KILIM BELKIS BALPINAR

“Nativity” by Belkis Balpinar, Modern Wool Woven Kilim Rug
Belkis Balpinar (1941 Eskisehir, Turkey) is a textile specialist, writer, researcher and artist. She graduated from the Textile Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul, she is a former curator of the Turkish and Islamic Museum in Istanbul and she created textile works of art, working in collaboration with the same master weavers.
She pioneered the art form called “artkilim”, she uses the ancient structure of the kilim to create works of art. Belkis Balpionar has transcended traditional canons regarding weaving techniques, iconography and treatment of formats, in doing so, she has projected an ancient skill into the realm of contemporary art. Her works are featured in major private art collections around the world, including Al Gore, Bernard Chappard and Miuccia Prada.
Belkıs Balpınar found a unique abstract visual language that combines modernist aesthetics with
contemporary thought and science. Her complex compositions consist of circles, ellipses and others
geometric abstractions, and just like the elements in the universe, the parts of her in her works are dynamic.
Her artistic kilims formulate aesthetic representations and models of multidimensional reality