Lure
- 50 cm x 50 cm x 2 cm
Pınar Soytürk
İzmir
Lure brings together the vaginal form and the image of the Venus flytrap, establishing a contemporary reference to the concept of vagina dentata. The plant's seductive mechanism, which draws it's prey inward, renders visible the tension between bodily desire and the latent sense of threat embedded within attraction. While the vivid background invites the gaze,the thorned forms recall the physical and psychological costs carried by intimacy.
The composition reconstructs historical narratives of fear, control, and repression imposed upon the female body through a botanical order. Repetitive organic structures evoke cycles of multiplication and defense, while the centrality of the form points to desire as a force that simultaneously generates allure and boundary. Lure creates a field of attraction that distrupts the safety of the observing gaze and invites the viewer into direct confrontation with that space.
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- Height 50 cm
- Width 50 cm
- Depth 2 cm
- Mediums Canvas
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₺30.000,00
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Türkiye
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Pınar Soytürk (1986, Balıkesir, Türkiye), Anadolu Üniversitesi İngilizce Öğretmenliği Bölümü’nden mezun olmuş; sanata duyduğu ilgiyi zamanla profesyonel üretim pratiğine dönüştürmüştür. 2017 yılında İzmir’de Monart Resim Atölyesi’nde Güzel Sanatlar hazırlık eğitimi almış, 2019 yılından itibaren aynı atölyede resim öğretmeni olarak çalışmaya başlamıştır. 2023 yılında Ege Üniversitesi Görsel İletişim Tasarımı Bölümü’nde desen dersi vermiş ve ilk kişisel sergisini burada gerçekleştirmiştir.
2024 yılından bu yana Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Resim-İş Eğitimi yüksek lisans programında çalışmalarını sürdürmekte; akademik araştırmalarını sanatsal üretimiyle paralel olarak geliştirmektedir.
Soytürk’ün çalışmaları, kadın bedeni, doğa ve insan anatomisi arasındaki ilişkileri dönüşüm, sınırlar ve erotizm kavramları üzerinden ele alır. İzmir’de yaşayan ve üretimlerini sürdüren sanatçı, karma sergiler ve kolektif sanat projelerine aktif olarak katılmakta; bedenin dönüşen anlatılarını farklı bağlamlarda yeniden yorumlayarak izleyiciyle buluşturmaktadır.
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