Hale İşler

Art Perspective;

At the heart of my paintings lies the woman not merely as a body or a figure, but as a state of being, a voice, a stance. Sometimes she is a woman of another era, standing beyond her time; sometimes she is a woman of today, crossing her own boundaries with the red of her lips. Some tell their stories through a single gaze through silence, through longing, through pain.

Some simply exist strong, serene, aware. Symbols accompany these women; they whisper their stories. The wisdom of the owl, the grace of the deer, the freedom of the birds, the transformation of lizards and butterflies…the enchantment of the blue frog, and the hidden danger behind the delicate beauty of the lionfish. Each one carries meaning a fragment of spirit that seeps into the painting. Flowers with stories accompany them forget-me-nots, sleep flowers, daisies… Each bears the scent of emotion, of memory, of remembrance, of the soul.

My paintings are born of what I have seen, lived, and read. Each one is an echo of a moment.

At times, red threads appear for I believe that people are connected by invisible strings of fate. I believe in connections, and I tell stories of these bonds, of departures, of returns, of the power of love. The dresses of my women sometimes open like a curtain, inviting the viewer to look within. For, like every woman, they carry depths, secrets, and light.

The freckles on their faces are stars in the night. For me, woman is a star she shines, she endures, she resists in silence. Each image, each clock, each compass within my paintings represents the inner map of a being in search of direction. At times, the figure of Don Quixote appears a symbol of imagination, courage, and resistance. Like Don Quixote standing against the wind, my women, too, face their inner battles with quiet defiance. Art, for me, is a space of transformation the purest form of existence, expression, and resistance as a woman. Woven with colors, figures, and symbols, this narrative always begins with the same truth within me:

A woman is not merely seen. She speaks. She transforms. She leaves a trace. She exists.

Selections from Solo and Group Exhibitions;

-08 March 2010 — International Women’s Day Group Painting Exhibition, Süleyman Demirel University, GSE

-02–07 November 2016 — Isparta Municipality & 1st International Island Countries Artists Culture and Art Festival, Workshop & Group Painting Exhibition

-11 December 2019 — “The Gift of Reality” Group Painting Exhibition, Lavision Art, Ortaköy, Istanbul

-05–08 December 2022 — “Hal-E” Solo Painting Exhibition

-09–12 March 2023 — 9th International Art Ankara Contemporary Art Fair

-22–28 April 2023 — 4th International Lune Grande Art Visual Arts Group Painting Exhibition

-01–04 June 2023 — ArtContact Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair

-07 June 2023 — Group Painting Exhibition of Visual Arts Teachers, Red Tower (Kızılkule), Alanya

-03–10 September 2023 — 10th International Red & White Group Painting Exhibition, Kethüda Hamamı, Ortaköy, Istanbul

-25–29 September 2023 — Contribution to Alanya Municipality Gourd Terrarium Project

-05–08 October 2023 — 4th International Crafts and Design Fair – CRAFT Istanbul

-09–16 December 2023 — 6th International “Love Inspired by the Past” Group Painting Exhibition

-November 2024 — Contributed to the 19th International Stone Sculpture Symposium Workshop, Mimar Sinan University FFA & Alanya Municipality