Özgür Kar

Özgür Kar

BornNationalityBased In
1992TurkishAmsterdam
Biography

Özgür Kar (b. 1992 in Ankara, Turkey) lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Kar’s works assemble in space to function as scenes from theatre pieces: each serves as a character playing its part within a non-linear score and script. Working with voice actors and instrumentalists, Kar produces multi-part soundscapes that unfold through solemn repetition, forging existential dread mixed with cartoonish macabre. Stoic in their contemplation, his minimally animated drawings are set in imperceptible loops that turn videos into sculptures confined within the edge of television screens. Beyond the camp-ness of macabre, or the grotesque anxiety of death juxtaposed with cartoonish figures, the theatricality of Kar’s work is set in tonal displays of contemporary existentialism. ...

Selected Artworks
Death with the little bell
Özgür Kar
Death with the little bell, 2021
122 x 176 x 125cm
Death playing the clarinet (from DAWN)
Özgür Kar
Death playing the clarinet (from DAWN), 2023
332.2 x 187cm
COME CLOSER
Özgür Kar
COME CLOSER, 2019
203.5 x 93.5 x 53.5cm
A Door Ajar
Özgür Kar
A Door Ajar, 2023
188 x 166 x 8cm
Death Nursing a Nightingale
Özgür Kar
Death Nursing a Nightingale, 2023
94 x 166 x 8cm
Squeezed Bone (Top Light)
Özgür Kar
Squeezed Bone (Top Light), 2023
70.5 x 55.2 x 3.2cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
The Biennale of Sydney2024 - Sydney
The Biennale of Sydney2024 - Sydney
La Biennale de Lyon2022 - Lyon
La Biennale de Lyon2022 - Lyon
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