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Sıtkı Olçar was born in Kütahya in 1948. He was inspired by the soil of his native land and started making tiles passionately. In 1973, he founded his own studio, "Osmanlı Çini", and has pursued his works. Olçar became famous as a true artist in this field. Using ancient patterns and forms, he put traditional essence of Iznik and Kütahya tiles into his works and sought new forms as well. Since 1980, he focused particularly to make Iznik tiles, and brought a new dimension and dynamism to Kütahya tiles. Sıtkı Olçar devoted himself to discovering the secret of the coral red, which had been lost for 300 years. It took a new approach to Kütahya ceramics. He had many solo exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. At the Fifth Crafts Exhibition of the Balkan Countries held in Volos in 1986, Turkey was represented by the works of Sıtkı Olçar. Olçar’s works can be seen both in national and international museums and private collections. In 2010, Olçar was awarded as one of the seven Turkish Living Treasures by UNESCO and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. He passed away in 2010.
Selected Exhibitions:
1980, Akbank Art Gallery, Bursa
1981, Ministry of Foreign Affair Turkish Week, Tokyo
1982, Yapı Kredi Bankası Kazim Taşkent Gallery, Istanbul
1983, Akbank Art Gallery, Bursa
1983, Yapı Kredi Bank Bebek Art Gallery, Istanbul
1984, Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Turkish Fair", Osaka
1984, Yapı Kredi Bank Bebek Art Gallery, Istanbul
1985, Beymen Bedesten Art Gallery, Ankara
1986, 5th Crafts of the Balkan Countries, Volos in Greece
1987, Centre Cultural Anatolie, Paris
1987, Alarko Art Gallery, Istanbul
1988, Art in Action, London
1988, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
1988, Art in Action, London
1988, Atika Art Gallery, Ankara
1989, Yuraku-cho Seibu, Tokyo
1990, Art in Action, London
1990, Universi Autonomade, Madrid
1990, Atika Art Gallery, Ankara
1991, KUSAV Antiques Fair, Yıldız Palace, Istanbul
1991, Atika Art Gallery, Ankara
1992, Galerie Loanne, Geneva
1992, Art in Action, London
1992, Hobi Art Gallery, Istanbul
1992, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul
1993, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
1994, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
1994, KUSAV Antique Fair, Istanbul
1995, Turkish Embassy, Tokyo
1995, Şark Hayat Headquarter, Istanbul
1995, Kurita Museum, Tokyo
1995, Atika Art Gallery, Ankara
1996, Orkun/Orhan Art Gallery, Antalya
1996, Kashiwazaki Art Museum, Nigata in Japan
1997, Ageless Art Gallery, New York
1997, Atika Art Gallery, Ankara
1997, KÜSAV Antiques Fair, Istanbul
1997, Anemon Hotel Art Gallery, Izmir
1998, Sark Hayat General Directorate, Istanbul
1998, Bologna Fair, Bologna
1999, Ageless Art Gallery, New York
1999, MAK - Foyer Osterreichischen Museum, Vienna
1999, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Works, Istanbul
2000, I.M.K.B. Art Gallery, Istanbul
2001, Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul
2002, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2004, Conrad Hotel, Brussels in Belgium
2005, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Works, Istanbul
2005, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Works, Istanbul
2005, Turkish Foreign Affairs, Ankara
2006, Orkun Ozan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, Hagia Sophia Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art Works, Istanbul
2006, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007, Milli Reasürans Museum, Zurich in Switzerland
2008, Çırağan Palace, Istanbul
2008, Ankamall Shopping Center, Ankara
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