YTB Hosts Illumination Exhibition: “The Abundance of the Brush”

Within the scope of the Türkiye Culture Route Festival, the Illumination Exhibition: “The Abundance of the Brush” hosted by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities, was opened. The exhibition, which brings together unique works of valuable artists and enthusiasts, will be open to art lovers from September 21 to 29, 2024.

The opening of “The Abundance of the Brush” Illumination Exhibition, consisting of the works of the Asitane Illumination Art Group, chaired by illumination artist Hümeyra Akakuş Yücel, was held at the YTB Anatolian and Rumeli Culture-Art Area in the Ankara as part of the Türkiye Culture Route Festival, which is carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In the exhibition, the artworks of illumination, which adorn verses of the Quran, hadiths, kalam-ı kibars, and many calligraphy works, are presented to art lovers. Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dr. Serdar Çam who also toured the exhibition area with the guests, attended the program.

Giving a speech at the program, YTB President Abdullah Eren shared information about the Türkiye Culture Route Festival. Eren, who stated that the festival was organized for the fourth time, said that the festival, which started with one city, spread to 16 cities this year. Eren, stated that within the scope of the festival, organized programs are perfectly matching with the souls of the cities and expressed that the works of the Asitane Illumination Art Group were also exhibited at YTB. Eren, who stated that very valuable works chaired by Hümeyra Akakuş Yücel would meet with art lovers, said, “Mrs. Hümeyra Akakuş Yücel is a very competent illuminator artist. There are very beautiful works of hers along with the other artworks of the Asitane Illumination Art Group here under our Presidency. They are the real hosts; we just opened the venue to them. From now on, I believe both our Anatolian Culture-Art Area and our Rumeli Culture-Art Area will have an important place in culture-art activities in Ankara.”

WE INTENT TO TRANSFORM THIS PLACE INTO A CULTURE AND ART AREA

Emphasizing that the exhibition will be open throughout the festival and will be presented to art lovers, Eren said, “As YTB, we are very happy to host our first event open to external participation, with an illumination exhibition. We are very happy and proud to be the host. In the presence of Mrs. Hümeyra, I would like to thank every member of the Asitane Illumination Art Group, our valuable teachers who have contributed to the works here, and the dear ladies and gentlemen. Hopefully, it will be a beautiful Culture Route festival for Ankara. Especially this year, we will open exhibitions related to YTB's fields of activity here throughout the year. We intend to turn this place into a culture-art area and a center of attraction. We are making the start today. May Illumination Exhibition: “The Abundance of the Brush”, be a source of goodness for us all once again.”

Illumination artist Hümeyra Akakuş Yücel thanked YTB for their support in her speech. Yücel, who explained that each work takes months of work, noted the following: “Our meetings with President Abdullah Eren for the exhibition have been ongoing for a few months. They have this beautiful hall. I would like to thank you all for participating. Each of our works is very special. There is a lot of work in all of them. They are all made with 22 carats, 18 carats, and 23 carats of gold. Even the smallest work was made within 6-7 months. There are even works that took a year. You will probably enjoy it much more if you see the art pieces that way. May you have a nice time watching them.”

The exhibition, which consists of 100 works and brings together the unique works of valuable artists with enthusiasts, will be open until September 29, 2024.