SEPTEMBER 2011 /// ÇAĞLA CABAOĞLU ART GALLERY

SOLO EXHIBITION

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Gokhan Deniz

BIOGRAPHY / ISTANBUL, 1974

Gökhan Deniz graduated from Marmara University, Painting Department. He was awarded in 2003 with Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Turkey prize in in the category of “Human Rights, Children and Contribution To Peace Worldwide”. He is actively engaged in civil society activities concerning human rights violations and children at risk. He is also organizing workshops of art at confined institutions (such as prisons and psychiatric institutions).

Deniz uses in his paintings materials like plexyglass, stainless steel besides classical materials such as paper and canvass. Attempts of Deniz to try new materials provides him a flexibility to bring novelties to his career.

Although his technique is changed in each of his new series, the common point of all of his works comprises of the human being. His works are focused on such feelings in respect of human relations like fear, angst and guiltiness. Characters in his are deprived of the perception of time; the feelings reflected to ourselves by these characters enable facility of our emphatic identification with them. Deniz’s characters are generally nested in the landscape and such landscapes add animation and mobility to the human figures. Heroes in the works of art cause the audience commence an instant and rapid dialogue by their glances and movements. Through such dialogue the audience becomes a part of the work of art as well.

2014
Continual Figures Series 1 – ‘Do You Feel Guilty?’

mixed media on plastic
122 x 92 cm
2014

2014
Untitled

mixed media on canvas
40 x 140 cm
2016

2014
Untitled

mixed media on stainless-steel
42.5 x 125 cm
2014

2014
Continual Portraits no 3

mixed media on plastic
59.5 x 44.5 cm
2014

2014
Continual Portraits

mixed media on plastic
59.5 x 44.5 cm
2014

2013
Where Do You Get Away From It All?

mixed media on plexiglass
diptych, 260.6 x 188.3 cm
2013

2012
Distance 2

mixed media on stainless-steel
200 x 117 cm
2012

2012
Save Yourself

mixed media on stainless-steel
200 x 117 cm
2012

2011
Hush Up!

mixed media on canvas
130 x 200 cm
2011

2010
Untitled

mixed media on canvas
200 x 140 cm
2010

2010
Untitled

mixed media on paper
67 x 49.5 cm
2010

2009
Evil Men “Who Would You Play?"

mixed media on canvas
200 x 140 cm
2009

02 – 05 MARCH 2017 /// NEW YORK, USA

GROUP EXHIBITION

Baris Saribas – Beyza Boynudelik – Bubi – Ekin Ergok – Ekrem Yalcindag – Emir Uras – Ergin Inan – Ertugrul Ates – Evren Erol – Fatmagul Karadeniz – Fulya Asyali – Gokhan Deniz – Gulce Yelken – Gulveli Kaya – Gunes Cinar – Gunseli Kato – Husamettin Kocan – Kurt Bullend – Levent Morgok – Murat Germen – Nadide Akdeniz – Necip Baykara – Onay Akbas – Ozan Turkkan – Rengin Altinalmaz – Ruchan Sahinoglu – Selin Selgur – Seydi Murat Koc – Sira Oflaz – Varol Topac – Yusuf Taktak – Zeynep Dilek Cetiner

After its participation in Scope Miami Art Show, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery took part in Scope New York Art Show between March 02 and 06, 2017, with an installation titled “Istanbul’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, comprising of the works of 32 contemporary Turkish artists.

Following Miami Scope Art Show, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery introduced this time a mural collage installation of multidisciplinary works inspired by the city, stepping forth from the cultural layers of Istanbul. With this exhibition Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery attracts attention to the relationship between Turkey’s contemporary art practices and Anatolian culture as the junction, intersection of civilizations throughout the ages as well as today’s world: thirty two artists from different generations, living and producing at varied geographies, nourished by their habitat, contemporary practices of art, Anatolia’s cultural heritage and their personal experiences.

“Cabinet of Curiosities”, originated with the discovery impetus of the Renaissance, initially brought together items which were discrepant, amazing and heterodox. Then, re-introduced the eclectic structure posed within the framework of a homogeneous universe ranging from a collection to the idea and concept of a museum. Cabinet of Curiosities is a symbol of curiosity, research, and inquiry, propagating knowledge, prestige and new perspectives. Further to being a symbolic conveyance of the personal universe, a transformation of whatever belongs to the culture and accumulation of humanity.

“Istanbul‘s Cabinet of Curiosities” concept is at the same time a suggestion regarding intercultural dialogue and transitivity.

While the concept of Istanbul‘s Cabinet of Curiosities highlighted the movement of the culture over the trade routes of the Phoenicians from Istanbul to the Mediterranean and from there to South America, as well as the indicators of a process that signifies a dialogue with similarities and diversities, the project also remarks the productions of artists coming from different generations and geographies of Istanbul, which is an unusual and special world city composed of different cultural layers.

Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery generated this project through rare works of very specific artists selected from amongst the exclusive and setting sail on a new odyssey in pursuit of the historical accumulation. Following the footsteps of civilization ever since the Phoenicians, is reshaping Turkey’s artists living and creating in the 21st century in soils not too distant apart. And is bringing together the époque-integrated works of those artists impersonating such terra with the mutual language of the greater global terrain.

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29 NOVEMBER – 04 DECEMBER 2016 /// MIAMI, USA

GROUP EXHIBITION

Baris Saribas – Bedri Baykam – Beyza Boynudelik – Bubi – Ebru Duruman – Ekrem Kahraman – Ekrem Yalcindag – Emir Uras – Ergin Inan – Ertugrul Ates – Evren Erol – Fatmagul Karadeniz – Fulya Asyali – Gokhan Avcioglu – Gokhan Deniz – Gulce Yelken – Gulveli Kaya – Gunes Cinar – Gunseli Kato – Hakan Cinar – Halil Akdeniz – Harun Antakyali – Hasan Cem Araptarli – Husamettin Kocan – Huseyin Arda – Kerem Agrali – Kurt Bullend – Levent Morgok – Nadide Akdeniz – Necip Baykara – Murat Germen – Onay Akbas – Ozan Turkkan – Rengin Altinalmaz – Ruchan Sahinoglu – Serpil Kapar – Seydi Murat Koc – Ugur Caki – Varol Topac – Yigit Yazici

Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery took part at Scope Miami Art Show between November 29 and December 04, 2016 with an installation of 9×3 m titled “Istanbul’s Cabinet of Curiosities”, comprising of the works of 42 contemporary Turkish artists.

16 AUGUST – 16 OCTOBER 2016 /// 42 MASLAK, ISTANBUL

GROUP EXHIBITION

Ayla Turan – Baris Saribas – Beyza Boynudelik – Evren Erol – Fatmagul Karadeniz – Fulya Asyali – Gokhan Deniz – Gokte Tunc – Gulce Yelken – Gunes Cinar – Hakan Bilal Karakaya – Hakan Cinar – Hakan Kirdar – Hasan Cem Araptarli – Ilke Kutlay – Kerem Agrali – Kurt Bullend – Levent Morgok – Nadide Akdeniz – Necip Baykara – Olgu Ulkenciler – Rengin Altinalmaz – Ruchan Sahinoglu – Serpil Kapar – Ugur Caki – Varol Topac