The artwork features a striking red textured surface, composed of vertical stripes that create a sense of depth and movement. The vibrant hue and coarse, woven texture evoke a raw, visceral quality, emphasizing the materiality of the medium. The bold, minimalist composition draws the viewer's attention to the inherent beauty and expressiveness of the material itself, inviting contemplation on the relationship between form and substance. This work likely reflects the artist's exploration of the interplay between color, texture, and the creative potential of the canvas as a physical medium. ...
Gulay Semercioglu, b.1968, Istanbul, lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey
Major exhibitions include; Desire to Survive, Pi Artworks, İstanbul, Turkey (2019). Artist In Their Time, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey The Power of Form, Istanbul, Turkey (2016); The Woman on the Wire (solo), Pi Artworks London, UK (2015); Sublime Porte: An Exhibition of Contemporary Turkish Art, Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery in New York, USA (2013); Variations on Line (solo), Leila Heller Gallery, New York, USA (2012); Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern, Turkey, (2011); Abbara Kadabra, Mardin Biennial, Turkey (2010); and I stanbul Next Wave, Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, Germany (2009). Major collections holding her work include; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Centene Centre for Arts and Education, Missouri, USA; Quinn Collection, Los Angeles, USA; Cocca Art and Design Institute, Coimbatore, India; RAK Art Foundation Collection, Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain; The Farjam Foundation, Dubai, UAE; Sheika Fatima Suroor, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Wheelock Collection, Hong Kong; Michael and Saniza Collection, Hong Kong; Him Collection, Singapore; Istanbul Modern, Turkey; and the Papko Art Collection, Istanbul, Turkey. ...
Pi Artworks is an international contemporary art gallery with spaces in London and Istanbul. Its mission is to offer a diverse and active programme that initiates social change. Pi Artworks was founded in Istanbul in 1998. By moving to London in 2013, Pi Artworks wanted to make connections, explore “shared histories”, and bridge artists from different geographies. Pi Artworks London is located in Fitzrovia in the heart of London's West End. Pi Artworks Istanbul gallery relocated to PIyalepasa in close proximity to Arter Museum, with a 350 sq mt. space designed by Polat Group. Since its inception, the gallery has worked with emerging and established artists with the aim of allowing their work to grow in terms of new projects and exhibitions. Pi Artworks now represents a total of eighteen international artists, two-thirds of whom are female. The gallery is also a member of London Collective, and IGA (International Galleries Alliance). ...
