BERIL ATEŞ
Beril’s from Ankara, and is deeply in love with this city. She has always drawn, visited galleries, and coloured objects since she was a child, and for every illustration or photograph she has created, she has always taken inspiration from people. She loves people but has in time noticed that people can be mean beyond...
BANANÉ & MILK PRESENT MUHARREM ÇETİN
Banané & Milk presented the first solo exhibition of Muharrem Çetin on Thursday the 30th of June. Born in Istanbul in 1983, Muharrem has been working in the textiles sector since the year 2000, and entered the world of fashion after working as assistant to the fashion designer Baha Kutan. For the past three years...
BORA AKINCITÜRK
Hello Bora! Can you quickly describe yourself in a few words? I’m an artist from Istanbul living in London. I’m 28. Could you tell us a little bit about your upcoming show? It’s my first solo show. Its about waking up hungry, light, eating, happiness, strange rooms, loneliness, breathing, going away and coming back, damaged...
BANANÉ PRESENTS İMGE ÖZBİLGE : NA-PEYDA
Banané proudly presents Na-Peyda, the first personal exhibition of the artist İmge Özbilge. Hosted at Galata Cabaret in Beyoglu, the opening night featured a concert by the band 123 (www.123theband.com), complete with set design by İmge Özbilge herself. İmge Özbilge was born in 1987 in Vienna and has always had a passion for drawing: “When...
CDA PROJECTS : YOUNG/NEW/DIFFERENT
YOUNG/NEW/DIFFERENT CDA Projects is seeking young talent for the exhibition ‘Genç/Yeni/Farklı’ (Young/New/Different) which will take place in June 2010 with the aim of supporting and showcasing the new representatives of Turkish contemporary art. The exhibition is open to all disciplines. In order to apply, the applicants should send a portfolio CD consisting of a resume,...
CHARLIE SWAN : A CUBIC COMPASS ROLLS ON
Charlie Thomas Stevenson Swan presents his exhibition, “A Cubic Compass Rolls On” and previous work. The exhibition will be held between the 21st and 23rd of January, showcasing the best of his paintings and ceramics. 5% of the proceeds will be donated to Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı (Society’s Volunteers Charity). Don’t miss it! Exhibition opening: 21st...
BANANÉ EXHIBITION VOL. 1
Banané Magazine’s first ever collective art exhibition took place on the 15th of January 2010 at Building Art, Food Lab & Apparel. Banané exhibited the art work of Gökay Çatak, Timuçin Coşkun, Dünya Atay, Tuğçe Şenoğul, İmge Özbilge, Azra Deniz Okyay, Baysan Yüksel, Özlem Ölçer and Yiğit Karagöz who have all been featured on the...
ECE KALABAK : REFEATURED
Today we’re introducing some inspiring photographs which have a truly summer holiday vibe. Ece is a 1982 born Istanbulite. She has been busy with painting, drawing, weaving and etching having studied at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Art. She has 4 years of animation studio experience as an art director and has been involved...
SEVİL TUNABOYLU
Sevil was born in 1982 in Istanbul. After 4 years of Art education at the Istanbul Anadolu School of Fine Arts, she furthered her studies at Mimar Sinan University doing Fine Art in the Zekai Ormancı studio between the years of 2000 and 2005. During these years she was into Photography and Video and in...
YİĞİT KARAGÖZ
At a young age, Yiğit Karagöz was influenced greatly by his elder brothers’ comic books and skateboarding graphics, leading him later to become interested in music and creativity, ending up in him now producing graphic design and illustration work. His style strongly includes using large amounts of colour and playful imagery. Other than this he...
MTAÄR : LOCAL ILLUSTRATORS
Mtaär aims to be an alternative region in Istanbul for creative production and events and is situated in Kadıköy/Moda as opposed to areas more associated with the art scene such as Beyoğlu and Karaköy. It’s an open exhibition space where Mtaär shows their own work as well as other artists’ projects. These exhibitions and events...
YAĞMUR KIZILOK : I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE
Yağmur Kızılok will be opening an exhibition next Tuesday of photographs he has taken since 2006 of moments on bicycles in the street around Europe. We’ve heard that his photographs capture and protect humanity within Yağmur’s own aesthetic composition. The series titled I want to ride my bicycle will be shown between the 5th and...
