MUHARREM PİRE

MUHARREM PİRE (1944), eserleri Galeri Soyut arşivinde yer alan sanatçılardandır. Galeri Soyut sitesinde sanatçının 4 eseri ve 4 sergisi kayıtlı (eserlerin tarih aralığı 1992–1999). Sitedeki eserlerinde en çok görülen teknikler: Tuval üzeri yağlı boya. Eserleri hakkında bilgi ve fiyat için galeriye danışabilirsiniz.

Born in Bulgaria in 1944, Muharrem Pire studied under Selahattin Hüsnü Taran at Kepirtepe Primary Teachers' School and under İlhami Demirci in the painting seminars at Istanbul Çapa Teachers' School. Graduating from the Department of Painting and Crafts at Ankara Gazi Education Institute in 1966, the artist worked as an art teacher in teachers' schools for five years before leaving his post to pursue his work as an independent artist. Having also worked in various fields such as mural decor (plaster, relief, concrete, and copper applications), advertising graphics, publishing, theater set design, and posters, the painter held his first solo exhibition in Ankara in 1985. Having held a total of 15 solo exhibitions in Istanbul and Ankara since this date, Muharrem Pire has also participated in numerous group exhibitions. The artist received an award at the Meteksan Drawing Competition in 1983, an honorable mention at the 1987 Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) National Security and Peace Competition, and an achievement award at the 48th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition. In 1995, two of the artist's works were selected by The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Inc. for their artistic value and originality, and were published in the 1995-1996 international promotional catalog, and the painter was awarded an unrestricted grant to freely pursue his artistic work.