Ismail Acar - Painting

weAst A new geographical, geopolitical and geocultural composition / deconstruction of the world that accepts the diversity as a value founding of the new era, developing the different ancient and contemporary cultures of the East and West , building the future.

Constantinople, Byzantium, Istanbul, becoming the father, mother and son, offering the planet new values based on the Immaterialism, the thread that binds the different cultures.

A globalization that refuses the homologation and that contrary to claims the value of diversity.

Art is as vocation a land of crossovers and mixtures.

The artist is of course striving for the discovery and research of his being together particular and general.

He bows in front of the beauty and not ask the source.

The artist is nomadic, scientist, philosopher, born on earth but a son of the planet.

The Project propose reflections on these topics, with the first anthological of Ismail Akar that in addition to present his historical excursus will propose the new artworks of the artist.

Web: http://www.ismailacar.com.tr/

Biography

1971- Born in Suşehri, Sivas

1987- Attended University of İstanbul, Psychology Branch

1988- Attended Marmara University College of Fine Arts

1992- Finished Marmara University Painting Branch Ergin İnan Studio with honors
1993- Won his Master Arts Degree ‘Tekhnology and Arts’ at Marmara University College of Fine Arts

The expositions Acar attended

1991- International Geniune Print Exhibition, İstanbul

1991- National Fine Arts Gallery, İstanbul

1991- Ergin İnan Studio, Kabataş Lycee, İstanbul

1992- Contemporary Artists’, Painting and Sculpture Museum, İstanbul

1992- DYO Painting Exhibition, Atatürk Culture Center, İstanbul

1993- Contemporary Artists’, Painting and Sculpture Museum, İstanbul

1994- BP Exhibition, İstanbul

1996- Stephen Gong Gallery, New York, Art Instituto Chicago

1996- Fundacim Pensones, Madrid

1997- Gallery Efforce, Cannes

1998- Studio 44, New York

2000- Contemporary Turkish Artists’ Exhibition , Gallery Baraz, İstanbul

2002- ODTÜ Art Festival, Ankara

2003- İstanbul Contemporary Art Fair

2004- İstanbul Contemporary Art Fair

2005- İstanbul Contemporary Art Fair

Important solo exhibitions

1992- Zebra Art Gallery, İstanbul

1993- Bosna Exhibition, London

1993- Gar Art Gallery, Ankara

1994- Traditional Form I, Çırağan Palace, İstanbul

1994- Traditional Form II, Aya İrine, İstanbul

1995- Traditional Form III, Yerebatan, İstanbul

1996- Traditional Form IV, Topkapı Palace, İstanbul

1996- Habitat, Caricature Museum, İstanbul

1996- Falez Gallery, Antalya

1996- Turkuaz Gallery, Ankara

1997- Turkuaz Gallery, Ankara

1998- Turkuaz Gallery, Ankara

1998- National Education Center, Sivas

1999- Hagia Sophia and Imaginary Projections, Hagia Sofia Museum, İstanbul

1999- Acar and Hagia Sofia Documentary

2000- Rakkase, Maxim, İstanbul

2000- National Struggle of Women, Atatürk Culture Center, İstanbul

2000- Rose, El Turco Art Gallery, İstanbul

2000- Turkuaz Gallery, Ankara

2001- Pomegranate, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2001- Turkuaz Gallery, Ankara

2002- Parliament of Europe, Strasbourg

2002- Caftan, KÜSAV, İStanbul

2002- Pomegranate, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2002- Dervish, Çağla Cabaoglu Art Gallery, Galata Mevlevihanesi, İstanbul

2003- Watermelon, Cream Art Gallery, İstanbul

2003- Rose, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2003- Traditional Form V, Davos

2003- Traditional Form VI, Tokyo

2004- Traditional Form VII, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2004- Konak Pier, İzmir

2004- The porcelain Kings, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2004- The Portraits of Sultans, Topkapı Palace, İstanbul

2005- Three İstanbul, Two messages for future, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2005- International Venezia Biennale ‘Red Room, White Room’ Instituto Veneto di Scienze lettere d’Art, Venedik

Sultans Enstalation: Installition on the facade of the Museum of Natural History, Venice, Grand Canal İnstallation

Casa’ Del Luca
Casa Tornelli
Palazzo Barbarigo
Palazzo Benzon Foscolo
Palazzo Businello
Palazzo Contarini Michiel
Palazzo Coccina Tiepolo Papadopoli
Palazzo Curti
Palazzo Da Lezze
Palazzo Giustinian
Palazzo Giustinian Persico
Palazzo Falier
Palazzo Loredan Dell’Ambasciatore
Palazzo Mangilli Valmarana
Palazzo Tron
Palazzo Mocenigo
Palazzo Zulian

2005- Objects, Champs Elysees, Paris

2006- International Tulip Festival, Topkapı Palace, İstanbul

2006- Jma Art Gallery, Vienna

2006- Gaudi Gallery, Barcelona

2006- NY Art Magazine Press Miami Art Bassel

2006- Tulip Exhibition, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2006- The messages that come out from geography, Pomegranate, Rose, Tulip, Watermelon, Toprak Art Gallery, İstanbul

2007- International Tulip Festival, Topkapı Palace, İstanbul

2007- Floransa Biennale

2007- Gods and Kings of Anatolia, National Gallery, Makedonia

2008- ‘Eclectic’, Çıragan Palace, İstanbul

2008- Gods and Kings of Anatolia, Meem Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2008- Multi Angle, Manezh Grand Salon, Moscow, Russia

2008- International Istanbul Tulip Festival, Tulip Exhibition, Yıldız Palace, Istanbul

2008- Traditional Form IV, Toprak Art Gallery& Antik, İstinye Park Mall, İstanbul

2008- IV. International Contemporary Art Biennal, Ferrara, Italy

2009- Pasha, Toprak Art Gallery, Nişantaşi City’s, İstanbul

Awards

1991- International Genuine Print Award

2004- The Artist of the year

2005- The Artist of the year

2007- Floransa Biennal Award

The artists’ works can be seen nearly whole European countries, as well as United States, Canada, Mexico, whole United Arab Emirates, Russia, Moldovia, Ukranie and all Turkish Republics. Furthermore, Acar’s special collections can be seen at the museums and galleries in China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

İsmail Acar, at the triangle of time, history and geography has processed the themes of; kaftans, three İstanbul, Hagia Sofia, tulip, rose, pomegranate, calligraphy, crafts, the portraits of the sultans, Byzantine and the Gods and kings of Anatolia.

Ismail Acar has been donating one part of the income of all his exhibitions since 2001 to social charity foundations and institution.

CHOSEN CATALOGUES FROM SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Today’s artists, June 1992, İstanbul

Today’s artists, June 1993, İstanbul

BP Nature Exhibition, May 1994, İstanbul

Oriental in İstanbul, 13 January 1995, Taylan Tegin, Ankara

Reflections, June 1995, Prof. Dr. E. İnan, İstanbul

Collage of Time, Habitat 4 June 1996, Deniz Özden, İstanbul

Calligraphy, November 1996, Öykü Törüm, Bahreyn

Traditional Form II, 29 May 1997, Çiğdem Birol, İstanbul

Minimal breeze, 6 November 1998, Taylan Tegin, Ankara

Hagia Sofhia and virtuel, Prof. Dr. Semavi Egice, Deniz Çzden İmagibary Projections, 11 April 1999, İstanbul

Turkish Contemporaries, January 2000, Yahşi Biraz

İstanbulNarname, 8 February 2000, Mehmet Coral, İstanbul

Pomegranate, 17 November 2000, Taylan Teğin, Ankara

Exhibition of Plastic Arts, 1 April 2002, Prof. Ural Akbulut, Ankara

Meeting, 21 December 2002, Çağla Cabaoğlu, İstanbul

Rose, 17 April 2003, Mehmet Coral, İstanbul

Small Myths, November 2003, İstanbul

Porcelain Kingdoms, 8 April 2004, İstanbul

Edirnekari, 26 June 2004, Fahri Yücel, Edirne

Postcards, 27 November 2004, İstanbul

51st Biennale di Venezia, Sultans in Venice, June 2005, Prof. Roberto de Foo, Prof. Maria Pia Pedoni

Biennale Firenze Catalogue, December 2007

Kings and Gods of Anatolia, December 2007, Ana Frangovska, Macedonia

Curator: Pietro Franesi