Zeynep Çilek Çimen (1984, Ankara), seeking the possibilities of form in her
works, produces art as a form of expression of traditional interaction. It takes an
optical surface painting approach while abstracting motifs repeatedly. While this
approach mainly focuses on form relations, it also includes symbolic uses of
these motifs. In his composition, which he built with a simple rhythm, he places
the motifs created by nomadism in the center. Single or multiple images, which
sometimes intertwine or deform, establish new semantic relations, turn into a
formal understanding that carries the belief that cultural identity can be revealed
through symbols. Creating his own myth in the middle of cultural identities
through Anatolian, Seljuk and Turkish motifs, the artist carries a deep feeling that
he transforms what he wants to convey from locality to universality with his
nomadic images.
Exhibitions
2014 Yaratılış- Creation, Le Cinque Lune Gallery, Roma
2015 Yaratılış- Creation, Turkish American Foundation, Washington
2015 Padişehir Video Art, Panaroma Museum, İstanbul
2016 ’Yaratılış – Creation’’, Turkish Culture Center Shinuya-ku, Tokyo
2016 Contemporary İstanbul, MERKUR
2016 'Saklı Çeyiz', Galeri Merkur,İstanbul
2018 'Suret Defteri' - Face Book Merkur İstanbul
2019 Artweeks Akaretler İstanbul
2019’Mirror’’CJONEGallery Newyork
2023 ‘’Spring’’Merkur,İstanbul
2024 Contemporary İstanbul, Vision Art Platform
2024 Venice Bienali – Live Performance-AkneyeEducation
Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management
İstanbul Aydın University,Istanbul
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts and Painting
İstanbul Yeditepe University,Istanbul
