Evren Temel is from Istanbul, Turkey. She started to paint when she was a child. Painting and creating have always been a passion for her. Evren Temel believes this passion comes from her genes because she comes from a family with strong artistic background. Evren Temel graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of City and Regional Planning.
I remember almost every painting that I made in my whole school life was exhibited at the school. While I studied city planning at the university, I continued to paint and create some things. After some years of working as a city planner, I decided to spend the whole of my time and energy on painting, and I started to study hard to gain my second profession.
I’ve been working professionally for 15 years in my own studio in Istanbul. In my paintings, there are many references to my education at the university. It can be seen in geometric forms, lines, angles, etc., especially in my early works. The form has always been the most important aspect of my work. On the other hand, the main subject is the figure.
Researching the forms of my figures has been my starting point… while doing this, I cut the forms of the figures into pieces. It can be said that these are cubists, but I have never intended to define my works on any “-ism”…… In short, I’ve always tried to find a painting language of my own.
Although my figures have sharp lines and forms, I try to give them emotion. The contradiction between sharp-ended lines and soft emotional figures is so challenging and fun for me.
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