The Golden Ratio, also known as Phi, is a special number which can be seen across the universe from living systems to inanimate objects and from the micro to the macroscale. Through the Golden Ratio, Nagihan Seymour brings nature and the natural world to life in her designs and creates organic, balanced, and visually pleasing compositions.
Drawing inspiration from nature in the design process, one of the more challenging aspects of her works is to simplify and stylise the infinite complexity of the natural world and apply that in her patterns and designs.
Nagihan’s paintings are symmetrical designs consisting of naturalistic floral ornamentation or patterns with simple expressions. Gold is the main material used in the paintings complemented with acrylic, gouache and watercolour paints on handmade and treated papers. Her paintings are freehand drawn and painted incorporating 11 to 24-carat gold.
Nagihan is a British Turkish artist who specialises in Tezhip, the art of illumination and sacred geometry. Although originally a materials engineer, she has practised this art since her university years, studying traditional arts in her hometown of Istanbul. After her first solo exhibition at The Lightbox in 2017, she became a full-time artist painting and creating ceramics from her studio in Egham, Surrey.
Exhibition Dates: 14th January 2023 to 2nd April 2023
Venue: The Lightbox, Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4AA