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Turkish Master Weavers of the late 19th and 20th Centuries |
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Mehmet Ocevik |
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| Mehmet Ocevik was an inventive weaver from
Hereke. After the war Ocevik began studying the carpets preserved in the Top Kapi Saray as
well as the cartoons and carpets of Zareh Penyamian. He was
an apprentice as a boy, creative and highly skilled. Detail and flowing floral patterns interested him, therefore most of his carpets are filled with small floral and figurative motifs repeated endlessly. The animals depicted are sometimes shown to be fighting, creating the impression of lively movement. Mehmet used Zareh’s technique of interlacing coloured silks with metallic threads to produce a colourful effect. His rugs also have characteristic ends incorporating plain weave about one inch deep, pastel colour combinations, especially an apricot orange shade and fine drawing. He died in 1971 in a car accident near Hereke. He was the last of the Kum Kapi master weavers and his death ended the short re-birth of the Kum Kapi Rug after the war. |
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