a thin sill, drawn on the edges of the flowered marbling.

This artwork was made with a muraqqa technique.

Muraqqa (Murakka) is an example of beautiful writing written on a paper glued on top of each other like cardboard. In the art of marbling, it is a form of sandy marbling with a thin sill drawn on the edges of the flowered marblings and arranged with a matching coloured battal on the outside. Tahrir is drawn in optional colours -usually gold or silver- around the sills.

Battal marbling is the name of the first and most important form, which is the basis of all forms of marbling art.

In this form, where the paints remain as they are poured from the brush, the artist has no further touch. The elements that determine the mastery and beauty of this technique are the balanced brush strokes and colour harmony, which will ensure that the paints fall on the surface in equal intervals and sizes.

The art of marbling is the art of paper decoration, which is formed by sprinkling water-insoluble paints on the thick water, with the help of brushes made of rose branch and horsehair, by adding bovine bile, on the surface and putting them on paper. The artist, Elif Yurdakul, has perfectly made two tulips on one tray in different shapes. You may see the perfect ahrmony of the colours

This artwork was made with a muraqqa technique.

Muraqqa (Murakka) is an example of beautiful writing written on a paper glued on top of each other like cardboard. In the art of marbling, it is a form of sandy marbling with a thin sill drawn on the edges of the flowered marblings and arranged with a matching coloured battal on the outside. Tahrir is drawn in optional colours -usually gold or silver- around the sills.

The centrepiece of this work of art is a twin hyacinth, one of the most advanced flowers used in Turkish ebru art. Twin flowers created in the same dimensions in very close proportions is regarded as a sign of mastery in ebru, as it requires skilled use of various materials on the surface of the water and is also dependent on a variety of conditions during the creation process. This artwork incorporates three marbling patterns: battal ebru (stone pattern), çiçek ebru (floral), and zemin ebru (background or base). The artist created the outer frame of this work in the battal ebru style, which is one of the basic patterns commonly used in marbling. Furthermore, the artist created the inner frame in the zemin (background or base) ebru style, which is commonly used as a background in hatip or flower designs. This section was created with lighter colour shades to stand out against the background.

This piece includes a mosaic of three marbling artworks: battal ebru (stone pattern), çiçek ebru (floral), and zemin ebru (background / base), all designed to complement one another. The carnation, symbolising spring and renewal, is the centrepiece of this work of art, and is a prominent floral pattern not only in marbling but also in other traditional Turkish arts. Çiçek ebrusu (floral marbling), is one of the most important features that distinguishes Turkish marbling from other examples of marbling works around the world. Flowers unique to Turkish-Ottoman culture bloom in the marbling tray with the artists’ touches on the water. The artist has used battal ebru style, one of the most common marbling patterns, when designing the painting’s outer frame. Using zemin (background or base) ebru style to create the inner frame, she used a lighter colour to serve as a background for the flower.