Split Canvas No:2 (Yves Klein International Blue)
By Otto Turker
US$ 27,850
Overview
2017
Textile (Cotton, Fabric, Thread), Acrylic on linen, metal, wood
Unique Work
Dimensions: 140cm (H) x 210cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 55.1" (H) x 82.7" (W) x 1.2" (D)
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Split Canvas No:2 (International Klein Blue), 2017
210 cm x 140 cm x 3 cm
As embodiment of the George Bataille’s philosophy on violating borders, on the opposite side of the traditional painting canvas that puts a fence between space and itself, Otto Turker's method banishes the border between artwork and its architecture, its space. Split Canvas has in-between identity which is neither a sculpture nor a painting.
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Otto Turker
Hometown: Ankara & İstanbul
Based in: Ankara - İstanbul - Berlin
Otto is a cross-disciplinary artist and academic with degrees in painting and architecture. Otto's constructions mediate contemporary dialogues through architectural and structural processes, cross-spanning disciplines of cultural and historical studies, recycling technologies, and material-oriented art & science. Otto was awarded by various institutions including the Turkish Ministry of Culture and …
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