Erna Ucar

Artist Statement – Erna Ucar

The Room Series explores contemporary existence through the metaphor of the room. The room functions as a protective enclosure against the speed of metropolitan life, where stillness becomes a deliberate pause. More than a physical interior, it operates as a psychological threshold shaped by urban acceleration. The viewer is positioned as a temporary guest in a space that feels familiar yet remains distant. Within these rooms, the constantly connected individual encounters a rare condition: a moment of collective loneliness.

Erna’s paintings are built upon a strong two-dimensional structure. Rich chromatic relationships, bold color fields associated with a Fauvist sensibility, and tactile textures intensify the visual and physical presence of the works. Through acrylic, graphite, and layered surfaces, she creates dense visual fields. Thus, The Room Series becomes not only something the viewer looks at, but a space they enter.

Erna Ucar graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Hacettepe University in Ankara in 2001. Her design-based education informs her painting practice through a conscious balance between compositional precision and tactile textures. Having lived in Cyprus, Turkey, Russia, Malaysi...

Graphic Design School in Fine Arts Faculty in Hacettepe University . Ankara

Exhibitions & Publications
2025 - Affordable Art Fair / London / March
2025 - Tom Cox Gallery - Unity / London / March
2024 - Affordable Art Fair / London / March
2024 - Tom Cox Gallery / London / March
2024 - The Other Art Fair Chicago / April
2024 - The Other Art Fair Los Angeles / April
2023 - The Other Art Fair New York / November
2023 - The Other Art Fair Los Angeles / September
2023 - The Other Art Fair Los Angeles / March
2022 - The Other Art Fair Los Angeles / September
2022 - The Wall Art Gallery Karaköy / Groups Exhibition "On The Wall / Summer" / Istanbul
2022 - The Wall Art Gallery Karaköy / Groups Exhibition "On The Wall" / Istanbul
2021 - Contemporary Art Curator / Collector’s Vision International Art Award / Finalist
2020 - Capsule Book Curatorial Vol:2 / Chemistry Series / Sydney
2019 - Hoxton 253 Gallery Groups Exhibition "Mindfulness" / London
2019 - Bricklane Gallery Abstract Exhibition / London
2019 - Contemporary Art Curator / Online Exhibition
2018 - Sanat Gezgini Gallery / Erna Ucar ‘Chemistry’ Exhibition / Istanbul
2016 - Istanbul Exlibris Society, Exlibris Group Exhibition / Istanbul
2001 - Hacettepe University Fine Art Faculty Exhibition / Ankara
1998 - Hacettepe University Photography Exh...