Gilgamesh and Endiku (2023) Sculpture by Aslan Selçuk Arık
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Metals
on Metal
- Dimensions Height 25.6in, Width 19.7in / 6.00 kg
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Figurative Mythology
The gods were angry with Gilgamesh and sent an enemy against him to the earth. endiku. Unlike Gilgamesh, he lived as a wild creature that lived with animals. Gilgamesh dreamed of him one day,and sent a scarlet woman to Enkidu. He persuaded her, and they set out for the city of Uruk. The moment has come, they wrestled. The opposing forces fought and defeated Gilgamesh Enkidu. The gods’ plans did not work, the two opposite heroes became friends. They were thrown into adventures as one….
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The work depicts the transcendent moment when opposing forces become one. The textures of the figures are processed with different techniques to accommodate their contrasts. While using textures filled with the Gilgamesh figure; Enkidu hollow tissue was used. The material used was also chosen differently in order to strengthen this discourse. They have wings to represent that they are divine. These wings are opposite to the texture of their own body but equal to the texture of the opposite character. This is a narrative that corresponds to the concept of Yinyang in eastern philosophy. The mirror metaphor was used for the positions of the figures.
This states that they are opposites but have equal strength.
Their hand in hand suggests that the opposition has become one.
Related themes
Born in 1987 in Eskişehir, Participated in the Accademia di Bella Arti Di Palermo school in Palermo, Italy in 2011. He graduated from Anadolu University Fine Arts Sculpture Department in 2012 as an honor student. In 2013, Küçük Kumla Tankut Öktem worked as a museum supervisor at the museum house. Later on, he continued to work as an assistant to Sculptor Ertuğ Atlı. During this time, he worked on the Nilüfer Atatürk Monument and Nilüfer Poetry Tower projects for the Bursa Nilüfer municipality. The artist, who entered the Master's Program at Anadolu University Fine Arts Institute in 2017, graduated in 2021 with his thesis named "Symbolic expression forms in ancient Egyptian sculpture art". During this period, a joint project with Eskişehir Tepebaşı Municipality
He worked as a team leader in art projects under the name of Artcolony.
With his figurative works, he tries to reflect the emotional changes that people experience in their inner world, to the human body, by determining a transcendent moment to describe these emotions in their figures, and concentrates on conveying them to the audience with a symbolic narrative.
The artist continues to produce mainly metal sculptures in his workshop in Eskişehir.
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Nationality:
TÜRKIYE
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Turkish Artists
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