havva halaceli

17 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi

Layers, 2012, jacquard weaving, Z Krosno, do Krosno, 2012, Poland

19 Şubat 2010 Cuma

artworks

Birth,
Wool, cooton, metal; hand weaving
20x 20 cm, 2010

Air is one of the classical elements (earth,air, fire and water). A humanbeing’s life begins with a breath of air. The piece called as “birth” is about the beginning of life. I intend to show the importance of air for life through using an open structure in a woven textile piece.

6th WTA International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art– “Air” , 2011

Sufi's Cloth

wool,cotton, metal; hand weaving
60x72 cm, 2010

V. International Turkish Art Exhibition, 2010, Syria

Back to Front, 2010

linen, elasthane; jacquard weaving
51x60 cm

I use double faced- fabric as a metaphor to show different sides of life experiences in my works. When you turn the fabric from back to front you can see different textures and colors similarly whatever you see (infer) in a situation that might have bilateral sides and can be interpreted in negative and positive ways.
Z Krosno Do Krosno, 6th artistic linen cloth Biennial 2010, The Craft Museum in Krosno, Poland

Bliss, 2010
copper wire, cotton;weaving, hand manipilation
20x20 cm

Miniarte textile, juried exhibition, 2010 italy

Body Dress, 2008
Copper wire, Polyester thread; knitting, crochet
40x 120 cm

Woman bady has ironically become a clothing object while clothing was a tool for women to express their desires for adorning themselves and beauty up to date. For this purpose, I wanted to give the form of a woman body to my work by combining copper wires, a long time existing concept, and polyester, a technological product, with traditional hand-knitting and crochet techniques. While achieving this, I formed my work utilizing the flexibility of copper and preserving the aesthetic form of the woman body.

Body dress, detail

Valcellina Award 2010 , juried exhibition, Italy

Festival, 2009
linen, cotton, elasthane; handwoven

20x20 cm

detail, festival

Centennaries and Instants, 6th International Biennale of Textile Miniatures”, Galery Arka, 10-30.06.2009, Vilnius, Lithuania

To be between, 2007
Cotton; tie-dye, stitching

As a site specific installation project, my work entitled “to be between" refers to later historical aspects of the Jacques Building being the American School of Ballet Arts and the location of “Amused Clothing” where, among others, 60’s style clothing are sold. As a consequence I tie-dyed cotton cloth relating to the 60’s hippy style and used tulle material to represent the ballet costumes. The intention of “to be between” comes from indetermined situations and sensations between which we sometimes find ourselves: happiness and despair; to be near and far away; to be on time and late; etc. As a result, I gave the form of a circle to my installation to make visitors have an experience of being between the pink colored walls and darkness of the ceiling in the room.

“Overamused: site specific installation”, Purdue University Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts, 16.11.2007- 25.11.2007, West Lafayette, IN, USA

18 Şubat 2010 Perşembe

Twiggy-Venus

The visual image of the female body has been an aesthetic object for art since ancient times. This work approaches the female image with humor to underline contemporary woman’s obsession to be always thinner. Using elastic yarns, I have woven the image of the Venus of Willendorf into the fabric surface; her large breasts and hips were icons of fertility in the pre-historic times. If the cloth is stretched out, the Venus image gets wider; if not stretched, the image returns backto more slender dimensions because of the flexible nature of the elastic yarn. Weaving with elastic yarns allows the image to transform, emphasizing the alteration of the ideal form of the female body throughout time.

This piece was exhibited in Lubeznik Center for The Arts in 2008, Indiana, USA

Re-Formations: Elasticity in Fiber

Solo Exhibition,
Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA 2008

From ancient to modern times, in many cultures and civilizations, the image of the female form has conveyed the phenomenon of the changing status of women in society. In the Neolithic era, society was matriarchal, the woman was the head of the family, and woman was idolized as a goddess. Portrayed as the symbol of fertility, her round shape, large breasts and womb represented the ideals of beauty. As society became more patriarchal, woman’s paramount role in reproduction was subordinated, and the perception of female beauty shifted. Today, women are trying to become thinner and thinner, always trying to lose weight, to be fit and slim, pursuing current ideals of feminine beauty and success. These works draw upon representations of the female throughout time, from Neolithic figurines to Matisse. Exploiting the qualities of elastic fibers and shibori techniques, the pieces change dimension from round to thin shapes when the fabric is stretched out or relaxed. They represent the changing images of the female form throughout the time.