Abriza, Woman Warrior

Food coloring & acrylic on canvas sheets, 62 x 62 cm, 4.000 Turkish Liras

Abiza is one of the female warrior characters in 1,001 Arabian Nights. The daughter of the Greek king of Caesarea (today’s Kayseri, Turkey), she’s extremely adept at wrestling and sword fighting. She hosted Sharrkan, the king of Baghdad’s son, in her palace despite his being an enemy, and even protected him against her father's knights.

Inspired by an 11th-century Persian tile