It is possible to find traces of 'surrealism', 'fantastic' and 'traditional' in the paintings created by Abaç from subjects ranging from mythology to fairy tales, from Hacivat and Karagöz to daily life.
Painter Nuri Abaç's painting exhibition titled "Acaibü'l Mahlukat" started to be exhibited at Ankara CerModern. The exhibition, which opened on January 9, will be waiting for its visitors until March 17.
The exhibition, curated by Dilek Karaaziz Şener, is the first comprehensive exhibition of Painter Nuri Abaç, who passed away in 2008. In the exhibition, where Abaç's works dating back to the 1950s are exhibited, it is possible to find traces of 'surrealism', 'fantastic' and 'traditional' in the paintings created by Abaç from subjects ranging from mythology to fairy tales, from Hacivat and Karagöz to daily life. In almost every exhibited work of Nuri Abaç, who is also an architect, figures with deformed limbs and the artist's unique perspective are quite striking.
In the exhibition, which also presents sections from the collection and archives of his son Celal Abaç, it is possible to see Nuri Abaç's exhibition posters from previous years and Abaç's personal photographs from various years. The exhibition also includes his work titled "Tusi", dedicated to Tuğrul Bey, one of the Seljuk Sultans. In addition, 34 works of Abaç, which we can call his black and white period, which have not been exhibited before, are also exhibited in the exhibition. These works, which will be seen by visitors for the first time, reveal themselves with the grotesque structure of the figures.
Who is Nuri Abaç?
Painter Nuri Abaç, who lived between 1926-2008, was also an architect. Abaç, who grew up in a wide artistic circle such as Nevit Kodallı and Atıf Yılmaz, thanks to his father Celal Abaç, one of the first actors of Darulbedayi (Istanbul City Theatre), started painting in his secondary school years. Abaç, who graduated from the Department of Architecture of the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts in 1944, continued his life for a while in the painting workshops of Leopold Levy. Drawing its foundation from the history of Anatolia, Abaç's artworks include surreal elements ranging from Hittite reliefs, mythology, fairy tales to Hacivat and Karagöz. Presenting these elements in a fantastic fiction, Abaç's works for which he is soon known are; Motor Sefası (1979), Telli Gelin Oyunu, 23 Nisan in the Village, Kır Kahvesi (1978), Pazar Yeri (1986), The German Bride in the Village, Caravanserai II (1992). Nuri Abaç, whose main focus is folk culture and traditional life, mostly uses mechanical tools, ornaments, people and circular movement images in his paintings. The artist, who passed away at the age of 82, had awards from 11 competitions, including the 1982 International Alexandria Biennial. The artist, who also gave perspective courses at Hacettepe and then Bilkent University Faculty of Fine Arts, passed away in Ankara in 1991.
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