BETUL AYDINER CHACKO

For twenty years, Betul Aydiner was a leader in the creative manufacture of ceramics through her workshop in Istanbul. Many of the works on these pages came from the studios of Selen Seramik. Other productions, such as the Ottoman Navy designs that have gained widespread popularity, were first made at her workshop. Although no longer mass-producing ceramics, Betul is available for private commissions. Please enquire by E-Mail at this website.

Since 1996, Betul has devoted most of her time to painting. Her bold watercolors of Aegean and Mediterranean landscapes have been exhibited in Ankara, Antalya, Fethiye and Istanbul. Her ambitious paintings of street scenes of Istanbul and the everyday mysticism of Peru have twice been exhibited in Istanbul. The hidden turnings of the old city of Ayvalik were the subject of her Last Exhibition.

The Forty Roses of Yesilkoy, her forthcoming exhibition, is a rare chance to see the third dimension in a familiar medium.  Opening on December 14, 2004, at Galeri Oda (212-259-2208) in Tesvikiye, Istanbul, these remarkable paintings, drawn from the streets of her own town, show that the nature of roses spring from a reality that can always be found within.

All the paintings on this website are the result of her concentration on vivid but commonplace subjects. Some of the paintings can be bought by contacting Betul.  Prints of all the paintings are also available.

This page was prepared by David Chacko.  Visit his site for his books.