About
Born in 1984 in Istanbul, Dr. İpek Ergen holds a PhD degree in Art Theory, a master’s degree in Art and Design, and a bachelor’s degree in Painting.
In 2009, she was awarded the “Young Painter of the Year” prize. She has had solo shows and has participated in many group shows, art fairs, and juried exhibitions in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands, and Turkiye. Since 2016, she has also worked as an art consultant in Germany.
Her work predominantly involves techniques such as airbrushing, acrylics, ink, and neon paints. She also integrates various materials like gold leaf, resin, diamond dust, and plexiglass into her artworks. Her sources of inspiration range from the animal world to human psychology, from pop surrealism to street art, and from contemporary Japanese art to otaku culture. While her main focus is on human figures, she uses animal figures as symbols of human behaviors in her works. Her subject matter deals with daydreams and Wonderland-like stories. She loves turning her works into a treasure hunting game for the audience, as they are filled with symbols to discover, and at times, hidden layers that can only be revealed under black light.
Books
“Representation and Sensation: A Study on Deleuze’s Philosophy of Painting” Post-Object and Post-Human in Art, Utopia Publications, November 2020.
“Dedication, Destruction, and Displacement in the Art of Appropriation” Postmodernism, Neo-Avant-Garde, and Cynicism in Contemporary Art, Utopia Publications, February 2020.
“Evaluation of the Works of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring as a Bridge Between Graffiti, Street Art, and High Art” Congress Book, 4th International Social Sciences Congress, UBAK Publications, 2022, ISBN: 978-625-7341-87-5.
Seminar
“Evaluation of the Works of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring as a Bridge Between Graffiti, Street Art, and High Art” 4th International Social Sciences Congress, 2022.
Article
“Institutionalization of Street Art and the Altered Nature of Displaced Artwork” Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art, and Communication, Volume 12, Issue 3, pages 734-749.
Awards
First Prize “Young Painter of the Year” award, 2009.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
“Maskerade / Masquerade” – Art42 Kunsthandel, Kandel, Germany
“The Circus Has Left Town” – Alanistanbul
“Imaginary Tea Party” – Galeri Artist Çukurcuma
“Thank You Mario But Princess is in Another Castle” – Rh+ Art Gallery
“Bedtime Milk” – Otto Sofyalı
Selected Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs
Group Exhibition in the Honour of the 100th Anniversary of Republic – the Natural History Museum, London, England, 2023
Stroke Art Fair – Praterinsel, Munich, Germany, 2023
Art Gerecht Kunstfestival – Alter Schlachthof, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2022
Group Exhibition – Roermond, Netherlands, 2021
Artweek Karlsruhe – Alter Schlachthof, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2020
Nachtbrötchen – Ergo Ipsum, Dusseldorf, Germany, 2019
Stroke Art Fair – Alte Akademie, Munich, Germany, 2019
Art Innsbruck – Innsbruck, Austria, 2019
ArtMuc Art Fair – Praterinsel, Munich, Germany, 2018
Sex Sells – Pop Art, Urban Art and Street Art – Popstreet, Hamburg, Germany, 2018
ArtBox, Hamburg, Germany, 2018
Luxembourg Art Fair – Luxexpo The Box – Luxembourg, 2017
Stroke Art Fair – Alte Akademie, Munich, Germany, 2017
Sweet n Low: An International Show of Cute – Bedford Gallery, California, USA, 2017
Spirit of Paper – Alan Istanbul, 2013
Contemporary Istanbul 2012
Contemporary Istanbul 2010
Art Bosphorus 2010
New Generation of Contemporary Turkish Art – MKM 2009
Artist – Tüyap Art Fair 2009
Young / New / Different – Casa Dell’Arte, 2009
Young Contemporary Artists – Casa Dell’Arte Bodrum, 2009
Summer Love – Ekavart Gallery, 2009
Young Artists Group Exhibition – Terakki Vakfi Sanat Galerisi, 2009
Young Painter of the Year Competition Exhibition, Rh+ Art Gallery, 2009
Artist 08 Tüyap Art Fair, 2008
Ekim Gecidi VII, 2008
Terracota Group Exhibition – Tekel Art Gallery, 2008
Inzumca Art Gathering– Valide-i Atik, 2008
Turkish Heart Foundation Art Competition Exhibition – Tophane-i Amire
Artist 07 Tüyap Art Fair, 2007
İpek Ahmet Merey Art Competition Exhibition
Turkish Heart Foundation Art Competition Exhibition – Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture
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