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The flower, which has an important place in Turks, has been frequently interpreted in our decorative arts. Rose is one of the most used flowers. 16. Since the middle of the century, semi-stylized, close to naturalistic stylization in floral motifs in book arts in Ottoman illumination began. 18I. and 19. In the centuries, single flowers or flower bouquets were given the third dimension and the "Flower Painting" movement was formed in Turkish Illumination Art with a naturalistic attitude with the shaded painting technique. With the influence of Western arts, the understanding of interpreting flowers as in nature and the birth of the flower style, the existence of a category that we can call "rose painters" has emerged within the body of flower painting. Rose painting still maintains its currency today. The collection is performed in the form of a sheet or album. The aim of this study will be to examine the rose painters from the 16th century to the present day in the Art of Illumination, to examine the rose-themed flower depictions made in the art of illumination, and to analyze them with today's practices. The attitudes of rose applications to meet the current needs of illumination art will consist of design examples that can contribute to the application areas in terms of design, pattern, technique and coloring in line with today's needs and tastes. Books, journals, theses, articles, library catalogs were used as sources, and information and visuals were accessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the elements that come to mind when human, art and aesthetics are mentioned is flowers that are the ornament of the earth with its beauty. Besides being a material for every branch of art with their beautiful colours, shapes and fragrances, flowers are also mentioned in literary works. Within this context, Classical Turkish poets who are apparently good observers of nature give place to flowers extensively in their works. The poets that belong to before mentioned poetic tradition benefit from the literary arts, combine their abilities with their artistic powers and almost present a colourful flower garden. In this article, we dealt with a eulogy whose radif "çiğdem/crocus" that is involved in the Diwan of Ahmed-i Rıdvan who is one of the Classical Turkish poets in 17th century. As it is seen in his own words, the poet was also a banner lord and served in sanjaks of Hamid and Teke. Consequently, using "çiğdem/crocus" which is a rare flower in Classical Turkish poetry as a radif in a euolgy brings to mind that Ahmed-i Rıdvan saw this endemic flower named crocus Antalyensis during his service. We dealt with what kind of flower the crocus is, associations of it, thoughts and apprehensions in the eulogy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sexuality is one of the main advertising appeals. In today's advertising understanding, it is observed that sexual appeal is utilized in a dense way, for delivering the advertisement message to the target audience in the most effective way and the advertisement to leave a powerful effect. Besides exceptional cases, it can be expressed that, sexual appeal in advertisements is used, in majority, within heterosexual semantic world and discourse order. In the focus of social, cultural, psychological and ideological debates regarding sexuality, definitions related with sexuality exist. In one hand, one that is normal or normality measures are defined, on the other hand, abnormality, alterity or marginality are outlined. For this reason, in the advertisements, a sexual appeal strategy which functions generally inside the borders of normality is in operation. In this study, analysis for the sexual appeal, used in The Secret Life of Flowers advertisement film, which creates a phantasmatical atmosphere, transforming a solid heterosexual identity into a fluid form, surpassing normality, is made. In advertisement's assay, semiotic method is taken as basis; analyzing film's general description, narrative structure, costumes and main antagonisms used in interpretation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]