Mehmet Ali Büyükparmaksız - Turkish Painting Association

Who is Mehmet Ali Büyükparmaksız? (1979-Karaman)

He was born in Karaman in 1979 and completed his primary and secondary education in Izmir. He started his undergraduate education in Selçuk University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education in 2006 and graduated in 2010. In the same year, he started his master’s degree in Necmettin Erbakan University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Fine Arts Education, Department of Art Education and graduated from this program in 2013. The artist continued his academic career and completed his doctorate in 2016 and received the title of “Dr.” He worked as an Art/Visual Arts Teacher in schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education between 2010-2012. He worked as a contracted lecturer in Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education between 2013-2016. Büyükparmaksız, who started teaching at the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (KSÜ) in 2017, served as the Head of the Painting Department in this department between 2018-2022. The artist, who received the title of Associate Professor in the field of Plastic Arts in 2022, currently continues to serve as a faculty member at the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at KSÜ.

In addition to his artistic career, Büyükparmaksız has also done important work in the academic field, publishing many scientific researches, articles, book chapters and papers. He has curated 9 national exhibitions and served as a jury member in national painting competitions many times. Some of his works are in the collections of private and public institutions. In addition, the artist was awarded the “Superior Talent Certificate” at the Gelibolu Memorial Painting Competition in 2009 and the “Rector’s Award” in 2010. The artist has a total of six solo exhibitions, three international and three national, to date. In addition, the artist has participated in many mixed exhibitions and workshops at national and international levels.

Art Perspective;

It is possible to say that Mehmet Ali Büyükparmaksız includes many different techniques in his understanding of art, from figurative art to abstractions, from traditional approaches to contemporary art practices. Büyükparmaksız encourages the viewer to constantly question by using geometric and abstract forms with an abstract expressionist attitude in his works that have a multi-layered structure from a philosophical perspective. In this context, the artist deals with the concepts of the individual’s inner world, internal conflicts, alienation brought about by modern life, loneliness, social pressures and problems, existential themes and uncertainty, emptiness, destruction and reconstruction in his works. These themes include social criticism. In these works of the artist that have psychological effects, colors, shapes and images are of great importance. These shapes, colors and images allow the viewer to interpret their visual perception as an abstract narrative tool. In addition to traditional painting techniques (such as oil and acrylic), the artist creates different textures on the canvas using different materials. Instead of depicting figures in a realistic manner, the artist starts from pieces that remind him of them, and the figures, human faces and bodies become a metaphorical means of expression.

Solo Exhibitions;

2023 | CORRECTION Solo Exhibition | 2nd International Culture, Art and Communication Symposium, Bayburt University Faculty of Art and Design

2022 | "TOXIC" Solo Exhibition | Pinelo Art Gallery, Istanbul

2020 | Artantakya Online Contemporary Art Fair Solo Exhibition | www.artantakya.com.

2021 | "ANAFOR" Solo Exhibition | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Congress Center Art Gallery

2019 | "ART BRIDGE" Solo Exhibition | TRNC-GİRNE

2019 | "DÂNE" Solo Contemporary Art Exhibition | Antalya

Selected Group Exhibitions;

• 2024-29 October 101st Year of Our Republic International Online Group Exhibition | Marmara University Traditional Handicrafts and Design Application and Research Center (GESTUAM)
• 2024-27 April International Design Day International Online Group Exhibition | Marmara University Traditional Handicrafts and Design Application and Research Center (GESTUAM)
• 2024-International Juried Online Mixed Exhibition | Selçuk University Faculty of Architecture and Design
• 2024-19 May Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day International Online Mixed Exhibition | Marmara University Traditional Handicrafts and Design Application and Research Center (GESTUAM)
• 2024-18 March Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Memorial Day International Mixed Exhibition | Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Faculty of Art and Design
• 2024-KSÜ 19 May Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day National Online Mixed Exhibition | KSÜ
• 2023-VIII. International Turkish Culture and Symposium Exhibition | www.ifarts.org
• 2023-100th Year Painting Exhibition | Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education Exhibition Hall
• 2023-KSÜ 100th Year Republic Exhibition | KSÜ Yunus Emre Congress Center Exhibition Hall
• 2023-15 July Democracy and National Unity Day Exhibition | Gaziantep University
• 2023-For the Love of Turkey for Democracy 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day Painting Exhibition | KSÜ Yunus Emre Congress and Culture Center Exhibition Hall
• 2023-24 November Teachers' Day National Online Exhibition | ISPARTA Applied Sciences University Gönen Vocational School E-Art Gallery
• 2022-İda 2022 Virtual Exhibition | IDA: International Design and Art Journal Web Page
• 2022-18 March Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs' Memorial National Online Mixed Exhibition | KSÜ Faculty of Fine Arts Web
• 2021-The 98th Anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye Exhibition | Port Art Gallery
• 2021-International Invited World Art Day Mixed Exhibition | Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts
• 2020-Virtual Reflections Online International Juried Mixed Exhibition | Yalova University
• 2020-Goodness is Contagious | Ankara
• 2020-Artantakya Online Contemporary Art Fair | www.artantakya.com
• 2020-Atyrau University Art Creative International Online Exhibition | https://asu.edu.kz
• 2020-International Academicians Exhibition Between Borders | Maltepe University
• 2019-Kafkas University International Paper Works Exhibition | Kafkas University, Kars
• 2019-1. Art Travel International Juried Mixed Exhibition | Greece, Thessaloniki
• 2019-New December Exhibition | Gallery Soyut- Abc Salons
• 2019-International Masters Group Exhibition | Gallery Mavist – Istanbul
• 2019-4th Türkoğlu Art Workshop Exhibition | Türkoğlu Municipality, Kahramanmaraş
• 2018-Dreams, Realities and Illusions | Ankara
• 2018-Les Travaux Sur Papier | Paris/France, Gallery Da Vinci Art
• 2018-Flower Carnival Workshop and Exhibition | Gaziantep Sanko Park AVM
• 2018-Great Meeting Exhibition | Erciyes University
• 2017-INESS 2017 International Academic Research Congress International Group Exhibition | Alanya Haydarpaşa Palace Hotel
• 2014-Democracy Festival International Art Workshop and Exhibition | State Fine Arts Gallery, Konya
• 2014-International Watercolor Biennial | Nevşehir Hacıbektaş Veli University, Nevşehir
• 2013-rh+sanart magazine Young Painter of the Year Competition Exhibition | İstanbul