Ahmet Hikmet Barutcugil

In 1973, as a first year student at the Department of Textiles, School of Applied Industrial Arts, Barutcugil, while starting to study Hüsn-i Hat (Islamic calligraphy) under the guidance of his professor Dr. Emin Barın, first encountered Ebru, for which he quickly developed a burning passion. After receiving his degree in Textile Design in 1977, Barutcugil decided on career in Ebru and carried his interest to London, where he conducted his postgraduate studies in abstract art between 1978 and 1981. Barutcugil transfused progressive methods with the classical manners of Ebru and applied time-tested motives of this decorative art on a multitude of functional media, e.g. interior surfaces, gadgets, and clothes, thus introducing the majestic beauty to the general public. His technical trials resulted in a unique line of Ebru, now known by his name as Barut Ebru.
He has contributed to hundreds of events and exhibitions on traditional arts, given short-term courses and seminars in the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Austria, England, Egypt, Tunisia, Sweden, Slovenia, Lebanon, Estonia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Kuwait, Porto Rico, Bangladesh, Singapore, France, Morocco, Germany, Syria, Jordan, Pakista...

B.A. in 1977, Textiles Designer, State Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
M.A. in 2010, Textile and Fashion Design, Fine Arts Faculty, Haliç University, İstanbul, Turkey

Selected International Exhibitions
2018
July - The Most Beautiful Names / Nahcivan,Nahcivan
August - Silk Road Shanghai Library / Shanghai,China
2017
March - National Museum / Kiev, Ukraine
July - 12. Yelabuga Art Symposium / Yelabuga,Tataristan
August - Kul - Şerif - Temple - Kazan, Tataristan
2016
January - National Museum / Bangkok, Thai Land
February - İslamic Art Center / Kuwait
May - 6th International Ebru Congress / İstanbul, Türkiye
June - Garerija Preporod / Sarajevo, Bosnia
July - Art in Action / Oxford, England
November - 5th. World Ebru Day / Prague Czech Republic
2015
July - Art in Action / Oxford, England (Also between 2014 - 1991)
2014
May - Ebristanbul / Prizren, Kosovo
September - The Dream of Water / Helsinki, Finland
October - Art&Silence / Sharjah,Dubai
2013
April - 40. Sanat Yılı / Kazan, Tataristan
2011
February - Organization of the Islamic Conference / Jeddah, S. Arabia
April - Stieglitz Museum of Applied Art / St. Petersburg, Russia
October - Ümraniye Culture Center / Fojnica, Bosnia
October - Museu Da İmagem E Do Som / Sao Paulo Brazil
2010
Jan - 4. Kuwait International Islamic Arts Convention / Kuwait, UAE
March - Emirates Palace / Abu Dhabi, UAE
April-May - Trakart Culture...