Heidi Trautmann

1057: Exhibition ‘With Art to Life’ to honour the 10th Death Anniversary Ismet Vehit Güney
4/26/2019


With 61 artist participating at the NEU AKKM Apr 25 – May 09, 2019

 

By Heidi Trautmann

 

The basic message is: Where there is art active and productive, there is society alive. It is the truth. I include here the press text issued by Near East University to speak for themselves.

https://neu.edu.tr/the-exhibition-titled-to-exist-with-art-which-will-be-organized-by-the-cyprus-art-center-of-near-east-university-in-memory-of-the-tenth-death-anniversary-of-ismet-vehit-guney-will-be-opened-on/?lang=en

 

Dr. Suat Günsel, founder and owner of Near East University has a noble goal, that is not only the basic aim of education but the support of the arts and the preservation of artistic heritage. We have been able to experience and follow his endeavors over the last years with art events, exhibitions, the creation of the new Museum for Modern Art, his support for other art disciplines. It leaves us breathless.

 

The exhibition on April 25 was to honour the artist Ismet Vehit Güney who died ten years ago, I wrote the text under the following link ‘In Memoriam of Ismet Vehit Güney’.

http://www.heiditrautmann.com/category.aspx?CID=4284158614#.XMMqdDAzaUk

 

Many local artists were invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his death together with his daughter Nilgün Güney, artist and founder of the Art Association EMAA. It was a very impressive event and the exhibition halls at the Atatürk Culture and Congress Centre were hardly sufficient to take up the 142 artworks by 61 artists. I met with many known faces and artworks. Please find attached the list of participating artists. The curator of this event is Dr. Mustafa Hastürk.

 

In the presence of Dr. Suat Günsel and many of the academic staff, and Minister President Tufan Erhürman, the ceremony began and the exhibition opened. A bust of Ismet V. Güney was created by Dr. Raif Demililer, Fine Arts Faculty. Well captured.  The honoured artist is well known and respected all over the island, and the Cyprus flag he created, is still flown. In the art centre that is named after him many art exhibitions take place and there is hardly any idle time for  the managing department, the centre is booked out over the year.

 

It is a very interesting and informative art exhibition with all kind of disciplines, large sized paintings on canvas, drawings, prints and stencil art, graphic design, ceramics and sculptures. Unfortunately the photos I took are not very good, I did not have my usual camera, the battery was gone, so I had to take a small camera I had never worked with. I should have used my I-phone instead.  I have chosen a handful to show the variety of the exhibition. 

The exhibition is still open until May 08, viewing times 10:00 – 16:00 hrs.

 

 

 

List of participating artists
List of participating artists


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Ismet Vehit Güney
Ismet Vehit Güney


Ismet V.Güney
Ismet V.Güney


Nilgün Güney, artist and daughter of Ismet V. Güney
Nilgün Güney, artist and daughter of Ismet V. Güney


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Bust of Ismet V. Güney done by Dr. Raif Demililer
Bust of Ismet V. Güney done by Dr. Raif Demililer


Relief of Ismet V. Güney done by Dr. Raif Demililer
Relief of Ismet V. Güney done by Dr. Raif Demililer


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Dr. Suat Günsel
Dr. Suat Günsel


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