Chianciano Art Museum
Critical Analysis Artist: Ayhatun AteĹ&#x;in Art Critic: Timothy Warrington
ICAC
International Confederation of Art Critics
Critical Analysis Artist: Ayhatun AteĹ&#x;in Art Critic: Timothy Warrington
The Museum The Museum of Art of Chianciano hosts a series of collections ranging from Neolithic and Asiatic to Contemporary art. There are approximately a thousand works on display. Visitors are able to view paintings and sculptures by artists such as Tom Nash, Salvador Dali, Sir Henry Moore, Frances Turner, Mario Schifano, Damien Hirst, Brian Willsher and Albert Louden, drawings by the likes of Magritte, Guttuso and Munch; historical works from Royal Collections and original etchings by masters such as Dürer and Rembrandt. The museum is known for organising annual international events, including the Chianciano International Art Award and the Biennale of Chianciano.
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) “Joachim and the Angel” Original woodcut, circa 1504
Sir Henry Moore (1898-1986) “Head” Bronze Sculpture
ICAC
International Confederation of Art Critics
The Critic Timothy Warrington was born in Birmingham in 1944 and is a critical writer and curator based in London. Warrington’s career has taken him all around the world in the search for art to exhibit in London. He was part of the organisation that hosted the largest and most important exposition of Bulgarian art ever curated outside Bulgaria, showing 300 artists. The exhibition was hosted in collaboration with the Bulgarian Embassy in London and was inaugurated by the Bulgarian Ambassador Mr Stancoff. The Slovenian Printmakers Exhibition was another reminder of the wonderful talent that Timothy brought to London, artists that are recognised and respected all around the world. “Italian Views” at the Lord Leighton Museum, curated by Timothy, was also a great success and a spotlight into contemporary Italian Art from institutions such as the Academy of Fine Art in Florence, Academy of Fiorino in Florence and The Academy of Fine Art in Rome. Warrington has curated numerous books and writes opinions and exhibition critiques in the UK and the USA. Notably, he was responsible for the main publication related to Brian Willsher’s Bronzes, an artist who taught at the Tate and was praised by Sir Henry Moore as an artistic genius. Timothy’s critical writing is very sophisticated - he has the power to translate the artist’s thoughts to the viewer with extreme clarity and competence. He was a member of the jury of Chianciano International Art Award alongside people like Gerard Bruneau who started his career wih Andy Warhol.
“Silent walk” - ceramic shoe installation by Ayhatun Ateşin
The Artist
Ayhatun Ateşin was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1961. Actress, poet and ceramic artist, she has got her first award in arts at the age of 15 while studying at Nicosia Turkish Lycée. Although she studied UTEM-Computer Programming, Gama Camera Radioimmunoassay and Radiopharmasotic, her deep interest in different arts branches has continued. Ayhatun has been a leading name in modern ceramics in Cyprus. While researching and writing on the Turkish-Cypriot folklore and arts in the daily Halkin Sesi, the artist currently lives and works in Nicosia, North Cyprus. During her art life, Ayhatun participated in many exhibitions, symposiums and workshops and received regional and international awards. Her works can be found in public museums and private collections both in Cyprus and in many other countries. Ayhatun has also been the curator of many exhibitions and leaded the organization of cultural festivals both in Cyprus and internationally. She is continuing her studies both in the Eastern Mediterranean University and in her atelier in Nicosia. Artist Ayhatun Ateşin won the prestigious Leonardo Award in Applied Arts at the Biennale of Chianciano which is organized and hosted by the Chianciano Art Museum. Ayhatun is invited to the World Art Jubilee to be held in Italy in 2016.
“Silent walk” - ceramic shoe installation by Ayhatun Ateşin
The Critique Ayhatun Ateșin is an artist of great philosophical merit that poses a multitude of existential and complex questions with her art. A mysterious narrative that transcends physical existence albeit eternally based on the ever changing and unique nature of mankind’s journey. The apparent simplicity of Ayhatun’s message is what strikes the viewer. We see an object that through the years has been transformed from an essential necessity to an accessory that has become the forefront of design and beauty. An elegant and striking albeit intentionally frivolous part of daily life that poses eternally unanswered questions. The alluring, stimulating and pleasing visual impact of the work soon becomes part of wider and richer line of thought that accompanies the installation. Indeed, the viewer encounters a visual representation of movement and transition that transcends time, place and circumstance. Ayhatun takes us on an intellectual process of analysis allowing us to gradually synthesise and ponder existential questions through the expression and articulation of her philosophical mind. The journey is extensive. The spectator is greeted with what presents itself as a joyous idea that quickly transforms into a deep interpretation on the metaphysical nature of man. Subsequently, reflection allows the viewer to envision the invisible bearers of the shoes - the people behind the colours and behind the beauty. Thereafter it is not long before the mind is forced to tackle an endless spectrum of spatial and spiritual conundrums. Ayhatun creates the perfect intellectual stimuli that allows a free thinking individual to ponder as well as empathise. During this philosophical exercise, we see the plight of man and the exploration of new horizons ever overcome with a great sense of an uncertain world. The meaning in Ayhatun’s work is undoubtedly very relevant and important in the contemporary era, but such an interpretation is only part of the never ending story. The journey of man and mankind is given an invisible face that encompasses every individual in the limitless expanse of past, present and future. Ayhatun succeeds in provoking thought and opening a viewer’s eyes through her original and innovative art.
Timothy Warrington International Confederation of Art Critics
“Silent walk” - ceramic shoe installation by Ayhatun Ateşin
“Silent walk” - ceramic shoe installation by Ayhatun Ateşin
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