In this interview, Cansu Sezer delves into her artistic exploration of the tension between structure and freedom, a theme central to her work The Beautiful Disaster of Being. Sezer describes how she embraces the unpredictable, allowing her paintings to guide her until an inherent order emerges. Her approach resists rigid systems, seeking a visual language that exists between spontaneity and control. As she continues to gain recognition on an international scale, exhibiting in Zurich, London, and at the British Art Fair, Sezer reflects on how her growing momentum shapes both her creative evolution and the consistency of her artistic vision.
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Your work blends movement and structure through color and texture. How do you choose your colors, and what role does intuition play?
Intuition leads, but color is more than an impulse. I spend a lot of time with it, layering, overpainting, altering until it holds presence. A color remains only if it carries its own power. I work with different consistencies to create depth, fluid dense impasto. Each layer is a search for intensity, a balance of energy, resistance, and expression.
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The Beautiful Disaster of Being" captures a powerful balance between chaos and order. How do you navigate this contrast in your creative process, and how does it reflect your personal experiences?
My paintings navigate me. I hold on to the uncontrolled until it finds its own order. My art seeks a language for what escapes rigid systems – a logic that grows from within. Freedom and structure do not contradict each other; they depend on one another. I have always struggled with fixed systems.
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Last year, your work was showcased at the Saatchi British Art Fair, followed by the opening of your solo exhibition in Zurich and most recently, HOME exhibition at the artlounge in London. With such a dynamic trajectory, do you have upcoming exhibitions or projects in the pipeline? How do you navigate the balance between creative evolution and maintaining a consistent artistic vision amidst this intense exhibition schedule?
The past months have been intense. Demand is growing rapidly, and so are the opportunities. I embrace this momentum because each exhibition pushes my work forward, not just in visibility but in depth. In late March, I will present new works in Zurich, followed by exhibitions in London in May and September, and once again at the British Art Fair.
“My art seeks a language for what escapes rigid systems – a logic that grows from within.“
Cansu Sezer
