Gal l er yNKi ss t ar t i ngof f2015wi t hanar r ayofnewex c i t i ngwor k sf r om v ar i ousl oc al as wel l asi nt er nat i onal l yac c l ai medar t i s t s . We' r eanewgal l er yt hatopenedi nNov emberof2013i nNor t hEas tWas hi ngt on,DC. Si nc eopeni ng,we' v ehos t ednumer ouss howsf eat ur i ngar t i s t si nawonder f ul ar r ayof ar t i s t i cs t y l es .Thes ei nc l udeabs t r ac t ,moder ni s t ,mul t i medi a,s c ul pt ur e,phot ogr aphy andot hermedi ums .
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Gal l er yNKi smor et hanabus i nes s .We' r eat eam,wi t has ens eofc ommuni t y . Wer eac houtt obot hes t abl i s hedandunk nownar t i s t s .
GR E T AC H A P I NMc GI L L T H OMA SD OD D S T E F F E NF A I S S T D E N MA R K GU L T E NK I L I CI MA MOGL OU N I H A LK E C E C I A S L I S I N MA NK U T L U A Y D E N I ZS A GD I C I A S OT OMOD A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A R T I S T ’ SB I OP A GE
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“ Mi s sBi l l i e ” 2 4x2 4i n . Mi x e dMe d i ao nMa s o n i t e
“ Th eGo d d e s so f Ne w Yo r k ” 2 4x2 4i n . Mi x e dMe d i ao nRe c l a i me dBo a r d
“ 3 0 0Dr e a ms ” 3 0x4 0i n . Ac r y l i co nCa n v a s
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“ L i q u i dOr c h i d ” 3 0x4 0i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
“ Wa t e rFi r eHe a v e nEa r t h ” 3 8x4 6i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
“ AMa t t e ro f Mi n d ” 3 8x4 6i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
“ Ar a b e s q u e ” 4 5x2 7i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
“ De l i c a t eAr c h ” 4 5x2 4i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
L i q u i dAmb e r 4 5x2 7i n . Ph o t o g r a p h y
“ Th eSo u l ” 4 0x2 4i n . Oi l o nCa n v a s
GR E TACHAP I NMCGI L L Myar ti sanex pr es s i onofc ol or ,f ant as y ,andpas s i on.Igr ewupt ot hemus i coft he Af r i c anAmer i c anex per i enc eofmyt i me,f r om Mot ownt oMi l es .Mypar ent shadan ex t ens i v eandec l ec t i cmus i cc ol l ec t i on.Oneofmyf ondes tmemor i esi sofgoi ngt o ac l as s i c al mus i cc onc er tatCons t i t ut i onHal l i nWas hi ngt on,DC.Ir emembermy Dadt el l i ngmet oc l os emyey esands eet hemus i c . Idi s c ov er edc ol orwhenmypar ent ss entmet oSat ur daymor ni ngar tc l as s es ,my l i f ewast r ans f or med.Pas t el s ,wat erc ol or s ,oi l pai nt sandbr us hesbec ameav er y s hygi r l s bes tf r i ends .Thes mel l ofpi gmentwasi nt ox i c at i ng,al l owi ngmet or et r eat i nt oawor l dc ol or edbyme.Al ongwi t hwhi t egl ov esandf i ni s hi ngs c hool manner s , mypar ent sgav emec r eat i v i t y ,c ur i os i t y ,ar t i s t i candpol i t i c al awar enes s . Asapai nt erofdr eams ,Ihav et ak ent hos egi f t st ot hepl ac esIr eadaboutunder t hec ov er sofmybedl i twi t hmyf at hersf l as hl i ght .Li v i ngands t udy i ngi nEur opean c api t ol sofar tandar c hi t ec t ur e,t heheatoft heCar i bbeanandt her oc k ys i l enc esof Nor t her nNewMex i c o.Is eet hi ngst hr ought heey esofadr eamer .Al way sf i ndi ng t hec ol or ,t hemus i candt hel ov ei nev er y t hi ng. Iam notaf r ai dt ot r ydi f f er entt ec hni quest oac hi ev ewhatmymi ndi ss eei ng.Mi x i ng medi umsi sl i k eani nt ens eor gas m.Ihav ebeeni nf l uenc edbyt hear tofPar i si n1900, t hec ol l ec t i onofHenr yBar nes ,andt he1913Ar mor yShow.Thec ol or sofKent ec l ot h, t heShonas c ul pt ur eofZi mbabwe,Modi gl i ani ,Bear den,andDer ai n,t heVi ennes e Ses s i oni s tMov ement ,Leger ,andPi c as s o.Cont empor ar yar t i s t sLeonBer k owi t zand t heWas hi ngt onCol orSc hool andHenr yJ ac k s onIam abs t r ac t l yr eal i nmywor kand i nmyl i f e.Ipai nt ,wr i t e,andl i v et obr i ngt hes ec r eat i onsf r om t hei nv i s i bl et ot hev i s i bl e.
GUL TE NI MAMOGL U Gul t enI mamogl ui soneoft hei nnov at orpai nt er soft hec ont empor ar yar twhobr i ngs anewdi s c i pl i net ounder s t andt hewor l dac t sbyex c eedi ngl i mi t s .I mamogl umanages t obr i ngt oget herdy nami s m oft hebeaut ywi t hs t abi l i t yofdeat h,i nf i ni t yoft houghtwi t h c onc r et enes sofar tandt hemer c i l es s nes sofr eal i t ywi t hl i v abi l i t yofdr eams .Col or s ar enots eenasr eal c ol or si nherpai nt i ngs ,butasawhi r l pool r emi ndi ngusofanat ur al magi c . I mamogl ul i k esc ount er c ur r ent soft hec ol or sands hedoesnotwav ert os t r i k euswi t h t hes ec ol or s .Shec r eat esamaz i ng,magni f i c entpai nt i ngsbyus i ngt hec ol or sasan i ns t r umentf oradepr es s i ngs ens e,wonder f ul ex c i t ement ,ani dol i z eddeat handa l i v abl epar adi s e.I mamogl uc onc r et i z est heunc er t ai nt yoff i gur eswi t hanex pr es s i v e i nt egr i t yofc ol or s .Andt hus ,s hemak esaper f ec t ,hi ghl ys pec i f i candor i gi nal c ont r i but i ont oaf i gur at i v et r ans l at i ont ak enf r om t heCl as s i s m. I mamogl uc r eat edanewf or mi nc ont empor ar ypai nt i ng,namedasor gani cmet as t at i c . Thei ns pi r at i oni sc omi ngf r om t hebel i eft hatt heuni v er s ewi t hi t smanyc ompl ex s y s t emsc ont ai nsmul t i pl es t r at ac hangi ngf r om mi c r ot omac r oc os mi ci nady nami c s t at e.Ther ei sac ons t antr egener at i ngmot i on,s t r at i f i c at i onandt r ans f or mat i oni n t heuni v er s e. I npai nt i ngsoft hi snewf or m,or gani cmet as t at i c ,t hemai nc har ac t er i s t i coff i gur es , whi c hgi v esat as t eofpai nt i ng/ s c ul pt ur e,t hatmayc aus emi s per c ept i onatf i r s ts i ght c ons t i t ut emul t i pl es t r at i f i c at i ons .Wi t hmet as t at i ct her ear emes s agesf ort her el i gi ons , f orhumanmemor y / ps y c hol ogy ,f orex i s t enc e,f ort heendl es sc y c l esi nt heuni v er s e, f orpas tandf ut ur e,andes pec i al l yf ort het i me.Ev er ypai nt i nghasownuni quenuc l ei . Ther ei sanov er l appi ngofaf f ec t i v es i t uat i onoft hear t i s tandherf i gur esi nt he pai nt i ngs .I naddi t i on,I mamogl ual s ogi v esames s ageofunc ont r ol l abl ef eat ur esof t het i me,whi c har es peedandmot i on. t el l as t or yandl ety ourus er sk nowal i t t l emor eabouty ou.
DE NI ZS AGDI C Myi nt er es ti npai nt i ng,s t ar t i ngf r om ay oungage,t r ans f or medf r om ani nt er es ti nt oa pas s i onwi t hmyadmi s s i oni nt ot hef ac ul t yoff i near t s ,depar t mentofpai nt i ngi n1999. Mys uc c es si nc ompl et i ngmyuni v er s i t yeduc at i onasf i r s ti nt hedepar t mentandt he ent i r ef ac ul t y ,at t r ac t edt heat t ent i onofmyownpr of es s or sandot heres t eemed ac ademi c satot heruni v er s i t i es .Fr om t hebegi nni ngofmyac ademi cc ar eer ,Iwas eagert oes t abl i s hmyownwor k s hopass oonaspos s i bl e,t os har emywor k swi t ht he mas s es . I nmys ec ondy earatt heac ademyIes t abl i s hedmyownwor k s hop,s t ar t i ng myownex hi bi t i ons ,whi c hal l owedmet oear nal i v i ngwi t hmyar t .Fort hi sr eas on, des pi t er ec ei v i ngof f er sandi nv i t at i onsf r om anumberofac ademi c s ,Idec l i nedt o bec omepar tofauni v er s i t yf ac ul t yaf t ermygr aduat i on.Iwasabl et owor ki nI s t anbul , t hear tc api t al ofmyc ount r y ,dur i ngmyy ear sofs t udy .Af t ergr aduat i ng,Ir eal i s ed t hatIhadt oc l os edownmyownwor k s hop,whi c hIhades t abl i s hedandgr owni nt he pas tf ewy ear s ,t omov et oI s t anbul .Uponmyar r i v al i nI s t anbul ,It ooex per i enc edt he har ds hi pst hatev er yar t i s ti sf or c edt oendur ei ns i mi l ars t or i esofmov i ng.Myuni que pl as t i ct ec hni quewass oonnot i c edbyYahĹ&#x; i Bar az ,t heownerofGal l er yBar az ,one oft hef i r s tar tgal l er i esi nTur k ey . Des pi t et hef ac tt hatIhades t abl i s hedmyown wor k s hopwhi l es t i l l as t udentandIwasabl et os har emywor kwi t ht hemas s esand ear nmyownl i v i ng,Iwasonl yabl et obegi nt omak emymar kont hear twor ki nt he pr of es s i onal s ens ei nI s t anbul ,andt her ef or et oget herwi t hGal l er yBar az . Bei nganar t i s ti sapec ul i ars t or yofex i s t enc e.The i nt er es t i ngpar toft hi ss t or yi shi ddeni nt hes t at ement" Iam anar t i s t " .Thi si sbec aus e i nar eass uc haspai nt i ngors c ul pt ur e,wher et hear t i s tc anc r eat ebyhi m orher s el f , bei nganar t i s tbegi nswi t hmak i ngt hedec i s i ont oengagei nt heac tofc r eat i ngan ar t wor k .Af t ermak i ngt hi sdec i s i on,i nt heor y ,y ouar eanar t i s taf t ert hef i r s tt i met he br us ht ouc hest hec anv as .Howev er ,t hehumanps y c her equi r est hi st heor et i c al ex i s t enc et obei mpl ement edi npr ac t i c e,meani ngt hepr es ent at i onofr eal i t y ,orat l eas tt her eal i t yi nwhi c ht hear t i s tbel i ev es ,t ot hev i ewer soft hear t i s t ' swor k . Il ef tmywor k s hopi nMer s i nf orI s t anbul c has i ngt hi sf eel i ng.