Ali Ertuğrul Küpeli

Who is Ali Ertuğrul Küpeli? (1988-Konya)

He was born in Konya in 1988. He graduated from Konya Cement Anatolian Fine Arts High School in 2006. In 2010, he completed his undergraduate education at Selçuk University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Painting Teaching. In 2012, he started to work as a Research Assistant at Gazi University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, Painting Education. In 2014, He completed his master’s degree at Gazi University, the Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Painting. 2018, he completed his doctorate at Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Fine Arts Education. He continues his Proficiency in Art Education at Gazi University, Fine Arts Institute, Painting Department. In 2021, Associate Professor Dr. took the title he. He continues his academic career at Gazi University, Faculty of Education, Fine Arts Education, Painting Education Department.

He has held participatory and administrative positions in various artistic organizations at the international and national level.

Manifest;

In recent years, diverging from traditional canvas materials to rediscover their artistic expression, artists have focused their work on specially selected three-dimensional industrial wood products. This innovative approach enables a unique dialogue between the conscious and spontaneous compositions of colors and tones, geometric forms, and calligraphic elements. The artist’s works present an intense visual language, aiming to create a space perception that is flat yet dynamic, supported by monochromaticbackgrounds alongside geometric and calligraphic elements.

In these pieces, color layers of geometric shapes are delineated with black and grey contours, ensuring the compositions acquire a closed and complete quality. Thin geometric shapes in closely related tones placed on light-colored planes, divided by grey lines, add layered depth and complexity to the artwork. Horizontal and vertical lines forming planar structures reflect the desire to create a plane painting on the surface of the work.

With a sure consistency in color and contour, the artist generates continuous movement and dynamism within the works. Different-sized geometric shapes painted in primary colors such as yellow, blue, red, white, grey, brown, and black imbue the pieces with vivacity and energy. These works emerge through an experimental approach that combines various shapes and arrangements bearing calligraphic traces. This artistic practice presents an original synthesis of traditional and modern techniques, inviting viewers through the depths of geometric form and color. The works also demonstrate the artist’s determination to push the boundaries of art and seek new forms of expression.