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Kemal Seyhan

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oil and graphite on paper (steel framed)Pi Artworks
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This abstract artwork features a visually striking composition of overlapping black and white lines that create a captivating mesh-like pattern. The use of contrasting monochromatic tones and the intricate interplay of intersecting lines result in a mesmerizing optical effect, suggesting a sense of depth and movement within the two-dimensional frame. The artwork appears to be a minimalist grid-based exploration, highlighting the artist's emphasis on the formal qualities of line, shape, and texture. Without any recognizable subject matter, the piece invites the viewer to focus on the pure aesthetic experience and the nuances of the abstract visual language employed. This work likely reflects the artist's interest in exploring the boundaries of perception and the expressive potential of reductive, geometric forms. ...

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Kemal Seyhan
Artist
Kemal Seyhan
B.1960, Turkish

Kemal Seyhan describes his paintings using four words: horizontal, vertical, colour, intensification. During the painting process Seyhan restricts himself with a series of rules: He starts with black paint and a horizontally positioned canvas. He then meticulously applies the paint in straight vertical or horizontal bars. A painterly stratum is created on each canvas by kilograms of paint applied via thousands of spatula touches. The artist does not use his paint to define a space or create a 3D illusion, instead the canvas becomes an excelled surface that excludes everything other than its texture and feel from the viewer’s attention.Since 2009, Seyhan has also used the same restrictive creative process to create works-on-paper. Here the canvas is replaced with paper and the paint is replaced with graphite as his means of expression. Thousands of graphite marks cover the paper vertically, horizontally and diagonally to create a rigid, metallic relief across the paper’s surface. The graphite is a new tool, but the central concept remains the same. Both mediums build a strong communication with light, reflecting the colours of their environment and presenting a different chromatic scale depending on the viewpoint. The working/painting process is an inquiry session for Seyhan. He questions what he is performing as an artist/painter. The artist believes in the efficiency of repetitive acts; the repeating act of painting and moves of the body. With this, he imitates the nature in a way. Just like the layers of earth piling up on top of each other, he lets his experience, time and energy accumulate on his picture plane as the founding elements. ...

Kemal Seyhan: Artworks
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 1992
42 x 36cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2018
54 x 39cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2004
180 x 220cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2009
160 x 120cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2015
230 x 190cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2016
230 x 190cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2019
230 x 160cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2019
230 x 160cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2019
230 x 190cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2018
80 x 65cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2020
80 x 65cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2021
195 x 270cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2012
190 x 170cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2020
75 x 60cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2020
85 x 70cm
Untittled
Kemal Seyhan
Untittled, 2020
80 x 65cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2024
190 x 160cm
Untitled
Kemal Seyhan
Untitled, 2024
190 x 160cm
Pi Artworks
Gallery
Pi Artworks
London, Istanbul

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). ...

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