| Nihat Kemankasli’s visual interpretations are deceptively child-like, humorous and captivating works, which he creates through detailed ink, acrylic and oil paint, and also in his use of bold, vibrant, colors. |  |
Nihat Kemankasli’s visual interpretations are deceptively child-like, humorous and captivating works, which he creates through detailed ink, acrylic and oil paint, and also in his use of bold, vibrant, colors. His paintings are a kind of electrified impressionism; with a palette of bright hues Kemankasliâs captures light and movement with an unusual forcefulness. Manipulating linear and geometric shapes, Kemankasli creates imagery that is at once surreal and rooted in an affinity to reality. The artwork was recently on display at Kemankasli’s exhibition in November 2009 at Siyah / Beyaz Art Gallery in Ankara, and the artists upcoming exhibition running on January 2010 will be at Art Eight Sofa Hotel in Istanbul, creates a magic realism which invokes a world of color, where vivid characters, swirling spaces, uncontained energy can not be trapped by the limits of the canvas, Kemankasli’s images are constantly on the move, living life, dancing before the viewers eyes. Multicolor palettes permeate through Nihat Kemankasli’s work, where the distinction between narrative and figurative is blurred, and the real and surreal become one. The exhibition of Kemankaslis’ vigorous and honest art develops debate on urgent and topical issues such as personal relationships, and love. The energy and vitality of Kemankasli and the exploratory nature of his work surely attest to a society where art at last, or once more, may find its central place.
In his art Kemankasli’s transforms painterly movements into something tangible, something intriguingly fluid on canvas, upon seeing which viewers can’t help the desire to touch and feel. His acrylic works are intuitive and vibrant, composed of shapes and lines that are free-spiritedly manipulated to form a world of fanciful naïveté yet his portrayal of humans and objects echo Classicism, while exuding warm, ominous, or eccentric atmosphere. The work is vivid and refreshing, creating an otherworldly atmosphere where nature comes to life on canvas and invites viewers for a walk in Kemankasli’s world.
Nihat Kemankasli’s exhibition at Siyah / Beyaz Art Gallery, will be on display at The Sofa Hotel in Istanbul on January 2010.
