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Ilgim Veryeri-Alaca: Recent Prints and Drawings
January 16 to March 25, 2007
Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art
Introduction
Most Turkish names have functional meanings. By an auspicious quirk of chance, occasionally by determinism, some names provide an apt characterization of the bearer's talents or personality. So it is with the artist llgim Veryeri-Alaca, whose given name signifies "mirage" and married name denotes "speckled" or "spectral." Her variegated pieces, embracing such norms and techniques as collage, lacework, engraving, ebru (marbled paper), and watercolor, wondrously integrate her Middle Eastern (or specifically Turkish) aesthetics with her mastery of Western craftsmanship.
Although the subtleties of her creative ventures tend to give an impression of elusiveness, her command of form, color, and dynamics is so firm that they have nothing tentative about them. Employing universal techniques as well, llgim Veryeri-Alaca reinvents the cultural essences and visual fascinations of the traditional arts of her native Turkey. In each one of her compelling compositions, a "mirage" reigns in splendor. Hers is the triumph of imagination seeking the permanency of the abstract. For art enthusiasts in Turkey and abroad, her powerful syntheses are a source of pride and joy.
Talat S. Halman
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Publication Date
2007
Publisher
University of Richmond Museums
City
Richmond, VA
Keywords
Ilgim Veryeri-Alaca, prints, drawings, Turkish art, Middle Eastern art, silk prints
Disciplines
Art and Design | Fine Arts | Printmaking
Recommended Citation
University of Richmond Museums. Ilgim Veryeri-Alaca: Recent Prints and Drawings, January 16 to March 25, 2007, Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums. Richmond, Virginia: University of Richmond Museums, 2007. Exhibition Brochure.