Location: Turkey
Dilek MENTES CV:
Born in 1970, Bartın, Türkiye. Graduated from Gazi University, Gazi Education Faculty, Department Of Painting in 1992, Ankara. She joined over about 100 group exhibitions (USA, Italy, Avusturia, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Romania, China, Russia, Hungary, Japan) opened 32 solo exhibitions and holds five awards. Her works can be found in various collections. She still continues her work of art in her atelier. She is also a member of UNESCO AIAP Association Of International Plastic Arts (UPSD) and member of BRHD.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2023- “Vernice Art Fair, EuroExpoArt Çağdaş Sanat Fuarı, Forli, İtalya
2023- ArtAnkara Sanat Fuarı “Kibele’ye Mektuplar” Proje Sergisi-Ankara
2023- ArtAnkara Sanat Fuarı, Ayka Sanat Galerisi- Ankara
2022-“TravelExpo” Fuarı, ATO Congresium-Ankara
2022-“City Festival”, “Peace” International Art Exhibition, Amasra Museum, Turkey.
2021- IAAF Art Fair, NeoArt Gallery, Lütfi Kırdar Congress Palace, İstanbul, Turkey.
2021-“ 98th Anniversary of Our Republic”, Portart Gallery, Ankara, Turkey.
2021- Fiera Di Forli “Vernice Sanat Fuarı, Forli, NeoArt Gallery- Italy.
. 2021-“Feminenartfest”, International Art Festival, Istanbul, Turkey.
2021-“Sintesi 2021”, Crocetti Museum, Roma.
2020-“Live Atelier”, Out of Covid, International Online Exhibition, NeoArtGallery, Italy
2020-Teacher Painters Group Exibition, http://gaziresimsanalsergi.gazi.edu.tr
2020- Group Art Exhibition, Hgc Art Gallery, Bodrum, Turkey
2020-“The World is at Home”, World Art Day Online Art Exhibition, www.tamsanat.net
2020-“Make Art, No Joke”, Online Art Exhibition, www.tamsanat.net
2019-Int. Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Italy
2019-“The Essence of Things” MegaArtGallery, Corchiano, Roma, Italy
2018-EuroExpoArt Contemporary Art Fair, Italy
2018-5. ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair, Ankara, Turkey
2018-Istanbul ArtShow Contemporary Art Fair, Hilton, Istanbul, Turkey
2018- Arte Fiera Art Fair, NeoArtGallery, Cesena, Italy
2018-“ Art Museum and Exhibition Hall-Çorum, Turkey
2018- “3. Art Museum Workshop”, Municipality Art Gallery, Bartın, Turkey
2018- “Truva II” Galerim Art Gallery, Armada, Ankara, Turkey
2017- 4.Art Ankara Art Fair, Ankara, Turkey
2017 -“One World A Lot Of Story”, Linda Farrel Gallery, Paris, France
2015-Caddebostan Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2014-“Plates” Şirket-i Hayriye Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2013- Inter Art International Art Show, National Museum, Alba Iulıa, Romania
2013- “Mixed Techniquies” International Art Show, Lessedra Gallery, Bulgaria
2013-“New Year Art Show” HK Art Gallery-Istanbul
2013- Inter Art International , National Museum, Alba Iulıa, Romania
2013- “Mixed Media”, Lessedra Gallery- Bulgaria
2012- “III. Balaton Salooon Art Competition Exhibition”, Hungary
2012- “Feminine Discourse ” Tunel Art Gallery- Istanbul, Turkey
2012- “III. Balaton Saloon Art Competition’s Exhibition”- Hungary
2011-“Yin-Yang”Contemporary Art and History Museum, Moscow, Russian
2011- “Women in Art”, American Museum, Miami, Florida, USA
2011-“Arachne” VII. Women’s Art Show, PrimoPiano Gallery, Lecce, Italy
2011-”Violence Against Women Art Exhibition”, UPSD Art Gallery-Istanbul, Turkey
2010-“Orange Blossom II. International Art Colony’s Exhibition, CRR, Istanbul, Turkey
2010- Art District Gallery, Las Vegas, USA
2010- WAF Expo Las Vegas, Place Gallery-USA
2010- International Art Exhibition, Beijing Gallery, China.
2010- Art 2010 “Global Art Perspektives”, Broadway Gallery, New York-USA
2009-“ Bashimi Art House, Salzburg Gallery- Avusturia
2009- 19. Istanbul Art Fair, Tüyap, Istanbul, Turkey
2009- Bakırköy Art Center- Istanbul, Turkey
2009-“Politics, Practics and Emotions”Broadway Gallery, NewYork, USA
2009- "Human Rights" San Lucia-Belvedere, Caserta, Italy
2009- “Summer Mix /4” Cihangir Art, Istanbul, Turkey
2009- Marziart Studio Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
2009- 53.Venice Biennale, Ny Arts Pavilion, Italy
2009- World Art Expo’09, California, USA
2009 World Art Foundation Grand Salon Des Arts, California, USA
2008 Oregon Ink Spot Print Exhibition,Nightingale Gallery, USA
2008 International Biennial, D'art Gallery, Aiud, Romania
2008 7TH Lessedra World Art Print Annuel , Sofia / Bulgaria
2007 Tuyap Art Fair /Istanbul, Turkey
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60x60 cm. oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
60x80 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
60x80 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
60x80 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
60x80 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
50x70 cm. Oil on canvas, 2015.
The artist separates the woman from the man with a modernist perspective and draws attention to the other/inferior nature of the woman. In doing so, it de-identifies women and gives internal conflict through their bodies. The artist lengthens bodies or limbs and combines them with bright and striking colors in order to make visible the psychological tensions and pathological conditions created by the concepts of "sexual politics", "oppression", patriarchy in women. The colors underline the dramaticness of the situation, with brushstrokes that feel vicious. In fact, the artist is evolving the subject of women, which he has captured with a modernist point of view, with a postmodern approach. The idea that women are in need of a new language and a new discursiveness, united by post-structuralist feminist philosophers such as Helene Cixous, Kristeva, and Luce Irigay, is also realized in Dilek Mentes with her compositional setup, brush driving and color selection. In the postfeminist approach, the main issue is not to be like a man anymore than the idea of equality. An important point for Mentes is the issues of "talking like a woman" and "talking like a woman", especially as Irigay deals with. Here the artist speaks as a woman, and the work speaks like a woman. So what do these concepts mean? “Speaking as a woman” indicates both a psychological position and a social position in the current situation. On the other hand, “speaking like a woman” means being open to the incomprehensibility and plurality of meaning, the uncontrollability of truth and knowledge, the plurality of perspective, that is, the qualities that the male language always tends to prevent, eliminate and suppress. Mentes women are among the current works in which concepts are carried to paintings, lines and colors…
Sevil DOLMACI
Art Historian, Critic.
“Miss to Peace”
“Waiting to Peace ”
“Untitle”
“Longing”
“Emulation”
“Expectation”
“Hope”
“Meeting”
“View”
“Effort”
“About Peace”
“From The Frame”
“Discourse”
