Kadir Akyol Turkey, b. 1984
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Akyol is using the heritage of portraits as a source of extraordinary richness in art history. What brings the young artist to the fore is that he brings together portraits which he selected from different historical periods and different cultural connections with an extremely original dialect. In his canvases elements of popular culture, traditional life, popular and modern painting, lyricism and irony come side by side in a dynamic harmony.
His paintings focus on the representation of mythical and historical figures covered by a thin layer of a delicate floral pattern. Throughout his mastery, Kadir has developed an ability to render anachronistic portraits with an overwhelming sense of greatness, purity and modernism.
Exhibitions
2022 - "Eclectic", Miart Gallery London
2022 - "Beyond Border. Part 3", Miart Gallery London
2021 – “Contex Art Miami”, Gallery Gama, Miami, ABD
2021 - "volume I", Gallery Aura Art Hub,Istanbul / TURKEY
2021 - "İAAF", Gallery Gama,Istanbul / TURKEY
2021 - "BAAF" Gallery Gama, Bodrum / TURKEY
2021 - "Contemporary Istanbul" Gallery Diani, Istanbul / TURKEY
2021 - "Art Contact Istanbul" Tabularasa transnational art, Istanbul / TURKEY
2020- "Beyond Border", Miart Gallery London
2020 - "İAAF", Istanbul / TURKEY
2019 - "glance” SK Art project , Istanbul / TURKEY
2019- Artexpo Newyork, H&M Art Gallery, Newyork, ABD
2018 - "selection of" Orange Blossom U.P.S.K, MKM Beşiktaş Contemporary Art Gallery, Istanbul / TURKEY
2018 - "Contemporary Istanbul international Art Fair " Group Media, Istanbul / TURKEY
2018 - "World Art Day", the Archaeological Museum of Mersin, Mersin / TURKEY
2018 - "Contemporary and Modern", Curator: Ronny filtration, Ron Art Gallery, Istanbul / TURKEY
2017- Los Art / Artforum Gallery Symi / South Aegean Symi / GREECE
2017 "Color and Young" Curator: Bester GÜRSU, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ankara / TURKEY
2017 - III. Contemporary Art Fair Artankara, Curator: Sevil Dolmacı, Ankara / TURKEY
2016- Imago Mundi, Pratt Institute New York / ABD - Venice Biennial showcasing 38, Venice –lTALY
2016 - "International Contemporary Artists 2016" Skoufa Gallery Mykonos, Athens /GREECE
2016–“Beyond the Time”, Curator:Beste GÜRSU, National Museum of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA