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On the latest of Seventyfour’s studio visits, we took a tour of the lovely and cheerful studio of atorie bu, founded by Buket Kınalıkaya in 2016. Buket established her own studio upon return to Istanbul from the United States, where she undertook various teaching positions following completion of an MFA in ceramics at the Cranbrook Academy
In anticipation of his participation at the ‘74Escape STORE & GALLERY in Bodrum, we had the pleasure of visiting Mesut Öztürk ’s studio on the Asian side of Istanbul to view some of his ceramic works in progress, and hear more about his practice. Rather than a wheel, Mesut Öztürk produces his ceramics using the
For SEVENTYFOUR’S first new STUDIO VISITS feature, we were invited into the quarantine
Born in Istanbul. Kezban Arca Batibeki graduated from The Fine Arts Faculty of Istanbul Marmara University’s Graphic Arts Department. She worked for the best art and women magazines in Turkey as an illustrator, designed book covers, children books and movie posters. She created an animation film for Swedish State TV and worked as a production
How Gozde Ilkin got started… When I was in college, there were certain rules. I was in the painting department and there you were only supposed to paint with paints but I also attended the carpet atelier where you can be interested in many other things such as classical weaving. During that phase I started
Angel Otero is a Puerto Rico born contemporary visual artist specializing in painting. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Angel Otero is a visual artist best known for his process-based paintings. While much of his works have been influenced by memories based in photographs and other family memorabilia combined with the gestures
The young and talented artist, Zeynep Solakoglu, lives and works in her apartment in Topağacı, where one would not expect such an artsy “inn” would exist. Her choice of bright colours both in her works and in her decoration taste gives one a feeling of being in a playground. Starting to draw and paint at
We paid a visit to the studio of young multi-disciplinary artist Zeynep Birced, located in Galatasaray. Her modest atelier mirrors her effortless eclectic taste, and her similarly varied work. Birced confessed she works best in there when she invites other artists to work in the studio, in order to create a collective atmosphere of concentrated
Our latest contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. Painting in three dimensions while reframing art history. Given that she usually works in series of six or seven, it comes as no surprise that Eva Berendes’ two most recent works are named after days of the week – “Untitled (Monday & Tuesday)”, 2013. “I tend to do
Our visit is to our beloved friend Serdar Gulgun’s mansion in the Asian side in Çengelköy, situated right on the Bosphorus. Serdar, for those of you who have’t heard about him, is somewhat of a renaissance man who carries the grace of a nobleman. He is an interior designer, collector of Ottoman art as well
Our first visit contribution from Sleek Magazine Berlin. Meet Juliette Bonneviot… She works from an apartment in Sonnenallee, but it would be more apt to consider the fibre-optic fabric of the internet as Juliette Bonneviot ’s studio – or at least the places where her ideas congregate and converge. Drifts through the plethora of images,
