Turkish marbling art meets NASA

High-Level Project Summary

In order to gain flexible thinking skills, the interdisciplinary integration and cooperation of art and science contributes positively to educational processes. The aim of the research is to increase the effects of the use of traditional Turkish art of marbling activities on the students' learning achievements and attitudes towards science and art in the subjects of space science and astronomy in the Science course.

Detailed Project Description



Our study was carried out with 7th grade students studying at Aydın Kuşadası Private Bahçeşehir College Secondary School. An exemplary STEAM lesson plan has been added to the visuals of the project detail report.In the study with experimental and control groups, it was determined that teaching many concepts in the "Solar System and Beyond" unit could be realized with the help of the traditional Turkish art of marbling. An application called Stellarium, which is a source for sky simulations, was installed on students' tablets or computers. Before starting the experimental activities, the students were given conceptual information, the application steps of marbling and the visuals of the Turkish marbling art types were shown (Battal, nightingale's nest, tiger eye, etc.). In the Stellarium application, students were provided to fix the image that attracted their attention. Here, they were asked to emphasize the features of the related image and to do a short research showing its relationship with the concepts. Then, examples of Turkish Ebru art were included in the activities and they were asked to be matched with the marbling work that most closely resembles the image fixed in Stellarium. At the end of the experimental study, it was found that positive attitudes towards the integration of science and art developed in the experimental group and there were significant differences in success.We brought together the achievements of different courses.

We worked on the art event at NASA.Let's take a look at these lessons and their content.Science

F.7.1.2.1. Becomes aware of the star formation process.

 F.7.1.2.2. Explain the concept of star.

F.7.1.2.3. Explain the structure of galaxies

 F.7.1.2.4. Explain the concept of universe.

Visual arts

G.7.1.6 Applies different techniques in drawings based on observation.

Information Technologies and software

SBT.7.4.1.7. Generates collaborative projects.

Now we will explain how we match the technological applications we use with an art form.

Before our project took shape, we had the question “if art was performed in a different gravity environment from Earth, what kind of works would it be?”.

While looking for an answer to this question, we started to try various simulation programs. However, we could not find an application where we could change the gravity and perform the art of painting technologically.

While experimenting with the features of the Stellarium application, we discovered that the Phantom Galaxy matches a piece of marbling.

By examining many NASA photographs and marbling works, we found images supporting our work.

We tried to reach the closest marbling artist to our region and gathered information about this art branch.

Stellarium lets you examine up to 600,000 stars.

It presents information about the stars in real-time and instantaneous values.

In our activity, 7th grade students observed the achievements about the universe through simulation, thanks to Stellarium.We received expert help about Turkish marbling art.Dear Ebruzen Senior Sergeant Retired Mr. We were happy to have benefited from his high knowledge in our conversation with Güner PEKSAYILIR. Mr. Güner PEKSALIR is a student of the respected marbling artist Mr. Yılmaz ENES (Gülbaba) and it is possible to see that his works are mostly composed of traditional motifs, as he shared on his Instagram account.marbling; It is an art of paper ornamentation, which is performed by passing the patterns obtained by sprinkling the ocher paint with original techniques onto a liquid of which density has been increased by using tragacanth, onto the paper closed over the liquid, and in which the same pattern cannot be repeated, just like a fingerprint. Marbling patterns are very similar to the space photographs shared by NASA, various landforms and soil layers (Barutçugil, 2007). It is predicted that the learning of many subjects and concepts, as in astronomy education, can be better assimilated with the art of marbling. By associating the subjects related to space science with the art of marbling, students; both learned the concepts that they had not learned sufficiently before, through concrete observations; and they will ensure the permanence of what they have learned.When looking at traditional Turkish Ebru works, cloud-like color clusters are encountered. Ebri means cloudy, like a cloud in Persian. However, since the word ebru sounds more pleasant to the ear, it has started to be pronounced as marbling over time.

Even in the birth of the name of this distinguished art, there are celestial terms.

Types of marbling

We will specify them as proper names in Turkish so that you can easily find the original works. (BATTAL EBRU

,GELGIT EBRU,BULBUL YUVASI,SAL EBRUSU,TARAKLI EBRU,HATIP EBRUSU,CİCEK EBRUSU).

Materials

This

Paint

Bile

Brush

Boat

Paper

Why should the Turkish marbling art be noticed and supported by NASA?

Before NASA, which is responsible for the space program of the United States, shared a new sky observation photo with the whole world, someone interested in the art of Turkish Ebru may have hung a piece of this sky information on their wall long ago.

Or an observed sky painting can make a wonderful match with paints someone's pick as it drips from their brush into the water.

The sky is also a fingerprint. Just like Turkish Ebru art!

Space Agency Data

We got real data to match each sky observation picture with a marbling art from credit references. We obtained space science data through the Open Source Science Initiative.Thanks to Earth As Art, we have access to ultra-high-definition videos and image galleries.The Art and Science site inspired us. There we believed that we could combine art with celestial knowledge. We evaluated the works of art that have been made so far.We share with you the places we referenced below.While examining these sites, we realized that Turkish Marbling Art can take place in the NASA art laboratory.


Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally

Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS - JWST Team; ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar Acknowledgement: J. Schmindt


(Chedit:i: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM)


Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScl


Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSA


Credit: NASA, ESA ve J. Kastner (RIT)


https://science.nasa.gov/open-science-overview

https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/earth_art_detail.html

https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/art-and-science


https://edusimsteam.eba.gov.tr/

•https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/art-and-science

•https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedi:Se®C3%A7kin_resimler/Uzay/Uzaya bak®C4%B1%C5%9Fhttps://tr.wikjpedia.org/wiki/Stellarium

İmage Credit & Copyright: Peter Jenkins     Barutçugil, H. (2007). Türklerin ebru sanati, Ankara, TC Kültür Bakanlign Kütüphaneler ve

Yayimlar Genel Müdürlügü Sanat Eserleri Dizisi-458.

Hackathon Journey

NASA is "Wonderland" for us.

Even doing nothing while browsing through NASA space photos was quite enjoyable. Apart from that, it was very enjoyable to experience Stellarium and marbling art, to do research, to make projects, to taste the miracles of art and science. Our list is quite crowded. One of the most popular events is undoubtedly the Nasa Hackathon. As you can travel to the depths of space, you can be the captain of your own boat with your crew.

We realize that we are improving and learning new things every year. Our expectation from the event this year is to introduce our work to the NASA art lab. We want to see a valuable element of Turkish culture there. We are very excited. I wish the competition was a few times a year. We have many ideas in mind. A year seems long to bring them to life. Thank you to everyone who contributed to us.Our local team leaders have always supported us. We believe everyone is doing great work.

References


Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally

Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS - JWST Team; ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar Acknowledgement: J. Schmindt


(Chedit:i: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM)


Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScl


Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSA


Credit: NASA, ESA ve J. Kastner (RIT)


https://science.nasa.gov/open-science-overview

https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/earth_art_detail.html

https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/art-and-science

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedi:Se%C3%A7kin_resimler/Uzay/Uzaya_bak%C4%B1%C5%9F https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarium

https://edusimsteam.eba.gov.tr/

•https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/art-and-science

•https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedi:Se®C3%A7kin_resimler/Uzay/Uzaya bak®C4%B1%C5%9Fhttps://tr.wikjpedia.org/wiki/Stellarium

İmage Credit & Copyright: Peter Jenkins     Barutçugil, H. (2007). Türklerin ebru sanati, Ankara, TC Kültür Bakanlign Kütüphaneler ve

Yayimlar Genel Müdürlügü Sanat Eserleri Dizisi-458.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2287725-astronomers-have-just-found-more-than-half-a-million-new-asteroids/

https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebru

http://www.ebrusitesi.com/galeri/bulbul.html

https://www.ktsv.com.tr/sanatkarlar/127-hikmet-barutcugil

https://freeyork.org/photography/abstract-aerial-art-these-two-brothers-capture-a-new-view-of-the-world/

https://dlaraoztrk.wordpress.com/galeri/ebru-sanati-kalp/

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