Burhan YILMAZ was born in 1981, in Silifke, Türkiye. Graduated from Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education, 2005. 2009, Courses in fine arts at Ecole Regionale Superiore d’Expression de Plastique, in Tourcoing, Lille- France. 2010, graduated from Master Program of Painting Division in Institute of Fine Arts of Mersin University. 2014, Graduated from PhD. Program of Painting Division in Institute of Fine Arts of Gazi University. He is working as faculty member in Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Duzce University. He had two solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions, festivals and symposiums. Some attended exhibitions are below:
2024: 2nd Biennale de Art Contemporanea Tres os Montes, Linha d’Agua, Portugal
2024: 23rd Cerveira Biennial, Vila nova de Cerveira, Portugal
2024: 2nd Commagene Biennial, Kahta Castle, Adıyaman
2024: Dissensus II, Open Call Selection, Gri Alan Art, Ayvalık, Balıkesir
2024: “Silence Maps” Solo Exhibition, Türkan Saylan Cultural Center Maltepe Gallery, Maltepe, İstanbul
2023: “The Power of the Object” Cerveira Biennale Museum, Cerveira, Portugal
2023: “The World We Know Is Behind” Group Exhibition, Navart Art Gallery, Van
2023: “Silence” Solo Exhibition, Merqez Art Space, Bodrum, Muğla
2023: “Spring Selection II” Gri Alan Gallery, Ayvalık, Balıkesir
2023: “Our Great Existence” Group Exhibition, Büyükdere35 Gallery, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
2022: “Encounter First” Group Exhibition, Ergin Karlıbel Art Gallery, Ordu
2022: Suye Dosta (Towards the Friend) Group Exhibition, Tabriz Fine Arts University, Tabriz, Iran
2021: Cerveira Biennial Museum Collection Exhibition, Cerveira Biennial Museum, Cerveira, Portugal
2021: “Screenshot”, Group Exhibition, Düzce University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Online Exhibition
2020: “Without Borders” Art Competition, World University of Design, New Delhi, India
2020: 7th Sense: Shadow, Düzce University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Online Exhibition
2018: XX. Cerveira Art Biennial, Vila de Cerveira, Portugal
2018: Selected Artist in Osten Biennial of Drawing, Skopje, Macedonia
2018: IVA-International Visual Arts Festival, Tahran, Iran
2018: Elektro Arts Festival, Cluj-Napoca Art and Design University, Romania
2017:ICAS-International Contemporary Art Show, International Culture and Art Dialogue Assembly, İzmir, Turkey
2017: Istanbul Rotary Art Competition, Exhibition, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2016: Oart Art Competition, Odeabank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2016: “Traces of Don Quixote” International Group Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2015: “20. Small T” Group Exhibition, Hobi Art Gallery, İstanbul.
2015. 16 International Art Festival, “Second Nature” Juried Exhibition. METU, KKM. Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2014: “Mash Up” Group Exhibition, Islip Art Museum, New York, USA
2014: 8. Biennial of Miniature Art, Czecstechowa, Polonya
2014- 15. DFEWA. International East/West Artist “Contemporary Art Symposium” Carei, Satu Mare, Romania
2013- FGM International Contemporary Art Symposium, Islip Art Museum, New York, USA
2013- International Group Exhibition, Briarcliff College Art Gallery, New York, USA
2013- “International Zervas Art Symposium” Agora, Patras, Greece
2013- “Shanti Ra Sadhbhav” International Group Exhibition, Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, NEPAL.
Portfolio:
Burhan Yılmaz's works examines the transformation of objects into fragments through economic and physical changes, and particularly re-signification of aspects of cultural objects like function and consumption. These works were realized by a series of different methods such as painting, installation, drawing, photography. They examine units, forms and systems through experimental interventions in different environments. It can be argued that the background of his works is a cumulative text consisting of concepts such as piece-whole-unit-fragment-repeat.
In his works, objects are included as fragments. Functions, images and forms of these objects are transformed into ironic meaning or meaninglessness. The energy of the inanimate things that exist in the objects that are seen in the works is turned on by the touch of the artist. This makes it possible to create a movement from the individual window of the artist towards aesthetic, political, and basic act of life.