Stars and Planets as a Divine Source of Design: Talismanic Shirts
Stars and Planets as a Divine Source of Design: Talismanic Shirts

Summary/Abstract: For centuries, people believed that supernatural forces would solve the problems and disasters that they could not know the source of and could not solve. They tried to protect themselves by using objects and formations that they knew or believed to be sacred, such as stars and planets. People benefited from their positions to determine the appropriate time to find solutions to the problems of life and to gain success. They have resorted to astrology for these purposes. In the production of talismanic shirts, which are designed with the belief that they will protect the wearer from evil, help from astrology was taken. At the same time space, planets and stars were considered as design images on the shirts. For this purpose, talismanic letters, prayers and verses were brought together at the most accurate time, as determined through the positions of the stars and the planets, which were used as design objects/visual elements in the design of the talismanic shirts; on the other hand, astrology was used to determine the divinely correct time of their production. In this context, astrological elements in Ottoman culture were written with ink on shirts that had paper features by using certain geometric forms and combining them with prayers related to the subject. Geometric forms and symbols used in connection with each other to create a visually strong composition have been visualized in accordance with the basic principles of design such as rhythm, balance, visual hierarchy and emphasis.

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