Description
Ecdysis represents the process of mending and starting anew. It speaks to transformation and resilience and is about what’s lost, what’s rebuilt, and what emerges.
SOLD
Ecdysis
by Deniz Kurdak
Additional information
| Original | One of a kind Artwork |
|---|---|
| Type of Art | Textile |
| Dimensions | 105x80cm, 109x84cm (Framed) |
| Exhibition | HOME |
Deniz Kurdak
Deniz Kurdak
After earning a BFA in Stage and Costume Design, Deniz served as an academic staff member at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. She also conducted workshops at universities and foundations in Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States.Deniz has participated in numerous group exhibitions across Turkey, Beijing, and the U.K. Her short stop-motion animation films have been screened at international film festivals, earning her recognition, including a grant from the Turkish Ministry of Culture.
Biography
Education
Exhibitions
Artist Statement
Biography
After earning a BFA in Stage and Costume Design, Deniz served as an academic staff member at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. She also conducted workshops at universities and foundations in Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States.
Deniz has participated in numerous group exhibitions across Turkey, Beijing, and the U.K. Her short stop-motion animation films have been screened at international film festivals, earning her recognition, including a grant from the Turkish Ministry of Culture.
Education
Exhibitions
Selected Recent Exhibitions & Art Fairs
2024 Mastering the Line, Cube Gallery, London
2024 Artweeks Istanbul, The Ritz Carlton Residences, Istanbul
2024 Matresens, Istanbul Tasarim Muzesi- Fam Hub, Istanbul
2024 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2024 Summer Exhibition, The Gallery At Green& Stone, London
2024 EmpowerHer: Creativity, Courage& Magical Thinking, Casildart Contemporary, London
2024 Contemporary Art Textiles, Business Design Centre, London
2023 Winter Show, Orleans House Gallery, London
2023 Artworks Open, Artworks Projcet Space, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
2023 Art Sunday, PG Art Gallery, Istanbul
2023 Home, Newark Works, Bath
2022 Winter Show, Orleans House Gallery, London
Residencies
2024 Artists Make Space Residency by Orleans House Gallery, Richmond Old Town Hall, London
Awards
2022 Finalist, Women United Art Prize
2011 Finalist, 6th International Festival A Film For Peace
Artist Statement
As a textile artist, Deniz draws and paints with fabric and thread, transcending traditional boundaries of craft by emphasising emotional repair and reconstruction. Each piece interweaves personal narratives, reflecting themes of memory, identity, and belonging, inspired by objects from her past.
Drawing on her background as a theatre designer, Deniz translates textual and conceptual ideas into visual, non-verbal forms. She blends personal narratives into her embroidery, often inspired by objects from her past. This allows her to bring conceptual and contemporary layers to this traditional art form which has long been dismissed solely as women’s craft. Deniz likes to challenge this outdated perception of textile art by emphasising its potential for storytelling and expression. She reimagines the meanings of cutting and stitching by addin