Painter Türkmen Alkan's solo exhibition, "Silent Resistance," themed around inner transformation, will be on display at Evrim Art Gallery until December 31, 2025.
Artist Türkmen Alkan's solo exhibition, "Silent Resistance," featuring his recent works, opened at Evrim Art Gallery on December 13th. The exhibition will be open to visitors until December 31, 2025.
The exhibition, which focuses on themes such as inner journey, transformation, and confronting one's own darkness, features 31 original works by Alkan. These works, created using oil paintings, charcoal, and ink techniques, received great interest at the opening and garnered positive feedback from viewers.
The exhibition, which focuses on themes such as inner journey, transformation, and confronting one's own darkness, features 31 original works by Alkan. These works, created using oil paintings, charcoal, and ink techniques, received great interest at the opening and garnered positive feedback from viewers.
“Silent Resistance”: An Artistic Reflection of an Inner Confrontation
In her exhibition “Silent Resistance,” Türkmen Alkan takes her viewers on an inner journey laden with metaphors. Each figure on the canvas evokes universal themes such as confronting darkness, rebirth through uncertainty, and the connection established with nature.
“Silent Resistance”: An Artistic Reflection of an Inner Confrontation
In her exhibition “Silent Resistance,” Türkmen Alkan takes the viewer on an inner journey laden with metaphors. Each figure on the canvas evokes universal themes such as confronting darkness, rebirth through uncertainty, and the connection with nature.
The artist expresses her thoughts on the exhibition with these words:
“I invite the viewer to confront both their childlike and adult selves as they pass through thresholds, doors, and dark corridors. Stepping outside the comfort of the visible world into the unknown is a painful but transformative experience. This exhibition is an effort to make visible the resistance within silence, the strength hidden in fragility, and the search for one's own path.” Using symbols such as light, shadow, dry trees, and roads in her works, Alkan questions the return to the spiritual nature of the urban individual. In this respect, the exhibition offers not only a visual but also an intellectual experience.
Gallery Support: “A Meeting with an Original Inner Voice”
Betül Ketenci, founder of Evrim Art Gallery, stated that the exhibition has a strong connection with the gallery's spirit, saying:
“Türkmen Alkan's profound narrative invites the viewer to both a visual and intellectual exploration. We believe this exhibition opens up a unique space for expression in our gallery. We invite all art lovers to this special meeting.”
The gallery provides visitors with information about the artist's creative process throughout the exhibition, and also accommodates requests for interviews and special footage from members of the press. The artist expressed his thoughts on the exhibition with these words:
“I invite the viewer to confront both their childlike and adult selves as they pass through thresholds, doors, and dark corridors. Stepping outside the comfort of the visible world into the unknown is a painful but transformative experience. This exhibition is an effort to make visible the resistance within silence, the strength hidden in fragility, and the search for one's own path.” Alkan, who uses symbols such as light, shadow, dry trees, and roads in his works, questions the return to the spiritual nature of the urban dweller. In this respect, the exhibition offers not only a visual experience but also an intellectual one.
Support from the Gallery: “A Meeting with an Original Inner Voice”
Betül Ketenci, founder of Evrim Art Gallery, stated that the exhibition has a strong connection with the gallery's spirit, saying:
“Türkmen Alkan's profound narrative invites the viewer to both a visual and intellectual exploration. We believe that this exhibition opens up a unique space for expression in our gallery. We invite all art lovers to this special meeting.”
The gallery provides visitors with information about the artist's production process throughout the exhibition, and also accommodates requests for interviews and special footage from members of the press.
The Artist's Journey
Born in 1976 in Zara district of Sivas, Türkmen Alkan graduated from Marmara University Atatürk Faculty of Education, Department of Painting Education in 2002. Deepening her artistic expression through training in the studios of Kasım Koçak and Aysu Koçak, Alkan continues her work in her Istanbul studio.
All of the artist's works convey the relationship between humans and thresholds, resistance within fragility, and the symbolic layers of individual transformation through a powerful visual language.
Visiting Information
Exhibition Name: Silent Resistance
Artist: Türkmen Alkan
Location: Evrim Art Gallery
Dates: December 13 – 31, 2025
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