Artists › Görkem Dikel
2012–2019 – Master's degree – Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Painting, Painting Program
2015 – Pedagogical Formation Certificate Program, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Educational Sciences
2009–2010 – Undergraduate studies – University of Seville, Department of Painting
2007–2012 – Undergraduate studies – Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Painting
The plastic foundation of Görkem Dikel's works is formed by the processes of transition among the four states of matter and the movements of these states in space-time. With an abstracting formal language, the artist builds a conception of space on the point that physics has reached today. Making the transformation and movement of matter in space, and its interaction with presumed emptiness, the core of the artist's approach to form, Dikel adds to it unusual dimensions and oscillations through juxtapositions and superpositions.
Solids evaporate, liquids freeze, air solidifies, what is behind appears in front, and the atoms that make up reality tear like a curtain. In Dikel's works, the inevitable and unfathomable phenomena of the universe burst unannounced into the individual's daily life, creating a sense of alienation.
Drawing on science fiction, crime fiction, iconology, fairy tales, and personal memories, the artist at times makes use of paint's ability to represent any material, and at other times chooses to let paint represent only itself, presenting paintings that resemble collage.
Selected solo exhibitions
2014 – Duo Exhibition: “Şiirsel Geometri,” Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul
2013 – Solo Exhibition: “Empatia,” Galeria de Arte Aula, Seville, Spain
2012 – Solo Exhibition: “Senden Daha Büyük,” SODA, Istanbul
Selected group exhibitions
2018 – Tasarım Tomtom Sokakta, Sevil Dolmacı Art Consultancy, Istanbul
2017 – Parallax Art Fair, London, England
2017 – Art Sevilla Art Fair, Arquemi Galeria, Seville, Spain
2015 – Contemporary Istanbul, Berlin Istanbul Quartier, Istanbul
2010 – Moscow Biennale, “Memento Mori Istanbul,” performance with Natalia Skobeeva
2019 – “Türkiyeli Sanatçılar” Museum Collection Exhibition, Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts, Lefkoşa, TRNC
2019 – Kozmik Geometri, Art50net, Swissotel Bosphorus, Istanbul
2019 – “Yaz Vakti,” Nevmekan, Üsküdar Municipality, Istanbul
2019 – Hilal-i Ahmer Collection Exhibition, Hilal-i Ahmer Atölyesi, 42 Maslak, Istanbul
2019 – Hilal-i Ahmer Collection Exhibition, Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul
2019 – Hilal-i Ahmer Collection Exhibition, Esenboğa Airport, Ankara
2019 – Büyükdere Pop-Up, Tomtom Kırmızı, Istanbul
2019 – Hilal-i Ahmer Collection Exhibition, Swiss Hotel Bosphorus, Istanbul
2019 – “Cemal Süreya’yı Sevmek,” Galeri Mod, Istanbul
2018 – “95. Yıl Seçkisi,” Portakal Çiçeği Art Colony, Beşiktaş Contemporary Art Gallery
2018 – “Bir Yaz Gecesi Rüyası,” Casa Dell’Arte & Art50net, Bodrum
2018 – “Karmaşık Düzlem,” curator: İpek Yeğinsü, Merkür Galeri, Istanbul
2017 – “Hayat,” Art50net, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center
2017 – “La Noche en Blanco,” Arquemi Galeria, Spain
2017 – Nilüfer Workshop Exhibition, Nazım Hikmet Culture House, Bursa
2017 – Tutti Frutti, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2016 – “Sıcak, Çok Sıcak,” Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2015 – “Görgü Tanıkları,” Rem Art Space, Istanbul
2015 – “Açık Depo Seçkisi,” Mixer
Panels, Workshops & Other
2019 – Akademi Art Workshop, Near East University, Lefkoşa, TRNC
2018 – Open Studio Days
2018 – Panel: “Şehir Katmanları,” moderator: İpek Yeğinsü, Merkür Galeri, Istanbul
2018 – Artist talk: “Karmaşık Düzlem,” Merkür Galeri, Istanbul
2017 – Workshop: Galeri Kambur Kapadokya Workshop
2017 – Conference: “Pangea, El Encuentro Intercultural,” Casa de la Juventud, Écija, Spain
2017 – Workshop: Nilüfer Workshop, Nilüfer Municipality, Bursa
2014 – “One to Watch”: Görkem Dikel, Saatchi Art
2011 – Artist grant: “Jóvenes Creadores,” Fundación Antonio Gala, Córdoba, Spain
2011 – Guest artist program: “Plein-Air,” Fundación Tres Culturas & Junta de Andalucía, Spain
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