SIIRSEL SOYUTLAMA

DEVRİM ERBİL × ÖZİPEK

Poetic Abstraction (Şiirsel Soyutlama)

Poetic Abstraction is not an image — it is a state of mind.

This work embodies Devrim Erbil’s lifelong pursuit of translating emotion, rhythm, and inner geography into visual language. Stripped of recognizable form, the composition speaks through movement itself. Dense linear structures surge and dissolve across the surface, evoking a pulse rather than a place — a visual poetry built from repetition, tension, and release.

The dominant reds carry intensity, passion, and memory, while muted blues and silvery greys create a counterbalance of distance and reflection. These colors do not coexist peacefully; they converse, overlap, and challenge one another. This dynamic friction is central to Erbil’s abstract language — a reminder that meaning often emerges from contrast rather than clarity.

What makes this piece exceptionally rare is its transformation from painted abstraction into woven form. Under the mastery of Özipek, Erbil’s intricate visual rhythm has been translated knot by knot into silk. The complexity of Erbil’s line work — so essential to his artistic identity — finds a new permanence here. The weave does not merely replicate the artwork; it reinterprets it through material, texture, and time.

The surface responds subtly to light, allowing the abstraction to shift as the viewer moves. What appears dense from one angle opens into breathing space from another. This living quality elevates the piece beyond reproduction — it becomes a collaboration between artist and artisan, vision and execution.

Poetic Abstraction stands as a testament to a singular moment in Turkish art history: the union of one of the country’s most important contemporary artists with one of its most prestigious weaving houses. Created under a formal agreement and limited in number, this work occupies a space between fine art and cultural artifact.

This is not a decorative object.
It is a woven expression of thought, emotion, and legacy — intended for collectors who recognize abstraction not as absence, but as depth.