About EBRU ISLIGI (Marbling art)
THE TRADITIONAL TURKISH ART OF EBRU (MARBLING)
( TURKISH MARBLE PAPER)
It is not known how, when by whom and in which year the “art of marbling” was discovered. However, it is known that in approximately 1500s, marbling spread out from Buhara to Anatolia by way of the “Silk Road “and migrations.
The traditional art of “Ebru”(marbling) derives its name from the Farsi word “Ebri” which means cloud - refering to the desing formed on the paper. All of the materials used for marbling is natural and involve hand made preparations. The paints are prepared by crushing coloured soil and minerals with a hand stone and then mixing with ox-gall and water. This mixture is dropped into a tray full of water mixed with” kitre ” ( Astragalus ) with a brush made from horse hair. Marbling artists make various figures on the surface of the water in the tray using a variety of techniques. Marbling paper is created by putting a piece of paper on the coloured surface of the water slowly and then gently lifted and dried.
Because of the difficulties of marbling and the decreasing number of marbling artists, the art is gradually being practiced less and less. It is therefore necessary to not only transfer the knowledge and skills used in this traditional art,from generiation to generation, but also to sustain and promote it.
Esengül Boyacıoğlu İNALPULAT
Marbling Artist (Ebruzen)
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