Ayda Demirci : Two

28.11 – 28.12.2024

‘Two’ brings together Ayda Demirci’s paintings made in 2024. Consisting of oil paintings on canvas and paper, the exhibition takes its name from the artist’s habit of working in pairs. This binary bond between the paintings is sometimes formed by grouping the same dimensions, sometimes by starting at the same time, sometimes by similarity or contrast.

While viewing these abstract compositions, we encounter signs of time and space. When viewed through colors, the exhibition can be considered as a visual equivalent of time. Red, orange and pink tones evoke the hours when the sunlight is more slanted, while bright and cool colors suggest a midday clarity. Just like the contribution of light to what happens during the day, we can feel its omnipresence in these abstract compositions. Likewise, it is also possible to see an allusion to space in these paintings. Ayda Demirci creates compositions that can give clues to the places she has been. She uses color and form as a record of the image in the changing geographies in her studio in Istanbul or on her travels. However, these visual records are far from being descriptive, perhaps only a starting point to reach the painting.

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 01, 2024

Oil on linen

28 x 30 cm

Artwork ID: 603

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 02, 2024

Oil on linen

50 x 42 cm

Artwork ID: 608

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 03, 2024

Oil on linen

50 x 42 cm

Artwork ID: 605

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 04, 2024

Oil on linen

90 x 100 cm

Artwork ID: 592

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 05, 2024

Oil on linen

55 x 68 cm

Artwork ID: 601

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 06, 2024

Oil on linen

55 x 68 cm

Artwork ID: 600

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 07, 2024

Oil on paper

42 x 38,5 cm

Artwork ID: 599

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 08, 2024

Oil on linen

120 x 140 cm

Artwork ID: 589

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 09, 2024

Oil on linen

28 x 30 cm

Artwork ID: 602

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 10, 2024

Oil on paper

46 x 38 cm

Artwork ID: 598

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 11, 2024

Oil on linen

156 x 144 cm

Artwork ID: 590

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 12, 2024

Oil on paper

46 x 38 cm

Artwork ID: 597

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 13, 2023

Oil on linen

50 x 42 cm

Artwork ID: 596

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 14, 2024

Oil on linen

120 x 140 cm

Artwork ID: 588

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 15, 2024

Oil on linen

45 x 80 cm

Artwork ID: 604

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 16, 2024

Oil on linen

50 x 42 cm

Artwork ID: 606

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 17, 2023

Oil on linen

50 x 42 cm

Artwork ID: 607

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 18, 2024

Oil on linen

90 x 100 cm

Artwork ID: 591

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 19, 2024

Oil on paper

38 x 52 cm

Artwork ID: 595

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 20, 2024

Oil on paper

38 x 52 cm

Artwork ID: 594

Ayda Demirci

Untitled 21, 2024

Oil on paper

42 x 38,5 cm

Artwork ID: 593

Ayda Demirci

Ayda Demirci is a painter based in Istanbul. Her practice is shaped by her view of painting as a continuous process of research and discovery. She works to create abstract compositions in her paintings. Her focus is always on painting; she is interested in constructing images and expressions independent of an idea or narrative. Demirci’s paintings are exactly ‘what you see’. A year and a half after her frst exhibition ‘35 Paintings’, her second solo exhibition ‘Two’ can be visited at Ambidexter from November 28, 2024.

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