Tahir Ün
Izmir, Turkey
Tahir Ün was born in Turkey in 1960. He holds a BA degree from Language and History-Geography Facult...
About the artist
Tahir Ün
Joined In 2010
(10 Followers)
About the artist
Tahir Ün
Joined In 2010
(10 Followers)
ABOUT
Tahir Ün was born in Turkey in 1960. He holds a BA degree from Language and History-Geography Faculty of Ankara University, where he studied History of European Arts.
His photographs are published in many magazines as "Foto" Magazine by Revista Foto S. L. , Madrid, Spain, "Zoom International" Magazine by Progreso Fotografico Editrice, Italy and "Foto Kino Magazine tillaeg International Photography" by Konkordia Kvissel, Denmark since 1983 and accepted some collections as Polaroid Collection, Ransom Center Photography, State Museum of Majdenek, Rhizome Artbase, etc.
Tahir Ãœn published three books are titled "Imagined Views/Moments of Revulsion" Photographs in 1990 and "The Poetic Introduction of Representation of the Hidden Photograph" Poems in 1995 and "Xinjiang : My Ancestral Land" photographs in 2012. Also, his articles about image theory are published in Turkish art magazines since 2000. His works have been displayed in numerous events including 27 one-man exhibitions.
He received some photo and video awards are below:
- The Honorable Mention is awarded (for "China meet to Turkey" juried exhibition) by China Radio International (CRI) and Beijing Consulate of Turkey, (2013), China.
- The Honorable Mention is aw...