Burhan Ersan

In addition to his non-stop poetic studies after completing higher education, he has begun making visual studies that aim to reveal unknown fields of Zen-based action painting and its similarities to the paper marbling tradition in the village where he lived in seclusion since 1990s. At this point, he focused on the abstract language of poetry, its relationship and intersection points with painting. He tended towards transferring fluid and improvisational methods of poetry to paintings. He developed new techniques to visualize images and form an abstract language based on ancient techniques and experiences with the aim of conveying his own poetic language to visualization.

He decided on “Reng-i Su” studies that enrich visuality and traditional techniques with modern ones to reach directly to the abstract as a consequence of his research on folk arts and traditional arts. As a result of these studies, he developed various materials and techniques, particularly on canvas, by heading towards rendering colour stories and uniting the approaches of today’s abstract painting with our traditional abstract language that has developed notionally since the beginning.

He held various domestic and international exhibitions. He conducted ...

Solo Exhibitions
2014, Reng-I Su Zeytinburnu Municipality Culture Centre, Istanbul - Turkey
2010, Atilla Ilhan Culture Centre, Istanbul - Turkey
2005, Basilica Cistern “Space Fiction”, Istanbul - Turkey
2004, Antalya Artist Gallery, Antalya - Turkey
2004, Old Ottoman Shipyard, Bodrum – Turkey
2004, Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul - Turkey
2001, Salih Zeki Kolat Culture Centre, Moda - Istanbul - Turkey
2000, Caddebostan Culture Centre, Istanbul - Turkey
 
International Exhibitions
2012, European patent office, Munich - Germany
2006, “Days of Istanbul in Tbilisi”, Tbilisi - Georgia
2006, “Days of Istanbul in Damascus”, Damascus - Syria
2003, Le Centre Culturel Anatolie De Paris, Paris - France
 
Group Exhibitions
2014, “Taste of Love” Istanbul Concept, Istanbul - Turkey
2014, TÜYAP Art Fair, Istanbul - Turkey
2013, “Taste of Love” Istanbul Concept, Istanbul - Turkey
2012, “We Are Only For Peace” Kadikoy Centre Gallery, Istanbul - Turkey
2008, “An Era Of Archeological Excavation the 68s” - Piramit Art Gallery, Istanbul - Turkey
2007, Ankara Art Fair, Ankara - Turkey
2007, “Where does the world go” Piramit Art Gallery, Istanbul - Turkey
2006, “New Approaches in Paper Marbling” Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul – Turkey ...