An exhibition that focuses on a selection of woven paintings made using natural inks from plants. The artists’s practice is inspired by the cycles and offerings of nature.
PROJECT NAME
solar exhibition
LOCATION
Istanbul
DATE
2023
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Photograph by Umut Özge Balkan.
Aslı Smith, The Sky and All the Colors 01 (detail), 2021
Woven painting, cotton paper, natural inks from indigo, red cabbage, avocado pits and safflower, 56x76cm
MEDIUM
branding, poster design
Project photography by KTSM
(Kale Design and Art Center).
Of the Sun, is an exhibition by Aslı Smith that focuses on a selection of woven paintings made using natural inks that are derived from plants using boiling and steaming techniques.
The artists’s practice is inspired by the cycles and offerings of nature, exploring creative approaches for bringing visibility to the transformations the sun brings upon earth. Smith uses plants, food scraps, stones, soil, combining them with various methods to produce art materials.
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Photograph by Umut Özge Balkan.
Aslı Smith, Ray of Light 01 (detail), 2020
Woven painting, cotton paper, natural inks from indigo, safflower and walnut, mineral salts, eucalyptus botanical print, 54.5x78cm
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The planned yet intuitive flow of her creative process is reflected on the exhibition brand design, through the use of natural earth tones, and the organic editorial layouts.
Grounding warm shades have been used for poster and invitation design backgrounds, paired with a dynamic typographic treatment. An invitation design for print and digital format, poster design and signage have been prepared.
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Photograph by Umut Özge Balkan.
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