Tableaux

2019 — New English Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. 147 p., color ills. Pulse of the universe: Retrospective.= Evrenin nabzi: Retrospektif. [Exhibition catalogue]. "This book has been prepared in coordination with 'Maria Kiiliçlioglu Retrospective' Exhibition held at Is Sanat Kibele Gallery between January 9th - February 23rd, 2019.". Kiliçlioglu, who is the daughter of famous Bulgarian sculptor Dimitar Dimov, began creating art at her father's sculpture workshop when she was just 4 years old. Her toys were dough for statues, waxes and bronze. She discovered the miracle of creating 3D objects from a young age. She focused on the West because of her education but then turned her face to Mesopotamia, diverging new searches in her art life. Her first few works, such as "Mother," "Devil," "Angel" and "Kiss," are the representations of the artist's search for a form. She created many works in the Hellenistic style with the statues that were produced with stone, wax and bronze. The works that she created using surrealist and fantastic elements added a different and authentic aspect to her art, in combination with her imaginative power. TURKISH ART Sculpture.