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Wearable Art / Giyilebilir Sanat

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Moda ve Desen tasarımcısı ve aynı zamanda sanatçı olan Başak Cankeş'in 2015 yılında kurduğu markasına ait ilk mağaza ve galerisi Bashaques Alaçatı' nın resmi sayfasıdır. Giyilebilir sanat alanında yola çıkan Bashaques' markasının kurucusu Başak Cankeş, her koleksiyonda birden fazla zanaatkar ve sanatçıyla kendi yeni akım fikrini çalışarak ve kendi ilham kaynağı sanat eserlerini yaratarak, bunu giyilebilir sanat koleksiyonuna dönüştürüyor. Genellikle her ürününden bir ya da iki adet üretilen markanın mottosu sürdürülebilir ve 'Çevreyi düşünen bir çalışma sistemi ile üretmek.' Beden olarak stok tutulmadığı için istenilen bedende istenilen sipariş özel üretim olarak maksimum 2 hafta içerisinde üretiliyor.

08/11/2026

Fashion is not a uniform.

Pattern:
Acrylic on Paper by Başak Cankeş Artworks
Dress:
Digital Print on silk.
Coat
Digital Print on Wool.

07/11/2026

05/11/2026

Dressed in another world…

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30/10/2026

Beautiful Serra Kucukoglu with her ancient tree jacket😍

Beautiful Serra Kucukoglu with her ancient tree jacket😍

Beautiful Serra Kucukoglu with her ancient tree jacket😍

Model Huri Murphy
Photo by Alper

28/10/2026

Shop Now Kuba Cloth Jacket & Dress

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Kuba Cloth – Origins and Cultural Role
Kuba cloths are produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially by the Kuba people (Bushong/Kuba ethnic group).
• Traditionally, these textiles were used in ceremonies and carried strong symbolic functions: they served as garments, covers, gift items, and in earlier times, some even held material value as objects of exchange or as markers of social status.

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🧵 Production Process
• Material: Fibers are obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm. These are first woven into a plain foundational cloth.
• Gender roles: Men prepare and weave the raffia fibers, while women develop the decorative surface through embroidery, cut-pile, appliqué, and other techniques.
• Decoration techniques:
1. Embroidery/Stitching – creating geometric patterns with raffia threads.
2. Cut-pile – cutting and raising specific threads to produce a velvety, soft texture.
3. Appliqué – attaching pieces of different colors or fabrics to create bold designs.
• Once the base cloth is woven, natural dyes—often from plants—are applied to achieve rich tones.

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🔍 Visual Features and Aesthetic Elements
• Geometric patterns: Squares, straight lines, zigzags, symmetrical and sometimes asymmetrical motifs; designs are often dense and repetitive.
• Textural variety: From the plain woven base to raised embroidery and velvety cut-pile, surfaces combine visual and tactile richness.
• Color palette: Earthy tones dominate—deep browns, blacks, reds—derived from natural dyes; not glossy but rich and layered in depth.

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🔗 Meaning and Symbolism
• Status and social identity: Patterns and motifs often signified who could wear them and reflected social codes.
• Ritual and ceremonial use: Integral to life events such as births, funerals, and marriages.
• Artistic expression: For the Kuba people, the cloth is not only functional but also an aesthetic and symbolic canvas, drawing inspiration from nature, mythology, and ritual practices.
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Our Beautiful Muse MINE KALPAKCIOGLU ✈️🌏 with her
Mud Cloth Jacket🌟

Origin & Production Process
• Mud cloth originates from West Africa, particula

04/10/2026

24/09/2026

SOIL TO SURFACE, bugün FIT New York’ta açılıyor.

Türkiye’nin beş bölgesinden 27 kadını buluşturan Soil to Surface, tarımsal bilgiyi ve kuşaklar boyunca aktarılan el emeğini ortak bir üretim sürecine taşıyor. Sevgili Birnur Birtane Birnur Birtane ve Adıyamanlı kadınlarla birlikte bu projenin parçası olmak büyük bir gurur…

INFORMATION CAPSULE / What İf…?, 2026 Başak Cankeş Artworks

Spekülatif Giyilebilir Arşiv

Adıyaman’da arpa sapından ileri dönüşümle üretilen kâğıtlara yazılmış 66 mektup, birbirine dikilerek çoban kepeneği formunda bir cekete dönüştü. Mardin’den gelen narlarla Hatay’da boyanan kumaş, ceketin astarını oluşturdu.

Eser, bu üretim mektuplaşma çağında gerçekleşmiş olsaydı günümüze hangi izlerin ulaşacağını hayal ediyor.

Açılış: 24 Eylül 2026 Perşembe, 18.00
Yer: FIT Art and Design Gallery, New York

Soil to Surface, MILKist Social Design Center MILKist - Social Design Center tarafından FIT FIT NYC iş birliğiyle, UNDP Türkiye UNDP Türkiye 🇹🇷 ve Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Kurumsal ortaklığındaki Second Harvest araştırma girişimi kapsamında geliştirildi.

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SOIL TO SURFACE opens today at FIT in New York.

Bringing together 27 women from five regions of Türkiye, Soil to Surface brings agricultural knowledge and skills passed down through generations into a shared process of making. It is a great honor to be part of this project alongside dear Birnur Birtane Birnur Birtane and the women of Adıyaman…

INFORMATION CAPSULE / What If…?, 2026 Başak Cankeş Artworks
Speculative Wearable Archive

Sixty-six letters were written on paper upcycled from barley straw in Adıyaman, then stitched together to form a jacket inspired by the traditional shepherd’s cloak. Its lining was dyed in Hatay using pomegranates from Mardin.

The work imagines what traces might remain today if this collaboration had taken place in an age of letter writing.

Opening: Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM
Venue: FIT Art and Design Gallery, New York

Soil to Surface was developed by MILKist Social Design Center MILKist - Social Design Center in collaboration with FIT FIT NYC, as part of the Second Harvest research initiative in partnership with UNDP Türkiye UNDP Türkiye 🇹🇷 and Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Kurumsal.

18/08/2026

DOKU’N brings together the traces of a 16-year transdisciplinary practice, rather than presenting the outcomes of a completed body of work.

Works created across different periods and media reveal the transitions between painting, drawing, textile, wearable art, performance, and moving image. As ideas that begin in one medium re-emerge in another form, the exhibition approaches artistic practice not as a linear chronology, but as an ongoing process and a space of transformation.

DOKU’N is on view at yaahanemuse in Alaçatı until September 15, from 19:00 to 00:00.

Stay tuned for dates of special artist-led exhibition tours. ❤️

DOKU’N, tamamlanmış bir üretimin sonuçlarını sunmaktan çok, 16 yıla yayılan transdisipliner bir pratiğin izlerini bir araya getiriyor.

Farklı dönemlerde ve farklı medyumlarda ortaya çıkan işler; resim, desen, tekstil, giyilebilir sanat, performans ve hareketli görüntü arasında kurulan geçişleri görünür kılıyor. Bir medyumda başlayan fikrin başka bir formda yeniden belirdiği bu seçki, üretimi doğrusal bir kronoloji yerine devam eden bir süreç ve dönüşüm alanı olarak ele alıyor.

DOKU’N, 15 Eylül’e kadar Alaçatı yaahanemuse’da, 19.00–00.00 saatleri arasında görülebilir.

Özel anlatımlı sergi turlarının tarihleri için takipte kalabilirsiniz. ❤️

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Monday	10:00 - 01:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 01:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 01:00
Thursday	10:00 - 01:00
Friday	10:00 - 01:00
Saturday	10:00 - 01:00
Sunday	10:00 - 01:00

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