Antonio Cosentino (born 1970) is a Turkish contemporary artist of Italian origin living and working in Istanbul. Primarily a painter, Cosentino's work also encompasses sculpture, installation, writing and photography.[1]
Education
editGraduated from the Painting Department of Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Faculty of Fine Arts in 1994.[2]
Work
editCosentino's paintings are characterized by the vibrancy of colors and textures, "suffused with a sense of movement, driven by plot and character".[3] Often engaged in storytelling across multiple media, Cosentino has focused on the subcultures and urban development in the city of Istanbul where he lives.[4]
Cosentino was among the three founders of the artists initiative Hafriyat in 1996, together with Hakan Gürsoytrak and Mustafa Pancar[2] in an effort to break free from the rigidity and conservatism of the art establishment.[5] In the next decade, the collective became a prominent actor in the Istanbul art scene with self-organized and politically engaged exhibitions showcasing a variety of artists' works. Between 2007 and 2009 the collective permanently occupied a space in Karakoy neighbourhood.[6]
Artist and critic Pınar Öğrenci describes Antonio Cosentino's art as follows: "While the shifting character of highbrow and low-brow art was being discussed in the 90’s contemporary art milieus, Cosentino and his artist friends undertook, as it were, the archaeology of a gaze which brought subculture into question. It is from this period on that Cosentino’s painting incorporated materials from the visual culture of our geography without letting one dominate the others: panels, signboards, wrappings and ceramic tiles (...) Cosentino’s mobile and ludic setup once again reminds us of the typical obliviousness of modernity, by suggesting concepts such as the fleetingness of megacities and urban architecture, the loss of human scale and localness, the superhuman speed and even consumption."[7]
Cosentino's works are part of major collections including Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Vehbi Koç Foundation Contemporary Art Collection, Odunpazari Modern Museum.
Solo exhibitions
edit- 2018 "Summer was a Beautiful Day", Zilberman Gallery, Berlin, Germany[8]
- 2016 "boxes of cigarettes and whisky all over the sea, feråre, my love", Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey[9]
- 2015 "Mom I’m going out to pour some concrete, with Memed Erdener", Studio X, Istanbul Turkey
- 2015 "Escape from Marmara", Salt Ulus, Ankara, Turkey[10]
- 2015 "Painting Exhibition", Nurol Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
- 2013 "Tin City, Karaköy Külah, Istanbul", Turkey2011 "Time Tunnel" Gallery Kullukcu, München, Germany
- 2008 "Picture Book of History and Stuff " Pi Artworks, Istanbul, Turkey[11]
- 2007 "Çimentofayansavize" Evin Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2005 "Sisli – Yesilkoy", Evin Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2004 "Istanbul 2003-Concrete Sea", Evin Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Group exhibitions
edit- 2017: For Rent, For Sale, Protocinema, Istanbul, Turkey[12]
- 2016: Istanbul, Passion, Joy, Fury, curator: Hou Hanru, The National Museum of XXI Century Arts MAXXI, Roma, Italy[13]
- 2015: Every Inclusion Is an Exclusion of Other Possibilities, Salt Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey[14]
- 2015: 2nd Kyev Biennial, The School of Kyev, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2015: 3th Mardin Biennial: Mythologies, Mardin, Turkey[15]
- 2013: Unrest of Form. Imagining The Political Subject, Wiener Festwochen, Vienna, Austria[16]
- 2010: "Arter. Second Exhibition" [17]
- 2010: "Hafriyat. Spare Time. Great Work."
- 2010: "Tactics of Invisibility", Arter Istanbul, TBA 21 Vienna, Tanas Berlin [18]
- 2009: "Istanbul Next Wave" Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany
- 2008: "Becoming Istanbul " [19]
Further reading
edit- Odenthal, Johannes (2009). Odenthal, Johannes; Güzelhan, Çetin (eds.). Istanbul Next Wave: zeitgenössische Kunst aus Istanbul. Steidl Gerhard Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86521-978-7.
- Stockhaus, Heike, ed. (2008). Made in Turkey: Positionen türkischer Künstler 1978-2008. Ernst Barlach Ges. ISBN 978-3-930100-24-8.
- Amirsadeghi, Hossein, ed. (2010). Unleashed. Contemporary Art from Turkey. Thames&Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-97702-6.
- Balic, Ilkay; Dikbas, Nazim; Ayvaz, Emre; et al., eds. (2010). Second Exhibition Kitap 1/2. Arter. ISBN 978-975-6959-41-1.
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Cosentino - 145 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ a b "Antonio Cosentino". The Circle. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ Hanson, Matt (2020-04-06). "Escape into art with Antonio Cosentino at Zilberman Gallery in Istanbul". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Antonio Cosentino "Summer was a Beautiful Day" at Zilberman Gallery, Berlin — Mousse Magazine and Publishing". www.moussemagazine.it. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "istanbul-off-spaces". www.old.berlinerpool.de. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ @TheOthers (2022-09-12). "Initiatives in Istanbul by Pelin Uran". The Others Art Fair. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Un-founded". Pınar Öğrenci. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Summer was a Beautiful Day - EXHIBITIONS". www.zilbermangallery.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "boxes of cigarettes and whisky all over the sea, ferâre, my love - EXHIBITIONS". www.zilbermangallery.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Esra Ersen Antonio Cosentino | SALT". saltonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Antonio COSENTINO". Pi Artworks. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Kiralık, Satılık - For Rent, For Sale - Protocinema". www.protocinema.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Istanbul. Passion, Joy, Fury | MAXXI". www.maxxi.art. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Every inclusion is an exclusion of other possibilities | SALT". saltonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Unrest of Form. Imagining the Political Subject - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Unrest of Form. Imagining the Political Subject - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Arter". www.arter.org.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- ^ "Tactics of Invisibility - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Becoming Istanbul | SALT". saltonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
External links
edit- Istanbul Modern
- Hafriyat
- Pi ArtWorks
- Made in Turkey
- Arter Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine