MEHMET SAKIZCI

MEHMET SAKIZCI (1966), Galeri Soyut’un temsil ettiği sanatçılardan biridir. Galeri Soyut sitesinde sanatçının 197 eseri ve 25 sergisi kayıtlı (eserlerin tarih aralığı 2015–2026). Sitedeki eserlerinde en çok görülen teknikler: Tuval üzeri akrilik boya, Tuval üzeri yağlı boya, Duralit üzeri akrilik boya. Eserleri hakkında bilgi ve fiyat için galeriye danışabilirsiniz.

Mehmet Sakızcı was born in Şanlıurfa in 1966. In 1992, he entered the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Hacettepe University ranking first, and graduated in 1996 as the top student of both the faculty and the department. In 1997, he began his graduate studies in the Department of Painting at the Institute of Social Sciences of Hacettepe University, completing his master's degree in 1999 with his thesis titled "Kuşatılmış Bireyin Plastik İmge Yaratma Sürecinin Çözümlenişi". Sakızcı worked as an instructor in the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Süleyman Demirel University in 2000, and has been serving as an instructor at Harran University since 2001.

The artist is known for his works in the lyrical abstraction style, and in order to develop this idiom, he held an exhibition in Nancy, France in 1998. During his time in France, he had the opportunity to visit important art centers in cities such as Paris and Strasbourg, and these experiences played a major role in the evolution of the style and plastic language of his works. Sakızcı has taken part in numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions, and has won numerous awards throughout his art career.

Mehmet Sakızcı’s works address human existential inquiries through themes such as loneliness, sorrow, hope, and disappointments. Winning awards in many competitions starting from 1991, the artist has also received awards in prestigious platforms such as the Anıtkabir Association Painting Competition and the Esbank 14th Painting Competition. Notably, in 1996, he was deemed worthy of important awards such as the Hacettepe University High Achievement Award and the İhsan Doğramacı High Achievement Award.

Sakızcı’s artworks draw attention with their strong use of color and dynamic compositions combined with figurative abstraction and modern expressions. His works are included in various collections in Turkey and abroad, and continue to meet art lovers. Sakızcı currently continues his academic and artistic work in the Department of Painting and Arts Education at the Faculty of Education of Harran University.