ece ağırtmış
Born in Izmir, Turkey, 1995
Lives in Istanbul, Turkey
About
Ece Ağırtmış (1995) is an Istanbul-based artist. Ağırtmış creates three-dimensional wooden sculptures based on two-dimensional drawings by fusing her childhood-reflecting drawings with her distinctive color scale.
The artist's use of wood as a medium and the sources of her inspiration contribute to the recurring sense of nostalgia in her works. Invoking both the audience's and the artist's own pasts, the wooden touch of vintage toys and the vibrant world of cartoons and animation offer a voyage. The universe established by the artist becomes a shared memory between the audience and the artist when they interact with the Ağırtmış’s works, which causes the audience to feel an inexplicable familiarity with the works. From the perspective of the artist, irony and small nuances that we overlook in everyday life or that we have grown accustomed to from popular culture merge to generate a fresh sense of humor. Moments that are regarded as unfavorable are transformed into an experience that makes the audience smile and provides different perspectives with the touch of Ağırtmış. -Pilot Gallery
Education:
2013-2018
Anadolu University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Design
2009-2013
Işılay Saygın Fine Arts Highschool, Department of Painting
Solo Show:
2023: Square, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Group Shows:
2024: Editions pop-up, Borderless, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2024: Body Fragments, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2024: Toyart, Istanbul Toy Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2024: Editions pop-up, Borderless, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2023: Editions pop-up, Borderless, Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2023: KarmaComa, Anna Laudel Gallery, Zai Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey
2023: Editions pop-up, Borderless, İmalat-hane, Bursa, Turkey
2022: Editions pop-up, Borderless, Sanatorium Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2021: Editions pop-up, Borderless, Oktem Aykut Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2020: Pulse, Fam, Circle Space, Istanbul, Turkey
2019: Lost on the Highway, Soho House, Istanbul, Turkey
2019: Lost and not Found, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018: O Eski Güzel, Kotu Günler, Kova Art Space, Ankara, Turkey
2018: Sunday Morning, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2015: 22nd International Izmir/European Jazz Festival, Poster selection, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center, Izmir, Turkey
Residencies:
2024: A.I.R. Meserret, Izmir
Fairs:
2024: Artweeks, Pilot Gallery, Ritz Carlton, Istanbul, Turkey
2024: Art show, Pilot Gallery, Ritz Carlton, Istanbul, Turkey
2023: 18th. Contemporary Istanbul, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2022: 17th. Contemporary Istanbul, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2022: Artweeks Akaretler, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Fests:
2025: Upcoming: Borderless Artbook Days, Borderless Editions, Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2024: Indiecon, Independent Publishing Festival, Borderless Editions, Oberhafen, Hamburg, Germany
2024: Borderless Artbook Days, Borderless Editions, Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2023: Borderless Artbook Days, Borderless Editions, Arter Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2022: Borderless Artbook Days, Borderless Editions, Arter Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2022: WOW, World of Women Fest/British Council, Borderless, Editions, Muze Gazhane, Istanbul, Turkey
2022: MissRead: The Berlin Art Book Festival & Fair, Borderless Editions, Haus der Kulteren Der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Interviews:
2024: Nobody to Others, Tanı
2023: 20'lik, Alıp Başını gidenler, #45: Ece Ağırtmış ile Çocuk Oyuncağı İşler
2023: Mercado x adidas originals, Lokal Bağlar
2023: 212 Studio, Artist Showcase
2023: Shopigo Art, Interview no: 26
2023: Yakın sanat: Ece Ağırtmış, Interview
2023: Mercado, Diyalog #8, Interview
2022: Good People of Vitruta: Ece Ağırtmış, Interview
2022: Based Istanbul Welcomes: Ece Ağırtmış
2022: Bant Mag: 3 soruda, Interview
2021: Gerekeniyap, Interview
2020: InBetween online design platform: Spotlight, Interview+Podcast
2020: Mercado online art platform: Diyalog, Interview
2019: Elele magazine: Generation Z, Interview
2018: Tasarlayanlar online art platform, Interview
2018: MediaCat magazine, Interview
Article:
2024: Munchies Art Club Magazine, Ece Ağırtmış: Nostalgia And Humor Wooden Wonders Contemporary Art From Istanbul
Press:
2023: Mercado x adidas originals, Güçlü Bağlar, Issue: 8, 2023
2023: Cumhuriyet, Daily newspaper, Issue: 35531, 20 January 2023
2023: Oksijen, Weekly newspaper, Issue: 104, 6-12 January 2023
2023: Sanat Dünyamız, Culture & Art magazine, Yapı Kredi Publications, Issue: 193, March-April 2023
2022: Mercado, New generation design & art magazine, Issue: 3, 2022
2019: Elele magazine, Gen Z, Issue: 6, June 2019
2019: MediaCat Magazine, Portre, Issue: 297, November 2019
Speaker:
2024: Sanatabiyer, Doğuş Group
2023: Anadolu University, Graphic Design Department, Bahar Buluşmaları