Gunes Cinar

BIOGRAPHY / ISTANBUL, 1980

After graduating from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture in 2002, he was busy with her graduate studies at the same university between years 2003-2006. In 2008, he commenced with the program of Proficiency In Art at the University of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture. Besides individual exhibitions, his works took part in several mixed art shows both locally as well as international.

Güneş Çınar is renowned with wooden sculptures where modernity, life of modern man, and modern urban surroundings are questions. Mythological stories, fables, dreams, nightmares and fragments from the town are basic themes of origin regarding sculptures and reliefs of Çınar. The artist inquisitions the concepts of town and the bourgeois, fears, anxieties of the individual within the urban ambient, contrasts over such uncertain, hierarchical and complicated structure brought forth by the metropolis. Çınar, passing through the filter of innovative self the restlessness and stress suffered by the contemporary metropolitan man, is nurtured by all of the aforesaid stresses and uses as a narrative tool the towns including diverse niches nested therein. Güneş Çınar generates an effective expression language upon mingling skillfully a mythological narration with contemporaneous problems.

2016
Untitled

wood
50 x 50 x 20 cm
2016

2015
Cabinet of Curiosities

installation
170 x 100 x 36 cm
2015

2014
Untitled

paper
100 x 200 cm
2014

2014
Invasion

paper, mixed media
115 x 115 x 250 cm
2014

2013
Debris

wood
400 x 150 cm
2013

2013
Sentinel

wood
120 x 103 x 34 cm
2013

2012
Ouroboros

wood
Ø 110 cm
2012

2011
Panoroma

wood
Ø 165 cm
2011

2010
Guards

wood
85 x 110 x 60 cm
2010

2010
Nightmare

wood
94 x 100 x 6 cm
2010

2010
Untitled

installation
110 x 85 x 35 cm
2010

2008
Yellow City

wood
165 x 85 cm
2008

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

2 – 26 JUNE 2016 /// IZMIR EXHIBITION, IZMIR

GROUP EXHIBITION

Curator: Firat Arapoglu

Beyza Boynudelik – Baris Saribas – Cagri Saray – Cayan Yilmaz – Dilan Bozyel – Evren Erol – Ferhat Ozgur – Fulya Asyali – Gokhan Deniz – Gunes Cinar – Hakan Kirdar – Hakan Bilal Karakaya – Hasan Cem Araptarli – Kerem Agrali – Kurt Bullend – Levent Morgok – Necip Baykara – Olgu Ulkenciler – Ruchan Sahinoglu – Serpil Kapar – Ugur Caki – Varol Topac – Yeni Anit

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