At our 560th Art Gathering, we are visiting the studio of artist Fulya Çetin.
Fulya Çetin (1970, Istanbul), after graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, had the opportunity to work with nearly 160 artists, initiatives, and civil society organizations between 2007-2009 in Hafriyat Karaköy, a space she describes as a "Various Arts World."
Fulya Çetin chooses and focuses on various places, creating images that best convey the emotion she wants to evoke and draw the viewer into her world. She sometimes uses oil paint on canvas, sometimes ink on gauze, sometimes paper, and sometimes photography and video techniques through a viewfinder. In each exhibition, she brings together different mediums, inviting the viewer into her world with words, sounds, and images. In this world, objects are seen through the eyes of a woman demanding conscience and justice; images that evoke the times we witness in our society, and various disguised forms of domination are present.
Among her images are playgrounds, tranquil beaches, and abandoned objects that exist in our world through their functions; while the sadness evoked in our minds by an empty coat rack or abandoned shoes focuses on the past and memory. The nature of her inner voice, oscillating between meaning and the transcendental, transforms into dualities between abstract and real, hope and despair, joy and fear in her paintings. This state is also reflected in her technique, creating a space for a dialogue that oscillates between dominating the surface and surrendering to it.
The artist's uniquely designed notebooks were exhibited at the British Museum's "Poetry to Politics - Artists Making Books" exhibition; she recently participated in a solo exhibition titled "Growing with the Wind" at Galeri Nev and a group exhibition at Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts. With all these works, Fulya Çetin has presented her pieces to the audience in many exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad.
Wednesday, June 17
12.00-13.00