Nihad Al-Turk Solo Show
At Ayyam Gallery, Damascus
21 November - 31 December, 2009Press Release
Nihad Al-Turk Solo Show at Ayyam Gallery, Damascus
From 21/11 till 31/12/2009
Vernissage: Saturday 21st of November,2009 at 7:00pm
Ayyam Gallery, Damascus is proud to present Nihad Al-Turk's latest solo exhibition, which asks the viewer to enter a magical world that unfolds like a science fiction movie.
Creatures are universal to all his paintings. As bizarre as they may appear, these strange distorted forms often are a self-portrayal. His paintings often deal with evocative themes of his upbringing and childhood. The artist describes himself as always having had an innate need for self-expression. Al-Turk never had a formal art education yet this has never hindered him. In fact it has led him to the formation of a technique that is unique and extremely personal to himself.
One of Al-Turk's greatest strengths is his use of colors. His works embody naïve flatness and the lines he draws always emerge tormented. Even the simple bowl of fruit that has frequently appeared across the ages of still life seems to scream out in distress.
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Selected Works
NT56 Nihad AL-TURK 'The Secret Dinner' 190 X 340 cm. -2 canvases- Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT55 Nihad AL-TURK 'Close' 145 X 113 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT35 Nihad AL-TURK 'Black Flowers' 120 X 120 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT40 Nihad AL-TURK 'Clear as a Gun Shot' 145 X 120 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT44 Nihad AL-TURK 'Vase' 162 X 162 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT46 Nihad AL-TURK 'Isolation' 145 X 113 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT52 Nihad AL-TURK 'Vase' 150 X 112 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT49 Nihad AL-TURK 'Daily Myths 2' 120 X 120 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT50 Nihad AL-TURK 'Daily Myths 3' 180 X 180 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT48 Nihad AL-TURK 'Daily Myths 1' 145 X 113 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT51 Nihad AL-TURK 'Vase' 145 X 113 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009
NT53 Nihad AL-TURK 'Portrait' 120 X 120 cm. Mixed Media on Canvas 2009