Raziye Kubat
Interior
Kubat says about this recent work: “I reproduced the works of the ‘X’s inside the boxes with my own grounds, with my own tools … In accordance with the format of our time,’ as if ‘… I conveyed the countless’ X’s with the x signs. I hoped to stay loyal to the ‘pure’ and rest, but what travels! .. After starting the project, the questions arose over and over again, “Why am I doing these?” I wondered if it was “to spoil the innocence”, the main purpose without realizing it? … I finally understood why I was dealing with this project for 2-3 years when I heard them singing under a canvas in their coffee house! .. ”
Raziye Kubat, Biography
Raziye Kubat has been working without compromising her unique attitude and stance since the 90s. In a sense, our selection of the artist’s special works from 1995 and 2009 in our gallery is a witness to the life and work adventure of Raziye Kubat. You can also view these works of the artist, who has taken part in many personal, group and concept exhibitions at home and abroad, as a mini selection within the possibilities of our space.
Kubat presented his work on “Visual Books” for the first time in 1996 “The Other” – HABITAT II. Later, “Imagining the Book” was twice (2002, 2005) invited to the biennial organized by the Library of Alexandria and took part in the Frankfurt Book Fair. “Yurttan Sesler” has been exhibited at Alhamra Art Gallery, Gallery Apel and many other countries. The books started with the movement of hiding the engraved plates inside with different techniques before they were printed. As a result of the creation process that spanned a long period of time, this search, the artist “The world was an open book!” completed with the sentence.
“Do not tell me fairytales!” The solo exhibition of the artist celebrating his 20th anniversary was opened in 2009 at Gallery Apel. ”This sentence is suddenly poured out of our mouth when bored by indirect, suggestive expressions that do not answer the question that we doubt or expect or ask about; “Don’t tell me stories!”… These works are also a “don’t tell me a story!” I mean, I have no addressee… ”in the exhibition, he questioned the fairy-tale narrative in a way and referred to the ironic narrative by using this language.
“A room of its own” is works of 2005 and in Gallery Apel; “What do you know about me?” was presented in many cultural centers within the scope of the European Capital of Culture 2010 “Portable Art” Project.
“A4 Pages” consists of what they produced in 2007 in Mojacar, Spain, during the process at Fundacion Valparaiso – Artist Residency.
“My father turned into a rabbit, I am a cat!” In 2004, the artist participated in the “First International Biannual for Hand Printed Artists Book” exhibition organized by the Library of Alexandria with this 15-page wood-printed book. Also “My father turned into a rabbit, I am a cat!” and participated in the Frankfurt Book Fair with this and other visual books.
“Who are you from?” In this book of Raziye Kubat, published in 2008 from Leman Magazine’s Cadde Publications and with the sponsorship of Canan Pak, the articles belong to Ömer Uysal. It consists of the original picture pages in the study, which is composed of notebook-book logic.
“Interior Facade” meets with the audience at Art Suites gallery.
