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Sculpture, Found Objects on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Size: 31.5 W x 70.9 H x 14.2 D in
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This soft sculpture, which looks like a small step forwards, is in fact my first step to sculptural work using discarded fishing nets in their original colours, structured by iron. In 2007 I returned from Switzerland where I had lived for more than two decades, to Istanbul, my place of birth. My city and its silhuette had changed with constantly growing population, skyscraypers and imposing urban landscape of concrete. People were becoming alienated from nature and enclosing themselves within mega shopping malls. In the middle of all those developments the small fishing villages were among the few aspects of Istanbul that had not changed... fishermen handling masses of fishing nets, mending old ones and discarding the useless bits, and fishing boats with seagulls soaring behind them were all very picturesque and stimulating for an artist. I started to visit the fishermen's villages. I discovered the lush colours and rich textures of used fishing nets which fascinated me. I started to collect them from local fishermen and found myself in an experimental process with this rather unexplored medium. Besides their textures and bright colours, what also appealed to me was what they represented and what they could convey to the viewer, bringing to mind fragile livelihoods, environmental problems, dissapearing species and so much more.
Original Created:2011
Subjects:Abstract
Materials:Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)Iron
Styles:Abstract
Mediums:Found Objects
Sculpture:Found Objects on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:31.5 W x 70.9 H x 14.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Turkey.
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Themes of my work, either in two dimensional paintings or in three dimensional forms, change over time. My inner emotions, experiences and perceptions, are converted into an artistic expression through color, texture and form. Whether in the series of « Tears of Bosnia » which was inspired by sad social events in 1990ies or in the series of « Whirling Dervishes » depicting divine spiritual thoughts carrying me gradually from figurative to abstract in oil painting, I always concentrated on color and texture. As I tended towards sculptural forms in recent years, color and texture still persisted in my work as a result of my long history of oil painting. As form and content developed I found it quite appealing to use media other than paint to obtain color and texture which had the potential to contribute to artistic expression. This led to a natural passage from two to three dimensional works. Fishnets captured my attention with their textures and rich color and plastic potential. I collected them from fishing villages around Istanbul. Combining them with other materials, I experimented in the search of a new artistic language. My first experiments gave way to 3D tableaux as I worked in layers. I did not paint over the fishnets because as collected from the fishermen, their colors were already rich and varied with the potential of conveying an "enduring" feeling. As the depth of three dimensional works increased, transparence and textural elements augmented and improved the plastic expression. Wishing to emphasize depth and transparency, I used iron frame structures thus creating « soft sculptures». In contrast to media that exploit modern technological devices which are used widely in contemporary art, fishnets remain modest. In my compositions they recede from their traditional functions and find a completely new identity. Recycled fishnets in parallel to their new identity as an artistic expression, still continue reflecting their own message in the background, by bringing to mind environmental and sustainability problems, pollution of waters and extinction of species. I think this nature of fishnets adds a conceptual aspect to my work and enriches its expression.
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