WHAT IS TILE?
Tile is a one face
glazed coating substance which is decorated with coloured patterns and
decals. Underglaze technique is used while making our tiles. It is
beleived that tile art has been started in the Middle East and from
there moved to Anatolia and to Europe. Asur, Iran, Middle East Turks
and Egyptians have used tiles-which is a branch of Fine Arts now - to
decorate buildings and inscriptions. At the ages of Selcuklu and
Ottoman Empire, in some places in Anatolia tile production have been
made. So many tile samples from the ages of Selcuklu Empire glazed in
firuze (turquoise), gren, cobalt blue, brown and transparent colors can
be seen.
THE
ART OF TILE
Besides being the symbol of the city that introduces it to the whole
world, 'Tile' is a means of life besides being an important art in
Kutahya. The ceramic production that started by the Phrygians showed a
continuous development until the end of the Byzantian Period. Kutahya
stayed as the buffer zone between the Seljuks and Byzantians for over
100 years. During this period the effects of both Seljuks and
Byzantians were reflected in the art of tile. After this, during the
beylic period Ottoman effects were seen in Kutahya.
