ALCHEMISTRY
Asphalt Drawings of 1991 were paintings that the artist made at night and that were the residue of a day’s long thinking process, the physical sediments that stood in for their conceptual counterpart. Of course, the sediments only precipitate after a huge flood (of conceptualization) has washed the surface anew. Similarly, there is an instance of chance that the Black Album artist has been making for decades is built upon since the moment of the freeze cannot be predicted beforehand. KİMYA/SİMYA (ALCHEMISTRY) show at Club Marvy is picking up the tread on chance, chemical reaction and colors that has been ongoing for decades. About VAHAP AVŞAR Vahap Avşar, born in 1965 in Malatya, studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir between 1985 and 1989. During this time, he served as an assistant in the sculpture workshop of Cengiz Çekil, one of Turkey's prominent conceptual artists. He later worked as a research assistant at Bilkent University in Ankara, where he pursued his master's degree. After being invited to a guest artist program in 1995, Avşar decided to settle in New York City, where he continues to work to this day. In his works, which include photography, painting, installations, performances, and moving images, Avşar demonstrates the influence of conceptual art tradition. By utilizing iconic images, everyday objects, and the aesthetic understanding of popular culture, he aims to expose hidden issues within our geography. Through his art, which sometimes adopts a minimalist and provocative style, Avşar critiques power relations, political oppression mechanisms, societal violence, and conflicts.
19.04.2024 - 09.06.2024