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ALPER EMEKLIER
Artist Overview
Alper Emeklier's art practice, marked by a relentless pursuit of balance, delves into the delicate interplay between content and structural elements. Drawing from a deep well of personal and collective memory, his creations are informed by experiences both imagined and real, as well as events from the past and present.
Born in Türkiye in 1967, Emeklier is an abstract painter who has been living and working in Berlin since 1977. In the German capital, he engages with a transformative process where each artwork becomes a living entity. This process evokes intense emotions and surprising reactions, creating a profound and enigmatic dialogue between the artist and his work. Painting, for Emeklier, is a vehicle through which he navigates and embraces these experiences.Emeklier's artworks are an exploration of inconsistencies and nuanced conditions within his paintings. These features grant his work a distinctive reality, where figures and representations converge into an energetic dance, challenging conventional perceptions and captivating audiences. His work continues to inspire and provoke, reflecting the artist's ceaseless quest for understanding and artistic balance. -
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HYACINTHE OUATTARA
Artist Overview
Hyacinthe Ouattara is a multidisciplinary artist from Burkina Faso, living and working in Paris, France. Material, texture, and color are of great importance in his work. His way of painting is predominantly spontaneous and gestural, while his installations play with suspension and the tension between balance and instability.
After training in drawing, he began to represent the human body in a dreamlike, ghostly, and childlike way before focusing on the anatomy of cellular tissues through “human maps.” Ouattara expanded his practice through a self-taught exploration of sculpture, installation, and performance.
Ouattara’s sculptures, inspired by organic forms, consist of twisted, knotted, and patchworked found textiles. Through them, he reflects on concepts of memory, identity, connection, and intimacy while questioning the ambivalence between appearance and disappearance.
Born in 1981 in Burkina Faso, Hyacinthe Ouattara received training in live model drawing, graffiti, and painting before embarking on a personal approach within the artist collective “Les Autres Yeux” and contributing to the creation and development of the Hangar 11 workshop in Ouagadougou. His work has been exhibited in Paris, Berlin, Dakar, Ouagadougou, Accra, Luxembourg, and Kalgoorlie, Australia.
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Alper Emeklier | Hyacinthe Oattara: Interwoven Narratives
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