An Homage to Albrecht Dürer

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During the Open Studios of Printmaking class by Lukas Pusch, one of the engravings of Mediha Didem Türemen was chosen for the collection of Albertina Museum in Vienna!

Influenced by Dürer’s A Wing of a European Roller (1512),  A Hommage to Albrecht Dürer is the first woodcut print that Türemen has ever worked on (Because of certain rights, I won't be able to share the image of the piece).  I remember the moment when we were sitting near the entrance of the Academy and with such enthusiasm Istanbul-based artist was talking about her special visit to Albertina to see the original of the wing. In 2013, the artist received a prize with an etching in Florence Biennial that was also inspired by Dürer's same work.

Recently, Türemen shared feelings through the social media:

“Great news from Austria : The engraving I’ve been working on in Salzburg, is now in the Albertina Museum's Permanent Collection.

Following a dream-like twist of events that occurred, it stands next to Albertina’s old master artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Picasso… Let this photo be a reminder that my work will now live under the same roof with those of centuries old artists’.  I have a smile on my face with the great satisfaction of handing over my print “Homage to Albrecht Dürer” to the collection and also been given the privilege to access the museum’s underground, password-protected “vault” made of steel for a private viewing of 5 of Dürer’s original masterpieces that I worked on. See you at the great Dürer exhibition in 2019, Albertina!”

Here is a sneak peak of the class: two weeks ago, artist Lukas Pusch gave me a short tour by explaining almost every corner. Besides using techniques such as woodcut or aquatinta they had also built their own screen print machine.