Armchair Series
The series consists of objects that are important to her when she begins art in her childhood. She accepts them as initial symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people she sees at an early age and place them in the seat she sees as valuable.
The series consists of objects and persons that are important to her when she began her art in childhood. As she places them on the armchairs she sees as valuable, she accepts them as the first symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people in her life.The armchair is a power symbol. She asks this question to herself'' Where does my talent come from? '' in this art series. It's come from her genetic, a conscious neighbor has uncovered it, from her childhood, dreams, mother, life ...
She hopes its viewers will feel imagination of the objects in the house where her childhood passed.
Also when she was a child, she was seeing her mother was constantly sitting in this armchair, and emphasizes that her mother's memories of knitting were an inspiration for her art in the Armchair Series.
Armchair Series I
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 140 W x 160 H x 2.5 D cm
The series consists of objects and persons that are important to her when she began her art in childhood. As she places them on the armchairs she sees as valuable, she accepts them as the first symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people in her life.The armchair is a power symbol. She asks this question to herself'' Where does my talent come from? '' in this art series. It's come from her genetic, a conscious neighbor has uncovered it, from her childhood, dreams, mother, life ...
She hopes its viewers will feel imagination of the objects in the house where her childhood passed.
First she puts the radio she listened to as a child on the armchair. The radio theater, which she listens to as a child , it's a value that greatly enhances her imagination for her art.
Armchair Series II
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 140 W x 160 H x 2.5 D cm
The series consists of objects and persons that are important to her when she began her art in childhood. As she places them on the armchairs she sees as valuable, she accepts them as the first symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people in her life.The armchair is a power symbol. She asks this question to herself'' Where does my talent come from? '' in this art series. It's come from her genetic, a conscious neighbor has uncovered it, from her childhood, dreams, mother, life ...
She hopes its viewers will feel imagination of the objects in the house where her childhood passed.
She placed ''the woman who encouraged her to start her art life'' on second armchair . She is her precious neighbor aunt who made her family aware and guided that her should become an artist and received art education.
Armchair Series III
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 140 W x 160 H x 2.5 D cm
The series consists of objects and persons that are important to her when she began her art in childhood. As she places them on the armchairs she sees as valuable, she accepts them as the first symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people in her life.The armchair is a power symbol. She asks this question to herself'' Where does my talent come from? '' in this art series. It's come from her genetic, a conscious neighbor has uncovered it, from her childhood, dreams, mother, life ...
She hopes its viewers will feel imagination of the objects in the house where her childhood passed.
By leaving that third seat empty, she a left space and made room for the future objects of her art, to understand the reasons, what they knew or not know, and their values.
Armchair Series IV
By Göknil Gümüş Sungurtekin
Oil on Canvas
Size: 140 W x 160 H x 2.5 D cm
The series consists of objects and persons that are important to her when she began her art in childhood. As she places them on the armchairs she sees as valuable, she accepts them as the first symbols that awaken the effects and memories of objects and people in her life.The armchair is a power symbol. She asks this question to herself'' Where does my talent come from? '' in this art series. It's come from her genetic, a conscious neighbor has uncovered it, from her childhood, dreams, mother, life ...
She hopes its viewers will feel imagination of the objects in the house where her childhood passed.
In the fourth and final picture of the series, she questions the genetic side of her ability. She realizes that she is focused and loves wherever she hears the accordion whose voice is like breathing and exhale. She later thought that the accordion sound, which by uncle played, genetically reminds her of her art heritage.
Also when she was a child, she was seeing her mother was constantly sitting in this armchair, and emphasizes that her mother's memories of knitting were an inspiration for her art in the Armchair Series.