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Dr. Gönül Paksoy was born in Adana. She emphasized that garments worn by Sufi dervishes were her starting point, and that she gradually developed a style of her own, reaching a synthesis. She said, “When the garments or fabrics, you have found or have had woven, dyed, and are then used in new applications become incorporated into the realm of your creativity, your thoughts and your feelings, you end up by creating a work of your own”. What she calls her design is none other than a new arrangement that takes shape under the influence of all that she has accumulated. There is a certain atmosphere about the things she creates that can be attributed to her knowledge and experience, and what make them look mystical are their simplicity, and their freedom from superfluous detail.
Published Works:
Yemek için Tasarımlar /Culinary Desings (2000), Culinary Desings (2001), Bez Bebek / Rag Dolls (2002), Koleksiyondan Kreasyona (From Collection to Creation) Gönül Paksoy (1) (2003), Koleksiyondan Kreasyona (From Collection to Creation) Gönül Paksoy (2) (2003), Culinary Designs II (2006), Timeless Simplicity (Istanbul 2007), Earth Fired in Anatolia (2007), Türkan Şoray Beyaz Perdede Kostümler (2007), Koleksiyondan Kreasyona Boncuk (Beads From Collection To Creation) (Istanbul 2007).
Solo Exhibitions:
1972: Exhibition of Art, Istanbul, 1974: Exhibition of Art, Adana, 1975: Exhibition of Art, Adana, 1979: Exhibition of Art, Adana, 2002: Bez Bebek (Rag Dolls), Istanbul, 2003: Gönül Paksoy, from Collection to Creation, Istanbul; Gönül Paksoy, from Collection to Creation Timeless Simplicity, Tokyo, 2005: Exhibition of Gönül Paksoy Designs, Tokyo, 2006: Exhibition of Gönül Paksoy Designs, Ankara, 2007: Gönül Paksoy, from Collection to Creation, Kuwait; Timeless Simplicity, Istanbul; Earth Fired in Anatolia; L’Exposition Des Costumes et Accessories de la Femme Turque “Du Traditionnel au Modern”Madame Gönül Paksoy,Tunus; SanDiego Santa Fe, Weaving Gallery; Türkan Şoray, Beyaz Perdede Kostümler, Ankara; Türkan Şoray, Beyaz Perdede Kostümler, Istanbul; Koleksiyondan Kreasyona Boncuk (Beads From Collection To Creation), Istanbul.
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