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London Art Biennale 2015

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London Art Biennale 2015

Jan 30, 2015 | Posted by Gültekin | Awards, Exhibitions, Publications | 0 comments |

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I was very pleased to receive 1st Prize for Applied Art at London Biennale 2015.

 

 

 

It took place in Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road, London.

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These are some pictures of me receiving the award.

 

My artwork is called WRONGS AND RIGHTS IN OUR LIFE. 2014-ACW001 Wrongs and Rights in Our Life BLK Red

This work is made of three pieces of carved wood. The top round piece represents the human head thinking about past, present and future. I created it as a symbol of the human condition.

In the present moment a human is a collection of their past experiences, present awareness and future wishes.

The central curved shape represents the passage of one human life. In every moment this life connects the past, present and future, flowing through time like a river. Running through the central curved piece are many different segments with abstract images and portraits. Each represents significant events and relationships that formed the life. The bottom round piece contains many images representing memories of past experience. It poses the question “how can we forget?”

The central theme is that throughout any life there will be things that go wrong and things that go right, their will be good choices and bad choices, opportunities taken and opportunities missed, good behaviour and bad behaviour.   Our experience shapes us and we cannot forget our passing.  As for one human, so for all humanity. The human race may make social, technological, and cultural progress, but I wonder if  this creates a better world or whether there is an endless cycle of repeating the same old mistakes in every century.

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Many people stopped by and we enjoyed talking about the meaning of the work.

I explain that I purchase a tree in the mountains in Turkey. I took it in a truck to the sawmill and had it sliced, before drying it for about 18 months.  Then I had it sanded before carving, priming and preparing for painting. It is a long process.

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Once again I met many artist friends at this exhibition. We all had a great time at the cocktail party held in Gagliardi Gallery.

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Gültekin Bilge is a Turkish Cypriot Artist, born 1945. He received his MA in1972, graduating from the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. Bilge was unable to paint for many years after losing the use of his right hand when he was shot in the 1974 Cyprus War. During recovery he worked as an art teacher whilst following developments in contemporary art and searching for ways to create his own unique style that could be recognised as having roots in the Turkish tradition. For many years Bilge was dissatisfied with his works and destroyed them. Since returning to painting full time in 2005 he has won numerous awards and has exhibited widely in Europe, USA, Australia and Japan. His works are held in private collections in UK, Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, USA and Japan.

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