Philosophy of illustrator Gurbaz Dogan Eksioglu (29 works)

18 December 2012

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Category: Art and hand-drawn graphics, illustrations, 0+

Exhibitions of the artist’s works are held in various parts of the world; Along with this, the author’s drawings are regularly published in such publications as Forbes, The Atlantic, The New York Times and The New Yorker.

It cannot be said about the works that they amaze with extraordinary artistic skill or color scheme. Without focusing on visual effects, the author captivates the audience with something else - the deep philosophical meaning and subtle humor embedded in each of his works.
You can reflect on each of Eksioglu’s works for hours, trying to understand what the author wanted to say and finding more and more new, personal explanations for the plots of his paintings. For example, what did the artist mean by depicting a couple in love wrapped in threads from two balls? About how closely our lives are intertwined? Or that we strive to bind each other more tightly to ourselves?

What does the night sky mean, where the stars and the month have changed places? Another attempt to break stereotypes or something else?

Philosophy of life...

Some viewers claim that at first they only glanced at the artist’s paintings, not finding anything interesting in them. And only then, just about to close the page, did they come across a piece of work that caught their attention. And then another, and another, and another... Therefore, do not rush to immediately pass a negative verdict on the author, but take a closer look at the subjects of his paintings.