The effects and reflections of Turk-İslam ceramics into contemporary ceramics art

The production of ceramics, possibly man?s oldest and most permanent contribution to civilization, began in the neolithic age, immediately after agricultural settlements were established, and it survived without interruption to present day. The importance of ceramics in providing the necessary data for the reconstruction of the past is especially significant in the Near East where shards and wasters, dating as far back as the seventh and sixth millenia B.C., enable archeologists to determine the chronological sequence of its ancient civilizations.The term ?Islamic? is quite ambiguous: it is applied to define both the religion established by the Prophet Muhammed as well as the comlex and multi-faceted culture of the lands where the majority of the population profess the Muslim faith. When used to identify that culture, the term ?Islamic? becomes even more incongruous since those lands extend from Asia through parts of Africa and Europe, and include a mixture of ethnic groups and traditions with many theological and political variations. Some of the most outstanding features of this remarkable civilization can be observed in its ceramic tradition.Our Knowledge of Islamic pottery is continually advancing with the aid of new methods of scientific analyses, excavation reports and scholarly research. However, there are still wide gaps in our understanding of the technical problems, stylistic developments and iconography of many types of wares. There is also lack of publications with detailed illustrations and descriptions of Islamic pottery.This thesis, made under the title of ? The Effects and Reflections of Turk-Islam Ceramics into Contemporary Ceramics Art?, the researcher made investigation which is directed towards the historical and contemporary approaches about this subject. The main purpose of this work is outlined the historical development of Turk-Islam ceramics, secondly, all around the world, to present the ceramics artists and their works together which are the strong connection of the Turk-Islam ceramics and finally, under the lights of these studies, making an exhibition. At the same time, this work is being aimed to support later studies which are related with this issue.In this study, together with the emerge of Islam, handled with the historical journey ofceramic production and culture and evaluated its effect and contribution into the nowadays contemporary ceramics art. Under the light of all this information, the researcher completed his studies by an exhibition.