The exhibition ‘Friendship Hidden in Details’ met with art lovers at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center in Budapest.
The exhibition, ‘Friendship Hidden in Details,’ by Murat Uçar, a lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and one of the unique names in Turkish micro-art, met with art lovers at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center in Budapest. The exhibition, which tells the historical and cultural ties between Turkey and Hungary through the language of micro-art, received great interest on its opening day. The opening of the exhibition, which was also attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Budapest, Gülsun Erkul, brought together many art lovers. Uçar's works, created in areas of only a few millimeters, offered visitors the opportunity to closely observe the world of micro-art shaped by details.
An art world shaped in a few millimeters
Murat Uçar, who has been working in the field of micro-art for approximately 20 years; He developed a unique artistic language with his works on watches, jewelry, pens, and various accessories. His works, encompassing a wide range of subjects from historical figures to cultural symbols, come to life with extremely fine details on surfaces just a few millimeters in size.
Uçar emphasizes that an artist shouldn't simply follow in the footsteps of previous masters and workshop traditions, stating that the fundamental question he posed in his artistic life was, "What can I contribute to this world?"
As a result of this quest, the artist began creating paintings inside watches approximately 20 years ago, gradually bringing micro-scale production to the center of his art. In later years, his works evolved into special pieces and protocol gifts prepared for world leaders, politicians, and athletes. To date, Uçar has produced hundreds of micro-works, ranging from artistic watches and jewelry to accessories and custom-designed objects.
Works on a scale of one-thousandth of the Mona Lisa
When describing the scale of his micro-works, the artist cites Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting as an example. Stating that most of his works are created in areas of approximately 5-7 millimeters, Uçar explains that his works are approximately one-thousandth the scale of the Mona Lisa.
Uçar, emphasizing that this comparison does not refer to a comparison between his art and Leonardo da Vinci's, stresses that his aim is to more clearly reveal the production capacity and level of detail he has achieved on a micro scale.
The exhibition journey from Istanbul to Budapest
Uçar states that the audience's interest in this unconventional art form has led him to new projects, and he continues to present his micro-artworks, prepared around different themes, to art lovers.
Hungary holds a special place in the artist's international exhibition journey. Uçar notes that he finds Hungarian culture similar to Turkish culture, and that the deep-rooted historical and cultural relations between the two countries constitute a significant source of inspiration for his work.
Friendship hidden in the details this time
'Friendship Hidden in the Details,' which opened at the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center in Budapest, forms the newest link in this artistic journey.
The exhibition, which tells the story of the historical and cultural ties between Turkey and Hungary through micro-art, not only treats the centuries-old relations between the two countries as a historical narrative but also makes the shared memory visible again on surfaces of a few millimeters.
Through micro-scale artworks, the universal language of art, capable of forging new connections between cultures, is also highlighted.
Source: https://www.iha.com.tr/ankara-haberleri/detaylarda-sakli-dostluk-sergisi-budapeste-yunus-emre-enstitusunde-acildi-469987373