Kezban Arca Batıbeki
From the beginning of an artist’s career, his/her inner world and home (which is a reflection of this world) are what determines the fundamental starting point and the kind of visual materials to be utilized, for each of the disciplines the artist works in. In her works, Kezban Arca Batıbeki constantly utilizes objects she collects both in Turkey and abroad, in creating a presentation of a world of her own. Aiming to create both a distinctive intimacy and a distance that is hard to close, the artist attempts to shake/question/renew her own world by means of dull colors and by making her works much smaller, in contrast to the Pop world she depicted in bright colors with her earlier larger works. The works in this show on the other hand don’t relate much to pop culture, they are hand-painted photographs with little color, thus maybe transporting the women’s world created by the artist to the time period it belongs to. In her photo-collages, sex is interpreted passively, rather than being utilized for its temptation as an erotic material. In Kezban Arca Batıbeki’s artistic practice, nostalgic elements are prominent, cinematographic scenes, photo-novels, knickknacks, magazines, sub-culture of the 60’s and 70’s, concepts of cliché, kitsch and pop permeate her Works, ordinary objects turn into icons. Though her inspiration comes from consumer society and pop images, she re-transforms these images to suit her artistic intentions, placing her works in a wide social context.
01.09.2022 - 18.09.2022