Pg Art Gallery continues its series of exhibitions throughout the summer, with the compilation of the artworks of artists from various disciplines. In the second part of the series, photographs of Jak Baruh, Roeki Symons and Maura Sullivan converge with the sculptures of Kemal Tufan during August.
Having garnered attention with his works on the metropolis, Jak Baruh reflects New York’s dynamic and luminous state of being. Aside from signifying this city, these works provide descriptions of the adventures of the urbane. Roeki Symons is another artist that takes the metropolis from another perspective. In the series named “Downtown”, the Dutch artist refers to the nightmarish lives of those who inhabit the postmodern metropolises. While depicting a romantic and peaceful cityscape made from blister packs of medicine, the construction reveals hidden dangers upon close examination. American artist Maura Sullivan leans towards a poetic narrative consisting of static bodies, frozen gazes and cut frames that focus on the human being. The artist captures a cinematographic style via the traditional use of nostalgic, black and white frames. The sculptures displayed alongside the photographs belong to Kemal Tufan. Employing an ironic narrative, Tufan creates his work upon the triptych of human, nature and life. The artist’s works consist of sculptures from his series, ‘Lick It’, in which he combines self-hydrating river stones with metal, and of his large-scale work dubbed ‘Tricycle’.
