LIVING in London, artist Sumer Erek, who is well known by the Turkish speaking communities through his creative and innovative works, brings ‘Mediterranean Days’ with exceptional standpoints.
At the exhibition, pieces include pieces of oil painting on canvas and on paper through collage techniques belong to Erek’s first years in the UK alongside his latest works from the past year. Based in Dalston Kingsland, the exhibition is hosted by Homefinders, a leading real estate agent as the next destination of Mr. Erek’s ‘An Other Place’ understanding, which highlights the reason why Mr. Erek’s exhibitions and instalments keep changing places. The exhibition initially met with its viewers on the 18th of November with an official launch, bringing many faces from many different communities.
“All of my exhibitions tell a different story, and whilst they evolve, their venues that host them also inevitably change however the theme ‘An Other Place’ resumes – although the physical venues are different, the soul of the exhibitions remain the same” says Mr Erek.
MIRRORS TO MR EREK’S ARTISTIC JOURNEY
The exhibition also offers different segmentation to the term ‘Mediterranean’ for example, the piece named “İsimsiz-2016” involve delicate sketches that depict can be thought of ‘The Mediterranean’ subject. We can also see in jig-saw puzzle piece that has been separated in square or rectangle represent the decomposed reality; by emphasizing the content not the subject by involving other people’s work on it as well. Likewise, when we look the fact that artistic pieces are being placed on one single canvas in four different segments, we can acknowledge that form has been dissolved in content.
With a linear storytelling, the recent pieces of Erek come up with separate notions that can even tell different stories under the same theme. The shiaroscura is also changing.
Director of Homefinders, the host of the exhibition Haydar Şehri, states that he is utterly happy to be a part of such important and creative addition to East London.
“As Homefinders family, it is a great pleasure to be hosting not only one of the Turkish speaking communities’ artists but an artist in the limelight in our venue. We always appreciate and find it significant to find ways to support local and independent art.”
Mediterranean Days will be on display until 14 December Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 5pm and Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. If you would like more information and reservation inquiries, please e-mail anotherplace12@gmail.com
Address: An Other Place / Homefinders 146 Kingsland High St E8 2NS
