The Hâlkâr
The Hâlkâr
Artist
Dr. Gülnihal Küpeli.
Artwork Title & Inspiration
'The Hâlkâr’.
The ‘hâlkâr’ is a form of ornamentation used in Islamic manuscript illumination, featuring floral motifs painted in washes of dissolved gold.
Artwork Category
Illumination.
Physical Description
Subtle shaded floral motifs with 24k fine gold and white gold on black card using hâlkâr techniques.
Dimensions
30 x 33 cm (includes mount).
Country of Origin
Turkey.
LOT 99
Dr. Gülnihal Küpeli
Dr Gülnihal Küpeli was born in Tokat in 1969. She graduated from the Department of Traditional Turkish Handicrafts in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University in 1991. She continued her master’s and doctoral degree at Marmara University.
In addition to illumination works and academic studies, Dr Küpeli has worked in hand drawings (kalemişi) and paper conservation works. She has repaired and illuminated many calligraphy works including that of the Egyptian calligrapher Seyyid Ibrahim’s works.
Dr Küpeli has participated in many exhibitions and workshops in Turkey and abroad. Her works can be seen in many private and museum collections such as the collection of the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture and Turkish Petrol Foundation Museum.
The artwork offered in this sale is an illumination handmade piece produced only with gold - an illumination technique called Hâlkâr. The Hâlkâr piece was made by spreading a mixture of jammed golden gelatine and water with a brush by master illuminator Dr Küpeli.
Currently, Dr Küpeli teaches at the Marmara University, and continues to work at her workshop.