I Am Not Doing Anything, Ali Ekber Kumtepe

Curator: Marcus Graf

Visiting Hours: Closed on Sundays, Monday-Saturday 09.00-18.99

Ali Ekber Kumtepe’s exhibition titled I Am Not Doing Anything brings together the artist’s painting practice built around the concepts of material, surface and landscape. Kumtepe’s works invite a rethinking of the idea of contemporary landscape through the tension established between nature and cultural remains.

Moving away from pastoral depictions of nature, the artist’s paintings create spaces where human presence is implied only through fences, roads and structural traces. These scenes construct a desolate atmosphere that refers to abandoned or forgotten civilizations.

In Kumtepe’s production, material forms an important field of expression. The use of thick paint, plaster, sand and organic elements creates both physical and visual layers on the surface. This structure, oscillating between figuration and abstraction, transforms the paintings into both a landscape and a field of textural research.

Who Is This Exhibition Ideal For?
A striking stop for those who follow material-focused production in contemporary painting, those interested in contemporary interpretations of landscape, and those wishing to explore experimental surface research.