Art Exhibition
LYRICAL ABSTRACTION - ISTANBUL
by Devrim Erbil
November 15 - December 15, 2011
Howard Thurman Center at Boston University
GSU Lower Level
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Co-presented with the Howard Thurman Center at Boston University
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat. 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. closed
Expression of art; is a superordinate-language stature which questions the reasons behind existence, explaining the dimensions of being and existence using an artistic, plastic language, a state whose material is decided upon by its own kind. On the other hand, expression of art is also the deduction of the energy spectrum of the creative artist's grand existentialist mission, into a grand energy aggregate, with dedication to a transcendent dimension and language. From this perspective a Devrim Erbil canvas is the progression on the canvas of a perceptual imagery/apprehension/ and phenomenal conception based on artistic elements. A Devrim Erbil canvas is also the expression of an inner-self drive according to certain artistic movements and the revelation of secret information within a universal dimension. This artistic journey which is sometimes adorned by pale and deciphered colors sometimes undergoes transformations that are liberalized by the most vivacious colors of the sun. MORE 
DEVRIM ERBIL
Devrim Erbil was born in Usak in 1937.
He was enrolled in the painting department of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul in 1955. He studied first in the academy's Gallery section under Halil Dikmen and later in the studio of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu.
In 1959 he founded the Soyutcu 7'ler ("Seven abstractionists") group.
After graduating from the academy's painting department he joined the academy (in 1962) as a teaching assistant, undertaking duties in the studios of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, Cemal Tollu, and Cevat Dereli.
In 1963 he founded the Mavi ("Blue") group in association with Tulay Tura, Altan Gurman, Adnan Coker, and Sarkis.
In 1965 Devrim Erbil was awarded an art scholarship by the Spanish government and began studying in Madrid and Barcelona. He continued his studies in Paris and London. In 1968 he was selected the "young artist of the year" in Turkey.
In 1969 Devrim Erbil became president of the Turkish Association of Contemporary Artists. He became an associate professor at the academy in 1970. In 1975 he served as president of the Association of Visual Artists.
Devrim Erbil was appointed director of the Istanbul Museum of Painting and sculpture in 1979, a position that he served in for three and a half years. In 1981 he became a full professor at the academy and in 1985, chairman of the Department of Painting of Mimar Sinan University.
Erbil was appointed as the chairman of the Department of Painting of Yildiz University in 1988 and as the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Mimar Sinan University in 1990. He is currently a member of the Department of Painting of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Mimar Sinan University.
He was awarded the title "State Artist" in 1991.
Devrim Erbil's works have been shown frequently in joint exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. His works have also been displayed in exhibitions of Turkish art conducted in other countries and has served as commissioner for such shows, held in Alexandria, Belgrade, Sofia, and Kuwait.
Devrim Erbil delivered lectures and published articles on the subject of art.
