Sketches of national dishes exposed in Simeiz (PHOTOS)

Culture / Art - 24 January 2012, Tuesday 15:07

SIMEIZ (QHA) - An exhibition displaying sketches of china and souvenirs made by the Crimean Tatar masters has taken place in the resort town of Simeiz on January 21.
The project to create sketches of porcelain dinner services, reflecting the national traditions of the Crimean Tatar cuisine, and unique souvenirs involved ten talented Crimean artists: Rustem Skibin, Eldar Gusen, Yulia Topalova, Hayder Abibullah, Asiye Muşur, Gulnara Nehliadenko, Elvira Osman, Şamil İlâs, Zera Ablâziz and Mamut Çurlu.
The author of the project and the team leader is the painter, ceramist, master carpet, designer, member of the National Union of Ukrainian folk artists, Mamut Çurlu.
A special guest and the project consultant was a former chief artist of the Korosten Porcelain Factory Serhii Ivaschenko.
Project is financially supported by the LINC (Local Investment and National Competitiveness).
On January 15, eleven masters went to Simeiz, where for six days they engaged in the creation of sketches, studied painting technology of porcelain and shared experiences.
They presented their works at the annual exhibition held in the building of boarding house ‘Villa Edem.’
According to Mr. Çurlu, the purpose of the exhibition is to show potential investors the opportunity for artists realizing the design ideas in the production of porcelain.
The exposition exposed the 50 items, including sketches of coffee, tea and dinner services, decorative dishes, sketches of boxes for jewelry and souvenir magnets, felt kalpak for teapots, Crimean Tatar dolls, glass painting and so on. In addition, the visitors were presented painted unfired porcelain - plates, salad bowls, teapots.
Mamut Çurlu noted that the idea of the Crimean Tatar porcelain set occurred a long time ago, but today there is a need to create a set that would reflect the realities of modern Crimean Tatar cuisine.
He added that the ultimate goal of the project is to manufacture the national dishes, but it requires considerable financial cost.
According to Serhii Ivaschenko, one of the solutions to financial issues can be purchase of ready-made porcelain, which can be decorated, as the production of porcelain from the ground is very expensive in Ukraine.
“In the future, our masters can organize a small porcelain production, as we saw it in Turkey,” the project manager suggested.

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