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“I paint what I see and think. I find my themes where I live. The most important element for me is color.” This is how the painter Gönül Şen, who has had 25 group and solo exhibitions in Germany, describes her painting at her first exhibition in Turkey.
After graduating from the Istanbul Education Institute, the artist worked as an art teacher and then studied for five years at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. “I paint a little fast. Our times demand it,” is how Gönül Şen describes her works. Her exhibition at Galerie Vepa is open until May 11.
Caption: Woman in Purple – from Şen’s exhibition.
The report appeared in the weekly magazine Yeni Gündem, vol. 3, no. 59, April 19–25, 1987 (“Resim” section). Translated from Turkish for senmenzel.com.
About the Exhibition
Exhibition 1987: Galerie Vepa, Istanbul – listed in the overview Exhibitions of Gönül Sen-Menzel.
More press coverage of this exhibition:
- “The Works of Gönül Şen” · Exhibition Notice · Milliyet
- “Gönül Şen Painting Exhibition” · Exhibition Notice · Cumhuriyet
- “Gönül Şen Sevimtaş Exhibition” · Exhibition Notice · Cumhuriyet
- “Gönül Şen at the Vepa Art Gallery” · Exhibition Notice · Hürriyet Gösteri
- “Color and Figure in Gönül Şen’s Work” · Review · Sanat Olayı
- “Turhan Selçuk on the Exhibition at Galerie Vepa” · Column · Vizyon
- “Gönül Sen Opens Her First Exhibition in Turkey at Galerie Vepa” · Exhibition Notice · Source unknown
