Gönül Sen-Menzel: The Family at the Center of “Images of People”

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Bergkamen-Oberaden. On Sunday, the Turkish artist Gönül Sen opened her exhibition “Images of People – Facets of a Society” at the municipal gallery “sohle 1”. Around 60 visitors attended the opening.

The latest works by the Cologne-based artist focus on the human being as part of society. The nuclear family of father, mother and child appears in all its forms in almost every one of her works.

The pictures stand out above all for their extremely colorful palette, which the trained artist creates mainly with oil and acrylic paints. They express feelings and moods, which give rise to the tension in the picture that speaks to viewers and captivates them. Some colors are in contact with one another; others repel each other. The viewer’s individual sense of color is called for. Prices for the pictures available for sale range from 500 to 3,000 marks.

The exhibition at the municipal gallery “sohle 1” in the city museum in Oberaden can be seen until February 15. Opening hours: Tuesdays to Thursdays 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 to 5 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 2 to 5 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (alex)

Original caption: Met with a great response on the opening day: the “Images of People” by Gönül Sen.