BIOGRAPHY

Emir Furkan Tekkalmaz was born on July 15, 1997 in Eskişehir. He started his painting education at Eskişehir Fine Arts High School in 2011. In 2015, he was accepted to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Painting Department and received training in the workshops of Prof. Nedret Sekban and Dr. Lecturer Ahmet Umur Deniz.

He diversified his artistic practice by working in different disciplines during his university years. He received training on traditional techniques such as lithography, fresco, sgraffito, secco, stained glass and engraving. He worked as a student assistant at the Fresco Workshop between 2019-2020.

He graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Painting Department in 2020 with a GPA of 3.41. He started his master's degree at the Fine Arts Institute of the same university in 2023.

MY APPROACH TO PAINTING

In my paintings, I prioritize pattern, form and light-dark elements, and use color as a complementary element

supporting these elements. In my understanding of composition, the balance of fullness-emptiness, diagonal contrasts, horizontal and vertical

relationships are the determining elements.

My works, nourished by my testimonies and observations, reflect my personal process, temporal change and

the stages of development. In this adventure, I create certain series and in each series, I aim to highlight the effect of the form shaped by the synthesis of plastic contrasts, rationality and emotion.

"Ophelia", 114x146 cm, Pencil, Charcoal, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2025