kemal seyhan
kemal seyhan
In his abstract paintings, Kemal Seyhan highlights the act of painting. He takes the canvas as a two-dimensional space where it is possible to express himself with layers of vertical and horizontal spatula strikes. Painting, he emphasizes, is about seeing. It is independent from literature, graphics, and illustration. For Seyhan, painting is an autonomous activity.
Kemal Seyhan was born in Kayseri, Turkey in 1960. After beginning coursework in sociology at Boğaziçi University, he settled in Vienna, where he studied philosophy and art history at Vienna University. He later graduated from the Department of Painting and Graphics at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. After living in Vienna for over 20 years, the artist moved back to Istanbul. Seyhan has been living and working in Istanbul since 2004.
In his abstract paintings, Kemal Seyhan highlights the act of painting. He takes the canvas as a two-dimensional space where it is possible to express himself with layers of vertical and horizontal spatula strikes. Painting, he emphasizes, is about seeing. It is independent from literature, graphics, and illustration. For Seyhan, painting is an autonomous activity.
Kemal Seyhan was born in Kayseri, Turkey in 1960. After beginning coursework in sociology at Boğaziçi University, he settled in Vienna, where he studied philosophy and art history at Vienna University. He later graduated from the Department of Painting and Graphics at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. After living in Vienna for over 20 years, the artist moved back to Istanbul. Seyhan has been living and working in Istanbul since 2004.