VIEW IN MY ROOM
Turkey
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 23.6 W x 23.6 H x 0.9 D in
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The inspiration for my work was the forest fires that occurred in the region where I live in 2018. This great devastation became my source of inspiration. Additionally, I can say that I was inspired by the photo-realistic works of the German painter Gerhard Richter, created after World War II. Here, nature became my figure. As the fire advances, the ones not burning watch with great helplessness. Motionless trees and the scene of most living beings having to watch until they themselves burn without having a place to escape create a profound view. The wooded areas I have been photographing since 2015 had disappeared. The ordinary nature photographs I took in the area for six years gained significance because they had vanished. The only thing left in my hands was the ashes brought from the fire site by my daughter. The paint used in all the pictures of this series contained the ashes of the forest. These were the ashes, the single component left from the funerals. The decorative structures of the paintings in this series are somewhat to conceal the dramatic nature of the subject. Looking at a more traditional, ordinary beauty that still appeals to the eye despite all this destruction. After all, a bird on a tree branch… In all the paintings of this series, acrylic paint containing the ashes of the forest was used. All the paintings first existed with live backgrounds, then I burnt them. The closest layer to us remained alive, until it, too, burned.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:23.6 W x 23.6 H x 0.9 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Turkey.
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Turkey
Çağdaş Üstünkaya Türk asıllı bir sürrealist ressamdır. Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Grafik Tasarım Bölümü’nden mezun olan sanatçı, profesyonel hayatında reklam sektöründe ve kurumsal şirketlerde sanat yönetmenliği ve yaratıcı yönetmenlik yapmıştır. Fotoğraf ve resimle ilişkisi çok ufak yaşlarda başlamıştır. Babası Süleyman Uğur Üstünkaya, ilk Türk sürrealist ressam ve gravür sanatçılarındandır. Çağdaş Üstünkaya’nın işlerinin en büyük özelliği kavramsallığı, yarattığı ilk temasın etkisi, bu etkiyle başlayan ve izleyiciyi içine çeken detaylı anlatımdır.Sürrealist ve kavramsal sanatı, kritik bir bakış açısı ile ifade eden sanatçının tamamen kendine özgü bir yaratıcı bakış açısı ve ifade biçimi bulunmaktadır.
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