Hilal Arslan

Who is Hilal Arslan? (1977-Amasra)

She was born in Amasra in 1977. She graduated from Gazi University Fine Arts Education Sciences Department of Painting and Crafts Teaching in 1999.
In 2002, she completed her master’s degree by giving her thesis titled “Linear Development of Low Vision Students” in Gazi University Institute of Education Fine Arts Education Sciences Department of Painting and Crafts.
Her poems were published in various poetry magazines (Science and Mind in the Light of Education, Eternity and One Day, Poet’s Dead End, Story Poetry).
In 2022, her poetry book titled “Ugurlama” was published by Ritim Art Publications.
She has worked as a visual arts teacher in different schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education since 1999 and still continues to work. She has participated in various national and international mixed exhibitions. She continues her work in her home studio.

Art Perspective;
Hilal Arslan brings together objects and figures with a surreal understanding that includes symbolic sub-expressions, and uses expressionist brush strokes. The influences of miniature art can also be seen in her old works. In her works, it is possible to come across motifs such as baby angels falling from the sky, water lilies blooming cleanly in the middle of all the chaos and mud, trees symbolizing abundance and fertility, sometimes figures questioning their past, and sometimes elements from the past that bear witness to the moment. She symbolizes that a person is on an inner journey with water lily flowers, the need for emotional protection and personal boundaries with gloves, and spiritual protection, guidance and innocence with angels falling from the sky. Pisces women are associated with emotion, intuition, subconscious, creativity and fertility. At the same time, Pisces women also represent a spiritual journey. The words that flow from her when she needs them take their place in some of her paintings in a poetic way. There are acrylic on canvas, acrylic on handmade paper that she produces as recycled, and engraving works.