Onur Hastürk, The boy in the dreams, 2020, Acrylic, watercolor and 23K gold on paper painted with herbal dye, 70h x 50w cm (detail)
Mathias Hornung, D.E.C.A.Y., 2020, wooden relief, birch layerboard, offset ink, 100h x 100w x 10d cm (detail)
Anna Laudel Istanbul is supporting artists with two international gallery spaces, Showcased at Anna Laudel Düsseldorf in 2020, the two solo shows in Istanbul, “Defragmentology” by Mathias Hornung and “Assimilation” by Onur Hastürk, feature new works by artists as well as the recent ones under the curiously spelt title of “Echos”.
Echos brings together compelling themes and techniques highlighted by Hornung and Hastürk, merging Islamic painting with contemporary art and traditional engraving wiith digital art.
Despite the different techniques of the artists, the two solo shows complement one another by establishing a bridge between past and present in Turkey .
Onur Hastürk, The boy in the dreams, 2020, Acrylic, watercolor and 23K gold on paper painted with herbal dye, 70h x 50w cm (detail)
Mathias Hornung, D.E.C.A.Y., 2020, wooden relief, birch layerboard, offset ink, 100h x 100w x 10d cm (detail)
Issue 66, December 2023
Turkey’s Centenary Issue
