CEREN MUFTUOGLU IS A LONDON-BASED ARTIST WHO GRADUATED FROM LASALLE COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN.

DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM HISTORICAL TEXTILE TRADITIONS, BAUHAUS DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND MODERNIST ABSTRACTION, MUFTUOGLU HAS DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE VISUAL LANGUAGE ROOTED IN REPETITION, GEOMETRY AND MATERIAL PROCESS. HER WORK SHARES A DIALOGUE WITH THE TEXTILE-BASED ABSTRACTIONS OF ANNI ALBERS, PARTICULARLY IN ITS RHYTHMIC STRUCTURES, EARTH-DRIVEN COLOUR PALETTES AND CAREFULLY BALANCED INTERACTION BETWEEN LINE, FORM AND TEXTURE. THROUGH HANDCRAFTED TECHNIQUES, SHE CREATES TACTILE COMPOSITIONS THAT EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART, CRAFT AND ARCHITECTURE.

AFTER WORKING IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SHE LAUNCHED HER OWN BRAND AND FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING HER PRACTICE IN FIBRE ART. SPECIALISING IN WEAVING, EMBROIDERY AND TEXTILE-BASED TECHNIQUES, MUFTUOGLU EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIAL, COLOUR AND FORM.

STUDIO: LONDON, UK