The exhibition opens on April 27 at Nâzım Hikmet Culture House and Meteor Balat Culture House of Nilüfer Municipality.
The exhibition, which will be open until July 28, brings together Orhan Taylan's two periods when he was directly involved with social opposition.
The exhibition, which brings together the artist's Travel Paintings, most of which he painted in 2013, and posters, photographs, drawings and writings from the period when he worked with DİSK, brings a selection from the DİSK and SALT archives to Bursa, as well as the family archive.
Orhan Taylan, the creator of the iconic posters of the May 1 celebrations, was inspired by many movements and disciplines rather than being stuck in any one movement.
Who is Orhan Taylan?
He was born in Samsun in 1941. He finished primary school in Samsun. He graduated from Istanbul American Boys' High School. He worked as a teacher in Söke for 2 years. He entered the Rome Academy of Fine Arts in 1962 and returned to Turkey after graduating in 1966. He joined TİP. He designed the May 1 poster that represents the world in the palm of his hand. He served as the President of the Visual Artists Association. He was arrested in 1982 because he was one of the founding members and board members of the Peace Association. He was released in 1986. He died on November 4, 2023, at the age of 82, complaining of pneumonia and high blood sugar in the hospital where he had been treated for a while.
Nâzım Hikmet Culture House
Yüzüncüyıl, Uğur Mumcu Blv. 7/A, Nilüfer/Bursa
Meteor I Balat Culture House
Balat, Bozkır Sokak No:5/C, Nilüfer/Bursa