Oil on canvas / 44 × 64 cm

About The Work

Starting from the end of the 1980s, “horses” began to take an important place in both Tekcan's art and life. Horses, which Tekcan describes as a perfect creation, have formed a new phase and excitement of his artistic life.  Abstraction and stylization are a tool that he has resorted to since the beginning and often appear together in his paintings. The lithe movements of the horses that shield the king, galloping, and whose manes are tossed by the wind, which he has loaded with the mystery of the world of thought, integrate with the form.

About The Artist

Süleyman Saim Tekcan was born on October 6, 1940 in Trabzon. Tekcan received a bachelor's degree from the Painting and Business Department of Gazi Educational Institute in Ankara in 1961 and went to Artvin Teacher's School as a teacher in the same year. Then Tekcan started working as an assistant principal at Işık High School, and after a short-term experience in the field of cinema and after taking on one of the main roles in Metin Erksan's cult film Sevmek Zamani, he said goodbye to cinema. After returning to Trabzon, he started teaching at Trabzon Teacher Training School (1966-68).

Prof. Dr. After Süleyman Saim Tekcan retired from his position as dean at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1996, he founded the Faculty of Fine Arts of Yeditepe University in Büyükada in the same year and served as the founding dean during his first academic year.

Süleyman Saim Tekcan founded IMOGA in 2004, which has one of the richest collections in all graphic arts museums in the world today. Tekcan, who served as the founding dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Işık University in 2007, was appointed as the 1st Dean in 2008. He led the project of the International Original Print Painting Biennial and chaired the Jury.

Tekcan, who decided to continue his identity as an educator in 2011, is currently continuing his work within IMOGA as the Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IMOGA-Istanbul Graphic Arts Museum.

About The Exhibition

The "Hope and Trust" Exhibition is organized in order to contribute to the “Women and Child Friendly Spaces” project carried out by the association in cooperation with Kültür AŞ, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality subsidiary of the Art for Goodness Association, in Hatay. You can visit the association's website to get detailed information about the project.

About the Sale of Works

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