Selçuk Demirel
"Drawn to Remember"

Selçuk Demirel, who settled in Paris in 1978 and whose drawings have been featured in prominent European publications ever since, is opening an exhibition at the Milli Reasürans Art Gallery after a five-year hiatus.

This exhibition is centered around themes such as loneliness, communication, and the environment. Answering the question, "Why do you draw?", the artist says the following:
The pre-assembled, pre-mixed image pervaded our entire lives by the end of the century. Contemporary communication has made people more isolated, passive, and hopeless. Even our dreams are filled with excerpts from these painless, "poetic" images, for today. War, terror, violence, explosions, dismembered bodies, blood—all these realities are like fictions. We press the off button on the television and forget everything. Perhaps that's why I draw, because I oppose the dumbing down of humanity.

Demirel, who avoids words in his work and strives to convey all impact through visuals, utilizes cartoons, illustration, and drawing, as well as painting and peinture, bringing them together in a unique balance. The exhibition will be on view at the Milli Reasürans Art Gallery until April 29th.