Gülin Hayat Topdemir
About
Gülin Hayat Topdemir (b.1976, Istanbul) worked at the Salzburg Mozerteum Academy in 1998 after completing her undergraduate and graduate studies at Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department. Her works were featured in Christie's Dubai in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was invited to the Summart Painting Campus at Toronto OCAD University. In 2016, her work titled "Play Time" was on the cover of Bennigton Review (USA) and her work titled "5 O'clock Tea" became the cover image of Anna Journey's book The Atheist Wore Goat Silk (USA) in 2017. In 2019, she worked at the Tunis residence program as a guest of the United Nations IOM and her work was exhibited in Palace El Abdelliya. His works, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Polond), C21 Museum (Kentucky, USA) Europe, located in many private collections in the Middle East and Turkey.
The works of the artist portrayed in a realistic style reflect the surreal stories of the woman and her imaginary world that remain in the dark. She skillfully combines the colorless atmosphere she fictionalizes in her compositions with her stories using Charoscuro, a regional lighting technique dating back to the Renaissance. In the works of Topdemir, who is romantic and lyrical like in the Symbolists, but at the same time a harsh reaction against society and taboos, "Woman" is seen in a serene, fantastic dystopian setting.
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 "Salon Rouge", Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 "Black Box", Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 "Every Young Girls Dream," Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 "Complexion", CDA Projects, Istanbul, Turkey Mixed Exhibitions & Fairs:
2019 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2015, Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
2015, Art International, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2015, Art International, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2012, Artsawa Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2011, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech, Morocco
2011, Artsawa Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2011, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Artbosphorus Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Awards:
2007, Nuri İyem Painting Award
