Insights
Materials, process, and perspectives
Notes on working with watercolor, ink, and collage, and on the city and ideas that shape the work.
Mixed Media Practice
Watercolor, ink, coffee, collage and digital images in Can Maden’s work. Read notes on materials and ways of working on paper.
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Istanbul Art Context
Notes on making and collecting art in Istanbul, with questions about materials, artwork documentation and care.
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Featured insights
Mixed Media Practice
Watercolor, Ink, and Collage: Building Transparent Layers
Learn how transparent washes, ink contours, and collage fragments build depth and atmosphere in contemporary mixed media on paper.
Mixed Media Practice
Coffee Grounds as Texture: Material Memory and Surface
Discover how everyday materials like coffee grounds create texture, memory, and earthy tonal ranges in contemporary Turkish mixed media practice.
Istanbul Art Context
Istanbul’s Contemporary Art Context
Understand how Istanbul’s institutions, archives, and neighborhoods shape contemporary art practice and inform studio decisions.