“OUR UNIVERSITY VALUE ZERO WASTE PROJECTS!”
The "Wheel Ceramic Exhibition" by Omer Faruk Soyler, who gives life to waste ceramic products with its unique texture in the international arena, was opened to visitors at Istanbul Gelisim University Art Gallery. Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin, Rector of Istanbul Gelisim University, who made the opening speech at the exhibition, stated that as Istanbul Gelisim University, every branch of art is given great importance and that progress is being made in expanding its vision to become a research university with Satpark, Technopark and Sociopark structuring studies within the university. At the same time, Prof. Dr. Sahin congratulated the artist for his work and stated that as a university, they value recycling studies and that they want to realize such a project by turning it into a project within the scope of zero waste studies.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Gunay, the curator of the exhibition, congratulated the artist Omer Faruk Soyler, who emphasizes recycling and zero waste in his works. Gunay also stated that the artist's name will be heard more often in the coming years.
HE BROUGHT HANDICRAFT TOGETHER WITH ART!
After the opening speech, the artist, who gave a special workshop to the visitors who came to the exhibition, also helped the participants who wanted to experience the mud works. The artist, who transforms bowls, serving dishes, broken and unused containers into animal figures and transforms industrial products into works of art, said: “Works made with a classical revolver are called crafts, but I turn waste industrial ceramic products into art by passing them through a mud revolver without using any extra products. It is the first in the world. I reintegrate the waste pieces with symmetrical forms. In this way, there is a transformation from craft to art.”
“MY PURPOSE WAS TO FIND A DIFFERENT TEXTURE”
Another striking point in the works of the artist, whose private collections are included in many international exhibitions, is his own patented texture works. These textures, which are unique in the world, are created using different techniques and materials. The artist, who also won the first prize in the international arena with his works, is highly appreciated both for his emphasis on recycling and for his transformation of industrial products into works of art. Omer Faruk Soyler: “My biggest goal in the coming years is to collect all the waste ceramic pieces and create a great work of art. My aim in the studies I have done so far was to find a different texture. As a result of many studies I have done, I have created a unique texture. This texture emerges with different techniques and materials. Texture works are done on a rotating tool called a wheel or mud lathe. In this way, I reflect my own texture on my works.”
