Kaftans

1 February – 1 March 2006

Corinna O'Brien (Belgium), Acrylics on canvas
Tatiana Korotina (Russia), Silk, wool and embroidery

Corinna O'Brien (2005)
Mystical garden kaftan
Acrylics on canvas (100 x 80 cm)

Tatiana Korotina (2005)
Kaftan 'Café turc'
Silk, wool, embroidery (size 40-42)

Corinna O'Brien continues her post-modern journey in the Ottoman
Turkey with large dreamy canvases depicting clothing and other articles
from the Sultan's court. The painted kaftans of O'Brien are displayed
side by side with real pieces of ceremonial clothing, created by the
Russian textile artist Tatiana Korotina on the basis of traditional Turkish
designs.