Monday, November 22, 2010

Istanbul depicted in miniatures

"Istanbul depicted in miniatures
An exhibition titled 'Mühr-ü Istanbul' (The Seal of Istanbul) by Turkish painting and miniature artist Hasan Kale features depictions of Istanbul's beauty on very small objects, including pin heads, fly wings, pumpkin seeds and beans. While Kale has already painted images on pieces of broken rice so small that people have not been able to see them with the naked eye, he also plans to paint images of the city on strands of hair, millipede legs and fish scales"

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