Kerim Kılıçarslan is a Turkish artist.
Born in 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey, Kerim Kılıçarslan received his MFA and PhD at the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University, where he now works as Associate Professor.
Besides his solo artistic productions, Kılıçarslan also cooperated with a number of artists on different projects. His creations are three dimensional, site-specific works with different media. His works concern the multi-layered quality of existential problems faced by people today, commenting particularly on the topics of displacement and the loss of cultural areas. He typically employs fire and light as symbols of life and renewal. He lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey. Kiliçarslan is presently an Assistant Professor at Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts.
Education:
- 1987 MFA Painting – Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2000 PhD – Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Selected Events
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2017 “Zihin Topografyası” – 42 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2007 Art Fair Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2006 Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2005 Soyut Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey.
- 2004 Art and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Turkey.
Selected Awards
- 2000 Painting Exhibition / Representative of Turkey – Winsor-Newton Intl, London, England.
- 2000 Painting Exhibition / Representative of Turkey – World Olympic Committee, Seoul, South Korea.
- 1995 1st Place / Yunus Emre Painting Competition.
- 1994 1st Place / Yunus Emre Painting Competition.
- 1994 1st Place / Anadolu Unv.10 Anniversary Paintings Competition.
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