Özgür Kar

Özgür Kar's works are meticulously arranged within space to resemble theatrical scenes, with each piece serving as a character playing its part.

Biography of Özgür Kar

The artist was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1992. He honed his artistic skills at esteemed institutions, including the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, the Sandberg Instituut, and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten.

Kar's artistic journey gained momentum in 2017 with his participation in several notable group exhibitions, including those at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Wysing Arts Center in Cambridge, and Decad in Berlin.

Özgür Kar's solo exhibitions have been held at various venues, including Taylor Macklin in Zurich, Edouard Montassut in Paris, and Emalin Offsite at 24 Cork Street in London.

Özgür Kar's Famous Works

Notable pieces include the 2-channel 4K video with sound "Death with branch (from DAWN)" (2023), the 4K video with sound and 15-minute loop "Death with clarinet" (2021), the 4K video with sound "Monologue 5" (2018), and many others. 

Özgür Kar's Art Style

Kar's works are meticulously arranged within space to resemble theatrical scenes, with each piece serving as a character playing its part. Collaborating with voice actors and instrumentalists, he creates immersive soundscapes to enhance the theatrical experience. His works often explore the grotesque anxiety of death juxtaposed with cartoonish figures, reflecting a contemporary existentialist tone.

His artistic repertoire features anthropomorphic white video animations against a black backdrop. These animations often depict skeletons or humans in intricate poses. The minimally animated drawings are confined within outlines that transform the videos into sculptures limited by the edges of flat TV screens.