ORHAN KURMALI

Orhan Kurmalı’s painting exhibition titled “Hoş Gör - 3 / Tolerate -3” is on view at Galeri Soyut / Çankaya Hall B. The works, which reflect the psychological states of human life in an expressive language, can be viewed between February 6 – March 13, 2026.

Hoş Gör

In the paintings, the passions and obsessions we accumulate in the subconscious and the motifs used add meaning to the work. Primary colors stand out in these paintings executed in an expressive style.

I have wanted to depict all the beauties of human life, its psychological states, fears, and anxieties with a mise-en-scène approach.

The artist actually paints his own life. Hard work and observation have brought these works into being. With your “tolerance” (“Hoşgör”).

“These nameless people were looking at the person watching them with admiration as if saying, ‘Who on earth is this...?’ I knew these men and women. They were the regulars of the tavern named ‘Hoşgör’,

they would meet and joke around there. Mostly they were troubled and thoughtful.

Those who see these paintings might consider Orhan Kurmalı a master caricaturist. But above all, I consider him a creative, master painter.”

- Prof. Dr. Turan EROL