Tugberk Selcuk ‘s first solo show, “Tobe Nuts”, will be shown at Siyah Beyaz Gallery from September 28th until October 17th.
Here are his As to our Qs!
When are you happiest?
When i see the completion of something.
What motivates you?
Ideas.
Which city or cities are centers of creativity and inspiration for you?
Any city where i find the material i want.
For you, what does Istanbul stand for?
Seems familiar.
What do you think about the city (cities) you live in?
They were both fun (Florida, Brighton) but istanbul is very different there isn’t much to do.
Which era would you have preferred to live in?
I could say 60s.
What’s your current source of inspiration?
Material.
Your most memorable journey?
When i was 9, on a transit journey for Sweden through Holland, i ran away and got lost in Holland.
Who or what inspired you to be an artist?
People who call themselves artists.
Your favorite place to visit to get ideas?
Various industries.
Your most cherished possession?
Even though i dont posses them remembering my grandma by her leather gloves and lighter.
How would you describe your world in 3 words?
Circle in my brain.
Key moment in your life?
I recently heard the news, Elif Selcuk has a7mm baby in her tummy, which makes me an uncle.
Favorite recent discovery?
7mm.
Favorite artist of all times?
T- Kon, Jeff Koons.
How will you be remembered?
By not reminding.
What can’t you live without?
Without the circle in my brain.
What’s on repeat on your iPod?
I dont have an iPod.
Names of people whom you think revolutionized the art world?
Claude Monet.
What’s your motto?
Tobe nuts.
If your creative works had an odor, what do you think they would smell like?
Would smell like the industry.
What is your favorite shop?
My uncles iron workshop.
What would you title your autobiography?
Again and again.
What would we find in your refrigerator right now?
Milk, ice.
Is there a creative activity that you want to pursue that you have been postponing? What is it?
LEGO.
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. With whom would it be?
My grandfather in the 60s.
What is the trait you most deplore about yourself?
Acting without thought.