Sabire Susuz (1967, Kütahya) refers to the unstable and slippery stance of life thanks to the materials and techniques she uses in her works. While there are many shortcuts to creating a pictorial image, he spends so much time on the making phase, which is defined as craftsmanship, and emphasizes the process itself. In other words, it tries to slow down the movement aimed at the result by highlighting the process of formation, in short, it focuses on time. Sabire Susuz creates images by attaching them to a cloth with a pin, while painting the labels bearing the brands and usage instructions of the garments with a special intervention in accordance with the compositions she designed. While using the labels painted in different techniques, his works, which take care not to impair the legibility of the brands, create a surface for unstable and dynamic forms as well as the mosaic effect it carries. Just like the conceptual meaning of the brand and the label, the fact that “the needles can be removed with a simple movement and only an empty cloth remains” in the works of the artist reminds us of the fact that branding is not an identity acquisition process, but an attached illusion that can be destroyed at any moment.
Trainings
1991 Dokuz Eylül University, Buca Education Faculty, Painting Department, Undergraduate
1995 Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Social Sciences, high License
2007 Dokuz Eylul University Fine Arts Institute, Graphic Art Department, Proficiency in Art
Solo Exhibitions
2015 "SOBE", MERKUR Gallery, Istanbul
2012 "Cin Ali at Exhibition", MERKUR Gallery, İIstanbul
2007 "Cesme", Altın Yunus Selçuk Yaşar Art Gallery
2006 "Identities", MK Studio, Rotterdam
2003 "For Me", İletişim Kitapevi Art Gallery, İzmir
2002 "I Be Myself" (Performance), Izmir
1998 Serigraphy Exhibition, Konak İş Bankası, Art Gallery, İzmir
1992 Print Painting Exhibition, German Cultural Center, İzmir
Group Exhibitions
2013 MERKUR Palmarina, Bodrum
2009 "Material Painting", American Hospital, Istanbul
2009 "Plastic Wood Vol.III", Dirimart, Istanbul
2004 "Garret-Attic", K2 Art Center
2004 65th State Original Print Painting Competition Exhibition
2003 Mixed Painting Exhibition, Selçuk Yaşar Museum, İzmir
2003 64th State Original Print Painting Competition Exhibition
2003 2nd TRT Painting and Ceramic Competition Exhibition
2001 "Human Rights, Contact Bookstore Gallery, Izmir
2000 A.Ü. Faculty Members Group Exhibition, A.Ü. Library Exhibition Hall, Eskisehir
1998 59th State Original Print Painting Competition Exhibition
1998 "Similarities-Differences", Underwater Archeology Museum Bodrum Castle, Bodrum
1998 "Young Event IV", Tuyap Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
1997 28th DYO Competition Original Print Exhibition
1997 "Youth Event III", Tuyap Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
1997 Young Artists from İzmir, Painting and Sculpture Museum, İzmir