Mosaic and music go well together...

Almost 7 years ago, I started to a mosaic lamp project and never finished. I didn't have enough similar tones of vitrious tiles for the bottom part of it. Anyway, first I thought, I could finish with some mix and match alternative pieces but than I saw the thick wood panel in the studio and decided to take out all the pieces from unfinished mosaic lamp and re-use them for a new mosaic project. Besides what I'm going to do with another mosaic lamp, I don't have any space  to put it and most people don't appreciate hard work these days. I am almost finishing the removal part. Well, I tell you it was not easy to take them out one by one. I want the double patience medal I guess :)

So, I am going to start on the wood panel soon. You might remember the mosaic piece called "Dreaming by the Drago Tree" from my last exhibition few months ago which was sold to a wonderful friend/follower.

After installing the mosaic piece to 

Janice's marvallous terrace

I know you are curious about the upcoming e-book "Early Works". Well, I am done with all the text and voice recordings and the selection of the pieces and photos. Now, my editor is working on it. I can give you a sneak peak. Most probably you didn't know that I created digital art using computer as a palette in late 90's in New York. You will also see my most unknown pieces in this e-book, a series called "Hittite Art".

Birdman, by Birsen Ozbilge

Digital Art on Canvas Paper, 8 x 6 cm, 1999

(Available, click on e-mail for more info)

"Kiss of Fire" by Hugh Laurie & Gaby Moreno, enjoy it... Have a great weekend!

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Summer is here, "Early Works" e-book coming soon

Lately, I am busy with designing an e-book about my early art career. Lots of scanning, writing, sound recording and editing involved. It's not an easy task to put everything together really. Especially trying to remember how I did all these paintings, when and where etc. It was more than 20 years ago. It is taking enormous amount of time and hard work. It will be 132 pages in pdf format. 

If you haven't realized, look at the banner, we did a nice touch, adding a hummingbird on the "e". The other day, we watched on YouTube this amazing Hummingbird documentary and I got the idea. Hummingbirds drink nectar, a sweet liquid inside certain flowers. The smallest species of hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

 Summer is here, have a great weekend!

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Welcome to Spring!

CactuSueños exhibition ended on 14th of March. As it seemed like another page closed in my book of life, not more than few days after another one opened and we entered to the spring. Landscapes looks gorgeous covered with green colors.The sky is bluer than ever... The creativity is in the air...

View from the peaks of the Island (Gran Canaria)

I have been busy organizing the studio these days and did a lot of archiving and scanning job for my new e-book "Early Works". I was lucky that my mother saved most of my early works. I brought these artworks (drawings, pastels and watercolors) with me in my last trip to Istanbul. Also I found some very nice photos from these period. Soon it will be available, stay tuned...

Drawing and collage, 1989 Ortakoy

 Nude model from early works , mixed media (Animated gif)

More news is coming, soon I will post the new projects... Have a great weekend!

Don't miss it... Last week for "CactuSueños" exhibition

"CactuSueños"Exhibition is open until Friday 14th of March at Galeria de Arte ULPGC,  calle Juan de Quesada, 30, (Rectorado) Vegueta, las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mon- Fri, 9 am - 8 pm 

                                                   Videoclip "CactuSueños"  5.39', 2014

Since the opening night I have been very busy with the promoting of the exhibition. Working hard is paying back of course... The next day of the exhibition, La Provincia newspaper published an article and last weekend on Sunday Canarias7 newpaper also put a very nice article by Carmen Delia Aranda on their daily and online editions. In the mean time I had an interview with Alicia Palma from CanariasCultura.com which published few days ago on their website. 

click on the image to read the article online

Birsen Ozbilge: “Mi lema es ‘Carpe diem” por Alicia Palma (click on image above to read the interview)

CactuSueños Exhibition promotional Bookmark available at the Gallery (free)

Link to share my Facebook event with your friends and art lovers:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1399764650281006/

Have a great week! Please feel free to leave comments, thanks

CactuSueños Exhibition is now open at Galeria de Arte, ULPGC, Gran Canaria, Spain

Click on image above to see the PDF version of the printed catalouge

Hi everyone! On Friday 31st of January, my 4th Solo Show "CatuSueños" opened at Galeria de Arte, ULPGC, Gran Canaria, Spain. I would like to thank to all friends and art lovers who joined me at the opening on Friday night. It was a great pleasure to talk to them about the artworks. The exhibition will be open til Friday March 14th at 8 pm. Visiting hours 9 am - 8 pm , Monday to Friday.  La Galería de Arte de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. (Sede Institucional. c/Juan de Quesada, 30. Vegueta )

From the opening speech, photo by Antonio González Morales

Here is the videoclip of the opening speech,  The vice-president of the department of culture of the ULPGC, Isabel Pasqua Febles read Meglena Zapreva's critic article about the exhibition and afterwards my friend Janice Burgoyne said lovely words about me and my artworks. I was a little bit nervous talking in front of many people, but it was a sweet start...  

A nice article about the exhibition was published on Saturday at La Provincia which is one of the most important daily newspaper on Canary Islands. Here is the article;

The University published a Photo Album at the flickr.com with my artworks and photos from the opening, here is the link (click on)  FlickrCactuSueños , please feel free to share and comment, thanks 

Photos from the opening (click on image)

** For the Price Request and the Specific Info about the Artworks, please contact with me 

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Have a wonderful week, please feel free to put comments here, thanks

Coming soon e-book "CactuSueños"...

After a very busy week, finally I finished the "Cactusueños" pdf e-book. It's available now, click on BE SPONSOR tab to see the details how to receive via e-mail.

Cover image of the e-book "Cactusueños" by Birsen Ozbilge, 2014 (38 pages in pdf )

 I also prepared a videoclip for the exhibition which will be shown at the gallery space during the exhibition. I chose an image of oil painting from "Cactusueños" series and applied 3D ripple effect on it. Enjoy it!

"Cactusueños" 5:39 min