Kuş Evleri ve Seramik Sanatçılarından Örnekler

Abstract

The history of birdhouses, an old tradition in Anatolia, is based on examples seen in Ottoman architecture. Birdhouses, which are generally built on brick and stone materials such as palaces, mosques, houses, inns, madrasas, libraries and tomb, are unique structures that require labor as much as an architectural structure. Due to the difficulties in the construction phase, it is seen that the production of birdhouses in the architectural works made today is about to disappear and the existing ones cannot be protected. Most of the birdhouses built using different materials today consist of simple forms and are built on architectural structures, while some birdhouses are displayed in open areas regardless of the building. This study focuses on birdhouses that have survived from the past to the present. In this context, firstly the literature about bird houses was searched. The works of local and foreign ceramic artists working in birdhouses using ceramic materials were examined visually. Accordingly, ceramic artists working in a birdhouse are explained in alphabetical order. Accordingly, three ceramic artists from Turkey (Cihat Burak, Deniz Onur Erman, Mezahir Ertug Avsar) and five from abroad (Douglas Fey, Jim Schatz, Joop Van Ulden, Michael Mcdowell, Stanley Cleve Bi Bitters) were presented with their visuals. In addition, the construction and application processes of ceramic birdhouses in the campus area of Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University were explained in stages.