Evren Tekinoktay

Evren Tekinoktay

BornNationalityBased In
1972Turkish/DanishCopenhagen
Biography

In an effort to pull apart the currency of the female form in contemporary society, Danish artist Evren Tekinoktay builds mixed media collages. Layering found imagery with abstracted forms and visual tropes from advertising, Tekinoktay lays bare the constructs of desire and its deliberate manufacturing by the media. Building on the legacy of collage artists such as Hannah Höch, Eileen Agar, Dora Maar and Nancy Spero, the works are comical and striking, yet a knowing feminist undertone runs throughout these pieces. Even in her collages void of the female figure, abstracted, cartoonish forms signify coded messages and the candy-sweet, pastel palettes speak volumes. Outside of collage, Tekinoktay also works with neon, moving image and kinetic sculptures. Echoing the folksy, craft aesthetic of her collages, these other formats weave together low-tech footage and everyday materials, disarmingly navigating hard-hitting topics in familiar, nostalgic and domestic contexts. ...

Selected Artworks
Pulp II
Evren TekinoktayPulp II, 2023
60 x 60 x 17cm
Floss
Evren TekinoktayFloss, 2023
103 x 103 x 4.7cm
MAKE ME RAINBOWS
Evren TekinoktayMAKE ME RAINBOWS, 2020
49.4 x 61.5 x 17.5cm
MISTY
Evren TekinoktayMISTY, 2020
49.4 x 61.5 x 17.5cm
CLOSET
The Village
Evren TekinoktayThe Village, 2016
117 x 117 x 4cm
THE REEL
Evren TekinoktayTHE REEL, 2018
23.4 x 12cm
DARK NIGHT WITH MOON
KITTY
Evren TekinoktayKITTY, 2018
23.4 x 12cm
HARLOWE
Evren TekinoktayHARLOWE, 2018
23.4 x 12cm
PAROLE
Evren TekinoktayPAROLE, 2015
172 x 60 x 16cm
TWIZ
Evren TekinoktayTWIZ, 2015
172 x 60 x 16cm
NIKKI
Evren TekinoktayNIKKI, 2015
90 x 90 x 16cm
THE POEM
Evren TekinoktayTHE POEM, 2014
27.7 x 20.6cm
FOUR WALLS
Evren TekinoktayFOUR WALLS, 2014
12.7 x 19.5cm
BISQUIT
Evren TekinoktayBISQUIT, 2014
30 x 22.5cm
BAZOOKA
SLAPSTICK
Evren TekinoktaySLAPSTICK, 2014
26.5 x 27.8cm
UUU
Evren TekinoktayUUU, 2012
152 x 161cm
Botanique
Evren TekinoktayBotanique, 2012
152 x 161cm
The Parade
Evren TekinoktayThe Parade, 2008
45.7 x 29cm
The Fighters
Evren TekinoktayThe Fighters, 2008
45.8 x 30.6cm
Boogie I
Evren TekinoktayBoogie I, 2020
60 x 60 x 17.1cm
The Big Sleep
Evren TekinoktayThe Big Sleep, 2019
140 x 100cm
Jazz
Evren TekinoktayJazz, 2019
95 x 95 x 18cm
The Star
Evren TekinoktayThe Star, 2021
64.1 x 67.9cm
Blåregn
Evren TekinoktayBlåregn, 2021
155.9 x 114cm
Swoopy
Evren TekinoktaySwoopy, 2021
155.9 x 114cm
Gallery Representation
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