The Circle Series

Yucel Donmez

Yücel Dönmez is known as an artist who made many firsts in our visual arts history. Dönmez is Turkey's first Land Art artist and the first artist in the world to paint on snow.The artist has developed a philosophy in order to pioneer the depth movement by using layers in his works. In a picture, 8-10 pictures could overlap and become a picture. When it comes to the philosophy of this, it is possible to see the artist's inner world, his experiences, personality, what he watched and interpreted in the depth of the painting. The artist proposes to reveal the philosophy of the painting made in order to become a painter. It is possible to see the art of marbling, the art of calligraphy and the art of calligraphy, the art of Ottoman Tugra and ornament, and the art of Byzantine in foil works. The artist emphasizes the traditional assets that make up his own self with contemporary images. Yücel Dönmez introduced a new art movement to the world by synthesizing his style, which he developed based on Turkish traditional arts, with modern.