GÖKHAN TANATAR

 

Acrylic paintings on canvas capturing the essence of life.

Gökhan Tanatar has a non-artistic background, albeit he has nevertheless drawn and painted since childhood. His artistic skills are undeniable as we see in his paintings.

Gökhan is a dedicated painter and his body of work is figurative, however with a unique and distinctive style that sets him apart. Everything superfluous is cleaned and colors are pushed up, bright colors are made stronger, dark colors darker. The paintings are a true expression of the human spirit combining the presence of both good and evil.

Most notable in Gökhan’s art is the intensity of the paintings. It is as if he has a momentum to drive the contrasts up, something yhat makes each individual work stand out. Delicately, with his artistic choices and technique, what he wants to express is PASSION, something that is evident on by what we can se on the canvas.

Gökhan Tanatar’s art is themed around expression of the humanity’s big question; the meaning of life, in joy, sadness, sex and life choices.

Göhkan masters the black/white expressions as well as the more colorful, the latter with almost garish colors that express mirth and happiness. In conclusion, Gökhan’s art sends out an almost ominous message about a life that is not straightforward.

Selected exhibitions
CPH Art Fair Nationalbanken Art Danmark (Hillerød), DK
Farum kulturhus Kunst for alle (Øksnehallen), DK
Bonnier Publications Art Nordic (Øksnehallen) Malmö, SE
Ågalleriet (Luftkastellet, Frederiksværk), DK

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