Creating ToTeM
The creative process of each work of art is a distinct adventure. What makes it distinct is the artist’s attitude to research, concept, design, sketching and implementation. This attitude is determined by the artist’s frame of mind, world view, and sense of art and style. What makes each work of art unique is the subjective and original manner of the artist. This adventure is experienced by the artist themselves, however, in my opinion, it would be conceptually and technically beneficial to share such experiences within the field of art. Hence, in this paper, I would like to share my experiences in the conceptualization, design and implementation phases my work titled ToTeM.
The concept first emerged in June 2008, while I was listening to the presentation of ceramic artist, Emre Feyzioğlu, during the
