DUYGU KIVANC
Lives and works in Turkey and Dunn Loring, VA, USA http://www.dkivancstudio.com
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Duygu Kivanc is an artist who has shown her work at the
art from Belford university. She considers her participation in
United Nations, Soho, Chelsea in New York, Alexandria, McLean
the Art Students’ League {open studio programs} in New York
and Fairfax in Washington DC as well as internationally in
has influenced her development style in art. Especially, Knox
various countries. Duygu has an associate arts degree in fine
Martin’s instructions on abstraction has very strong influence.
AQUARIUM, DIGITALIZED ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 5X7 IN. | 12X18 CM.
PEACOCK, 2012 DIGITALIZED ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 12X15 IN. | 30,5X38 CM.
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JAZZ PLAYERS / JAZZ SERIES, 2012 DIGITALIZED ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 28X40 IN. | 71X101,5 CM.
Kivanc presents works inspired by her three years in
media, a strong aesthetic point of view is present in
Bhutan in narrative text and mixed-media pictures
each composition too. A few of the best works can be
totaling 38 pages, making this a brief art book. In addition
compared with Gauguin in terms of their unnatural color
to paintings of the South Asian nation, the artist has
palette and the use of flat interconnecting shapes. These
included illustrations of her native Turkey as well as
works include "Child Carrying Child" and "Palace Gate
Hawaii and a more abstract work entitled "Peace." The
Road." Readers who enjoy the style of David Hockney's
artwork is somewhat stylized with characteristically
landscapes will also enjoy "Hills" and "Through the
solid elements flowing together to create the scene.
Window" in which soft flowing swathes of fantastical
The assembled paintings evoke a vivid sense of time
colors evoke a panorama. The subjects of the paintings
and place. While Kivanc clearly experiments with various
are mostly landscapes, or women and children.
DAY DREAMING, 2015 OIL ON CANVAS 9,5X14 IN. | 24X36 CM.
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JAZZ PLAYERS / JAZZ SERIES, 2012 OIL ON CANVAS 28X40 IN. | 71X40,5 CM.
JAZZ PLAYERS / JAZZ SERIES, 2012 DIGITALIZED ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING 28X40 IN. | 71X101,5 CM.
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TEOS, 2012 OIL ON CANVAS 48X36 IN. | 121,5X91,5 CM.
PARROT TULIP, 2012 OIL ON CANVAS 24X14 IN. | 60,5X35,5 CM.
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ONE QUIET EVENING, 2017 OIL ON CANVAS /DIGITAL PAINTING 36X24 IN. | 91X60,5 CM.
BE YOURSELF, 2007 MIXED MEDIA 10X8 IN. | 25,5X20,5 CM.
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