Game Against the Light*
Mixed Media Art Exhibition by Anıl Duran
Presented by Moon and Stars Project and
The American Turkish Society

Thursday, October 22-Thursday, November 26

Reception: Thursday, October 22 2009 6:00pm-8:00pm
Gallery hours: 11am-7:00 pm daily

The Gallery at the Marmara- Manhattan
301 E. 94th street (at Second Ave) New York, NY 10128

Free Admission

Curated by Zishan Uğurlu

Our special thanks to Nur Ercan and The Gallery at
the Marmara-Manhattan

Opening reception is sponsored by Turkish Kitchen.

For additional information please call (212) 229-1207
or visit www.marmara-manhattan.com

“A piece of rope, another one longer and thinner, muffle, some stroke no splinter, a couple of pebbles, a sunflower and detached petals, some broken part of an old toy, a little sand, mother's stolen buttons, mother's pins, a few broken kitchen tools, piece of bruised paper, fishbone, grandma’s ripped unfinished knitting...”is how Anıl Duran describes his art that uses a spontaneous language driven by the story of place and time.

Anıl’s current work is inspired by a simple childhood game: pick up things that are scattered about; throw them up in the air towards the sun or some other light source; and watch them as they reach their highest, stop for a moment and drop down, imagining their silhouettes as various objects and stories. Dreamlike and mysterious, he defines his art as creation without knowledge of what is going to follow.

ANIL DURAN
Born in 1982 in Turkey, and a graduate of Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Graphic Design, Anıl’s unique experience is in mixed media artwork, illustrations, graphic design, photography which he built over the years working as an art director and illustrator. Lacking any common theme, his work charters the waters of the conscious and unconscious mind and shows how time and place stir him to creativity. Anıl’s work composed of illustrations, short films, poster designs, and storyboards are widely exhibited across Turkey, Hungary, and U.S. spanning the 111 Minna Galleries in San Francisco, Csongrad Gallery in Hungary, and Daralan Gallery in Istanbul, among others. Having won the FWA and Crystal Apple awards in a row, Anil continues to contribute his skills to a variety of creative projects, and lives in San Francisco.

*This program is presented as a part of the Moon and Stars Project’s “Community Grants” program, which provides assistance to projects of high standards in order to encourage local artistic efforts and initiatives in the Turkish-American community.