UĞUR CİNEL

Uğur Cinel, who was born in Istanbul in 1985, graduated from Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture in 2010. Cinel continues his work at his Izmir workshop, using the basic production disciplines of sculpture, modulation, collage, and sculpture.

The first step in the artist's creative process is to thoroughly comprehend the material. With his many experiments on the material and his voyage through the strata, he goes beyond the basic connotations. While the material's language guides the production, it also becomes a part of the conceptual narrative.

The artist frequently refers to the concepts of emptiness and fullness, which create each other, as well as repetitive geometric forms. They are not only visible in the material or form, but they are also a part of the process as part of the conceptual integrity. What emerges is a reflection of time, which, despite its rigidity, has progressed from the past to the present and will always continue on its path.

His selected exhibitions include, ''The End Of The World We Know''(Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, 2024) "Witness of Flow" (Cendere Art Museum, Istanbul, 2022), “What Water Knows” (Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, 2022), “13. Terrace Exhibition” (Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, 2021), “Fauna” (Kozalak Alaçatı, İzmir, 2021), “Sinopale 7” (International Sinop Biennial, Sinop, 2019), “High Voltage: An Evening of Electronic Music” (Akkor audio-visual performance, Babylon, Istanbul, 2019), “Ot” (MÜGSF Cumhuriyet Museum, Istanbul, 2018), “Homage to the Masters of Sculpture” (Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, 2017) and “Skyline” (Elgiz Museum, 2015, Istanbul).