Nazan Kirci

I am a contemporary self-taught painter based in Ankara, Turkey, and I also teach Architecture at Gazi University. My artistic journey began in 2007, primarily using oil and occasionally acrylic as a medium. I sometimes incorporate paper layers into my works to create a tectonic appearance.

My inspiration comes from the vastness of the universe—the infinite combinations of plants, geology, and minerals on and beneath the earth, and the diverse forms, colors, and textures of planets and nebulae above. I am also deeply influenced by the historical impact of artists like Doesburg, Mondrian, Kandinsky, Ozenfant, and Picasso on architecture, which has shaped my artistic style.

As an architect who has transitioned into abstract painting, my architectural background significantly influences my artwork. This manifests in a sketch-like, palimpsest, cinematic, and flexible quality in my paintings. Similar to an architect's iterative sketching process, I build my canvases layer by layer without a fixed final idea, often leading to surprising outcomes. This layering process makes my work akin to a palimpsest.

Furthermore, many of my paintings are designed to be displayed together, with transitional colors and styles creating a cinematic flo...

She has phd on architecture.

New York, Monaco, İstanbul, İzmir, Bodrum