Ipek Tandar

I create figurative, expressionist works built upon layers of memory.
My process begins with fragments of real 1960s magazines I’ve collected over the years—old stories, forgotten faces, and the quiet residue of another era.

Over them, I draw raw, instinctive lines. I let emotions speak first: tenderness, fatigue, longing, defiance, the fragile moment between two breaths. My figures often appear suspended between silence and thought, revealing the inner dialogues we rarely say aloud.

In my work, I explore the weight of judgment, the noise of others’ expectations, and the peace found in private worlds. Every piece is a conversation between past and present, chaos and intimacy, noise and quiet.

Marmara University Graphic Design