Emel Vardar is a Turkish sculptor and painter.

Biography

Vardar studied in the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture at the

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ( tr, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbu ...

and at the Sculpture Museums Society Studios. She painted many sea scenes and one of her paintings was taken by the

Turkish Naval Forces The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establis ...

headquarters. She held several personal exhibitions and participated in many art festivals and fairs in other countries including the United States, China, Monaco and the United Kingdom. More recently she has worked mainly on sculpture especially following her opening a sculpture gallery. In 1993, Vardar opened the Eylul Art Gallery. In 2004 she opened the Emel Vardar Art Gallery for exclusively sculpture exhibitions.

Sculpture

Vardar's main sculpture style include female figures and busts. She uses various materials, including

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

, glass and steel, and techniques. In her female sculptures she wants to express the strength of the female while still representing a beautiful and naive female figure. She has said that she is after beauty in her sculptures. She wants to represent the inner beauty of a woman with different techniques alongside representing her outer beauty. She has described her sculptures as the solidification of her thoughts and feelings in the enchanting magic of glass and crystal. She has a crystal sculpture which is part of the permanent exhibit of the Museum of Contemporaneous Glass Artworks. Some of her other works are part of private collections.

Recognitions

She won the Bronze sculptures Individual Disarmament and Peace award. Her sculptures have also been documented in art journals and Turkish newspapers.

Exhibitions

Vardar has had many exhibitions. In 2017 she has had two exhibitions in the United States, an exhibition in France and two exhibitions in both Spain, Italy and also two in her native Turkey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vardar, Emel Living people Artists from Istanbul Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni Turkish women sculptors Turkish women painters 21st-century Turkish women artists Year of birth missing (living people)