“Elevator Etiquette”
…Habits in the public sphere can consist of actions that we all agree upon is right, without ever being taught a “Public Space 101” class. Saying “bless you” when one sneezes, working or going to school for a certain part of the day, being able to text only until a certain time in the afternoon…
🎨 Medium and process: Block printing
📏 Dimensions: 4x6”
🗓️ Date: September 2023
Assignment: “First Relief Print” - ART 370
Prompt: “What does privacy mean anymore?”
“Girl with Headphones”
…Public space is shared. Thus, it needs more than one person in it, contributing to its publicness. However, personal space continues to exist within public space, but the opposite is not possible. Public space can be integrated into personal space with permission…
🎨 Medium and process: Linocut, 7 layers of carving
📏 Dimensions: 12x12”
🗓️ Date: October 2023
Assignment: “Second Relief Print: Multicolored REDUCTION print”
Prompt: “What does privacy mean anymore? Continued”
“Untitled Collaboration”
🎨 Medium and process: Linocut on canvas, marker
📏 Dimensions: 15x16”
🗓️ Date: October 2023
Assignment: “Mail Exchange”
Prompt: “Each student will make an edition to be mailed and collaborated on and then put back in the mail to the original artist. Students are put into groups of three and everyone makes a work and sends it to someone in their group. That person receives the work and then adds to it with another form of printmaking and by hand and mixed media. The work is then sent back in the mail to the original artist.”
"Food Portraits”
🎨 Medium and process: Screenprint monotype, gouache pulled with transparent base
📏 Dimensions: 11x14”
🗓️ Date: November 2023
Assignment: “Screen Print Monotype”
Prompt: “6 monoprints, one with rubbing element.”
“Göğüsle Alevleri!”
🎨 Medium and process: Screenprint using drawing fluid and screen filler, 3 layers
📏 Dimensions: 11x14”
🗓️ Date: November 2023
Assignment: “Screenprint #2 - Using Drawing Fluid and Screen Filler”
Prompt: “2 identical prints + 2 augmented prints, one of which must be printed on something other than paper.”
“Swiped Weaves”
Combining screen print monotype, drawing fluid, and screen filler techniques, "Swiped Weaves" harmoniously merges a traditional Turkish art form with its contemporary interpretation. These printmaking methods intertwine the essence of Turkish wall hangings with my identity as an immigrant living in LA.
🎨 Medium and process:
First layer - screenprint monotype, gouache pulled with transparent base.
Second layer - screenprint using drawing fluid and screen filler.
6 repetitions. Tassel on sides
📏 Dimensions: 36x48”
🗓️ Date: November 2023
Prompt: “Use either a combination of various techniques explored throughout the semester, or, only screen printing.”
