BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1983 in Adana, Turkey, Ahmet Rüstem Ekici graduated from Bilkent University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design in 2008. He worked for a decade as an art director in the realm of television set, studio and stage design. Having obtained a certificate of Art Writing from Node Center Berlin in 2015, Ekici has been writing art and exhibition articles for various magazines and social media platforms as well as in his own blog. He is also an active member of AICA International Association of Art Critics. He continues his artistic venture with conceptual art, 3D drawings and site-specific installations and teaches a lecture called “Designing Space for the Camera” "Illusionism in Interiors" at MEF University, Istanbul. He participated American Arts Incubator Amplify, San Francisco in 2019. He opened first solo augmented reality exhibition in Turkey "Hamam" at Galeri Bu Galata Pavilion in 2019.
Ahmet Rustem uses photography, digital drawing, digital collage, ceramics and readymade object to create works on human body and its social codes, shaping around concepts like gender,belongingness and existence. The concept-driven approach of his site-specific installations reveals the potential of the readymade object by tackling films, events and subjects unforgettable to our society. He adores using the language of ancient mosaics to tell visual stories.
Exhibitions
2020 Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival
2020 Bald but Hairy Queer Art Festival, Ada Sanat
2020 Love360 Fest
2020 Women in Black, EKAV Art Gallery
2019 Hamam, kişisel sergi, Galeri Bu Pavillion – İstanbul
2019 Artisans 12.sayı sergisi, Global Art Galeri – İstanbul
2019 Mitler ve Rüyalar, Art50.net ile, Kıraathane İstanbul
2019 All in one 01, Art50.net ile, Galeri Bu Pavillion – İstanbul
2019 Digigether, UNHCR, Uniq Gallery – İstanbul
2019 American Arts Incubator 2019 Turkey Group Project
2019 Dünya Sanat Günü – İzmir
2018 Başka Dünya Grup Sergisi, Mine Sanat Galerisi
2018 Hafıza Kürü Sergisi, Antonina Sanat Galerisi
2018 Tasarım TomTom Sokakta IV
2018 Dünya Sanat Günü – İzmir
2017 Hayat Sergisi, Art50net & Down Sendromu Türkiye Derneği ile
2017 Tasarım TomTom Sokakta II
2017 Tasarım TomTom Sokakta III
2016 Bir Arada, Uniq Galeri, Workshop ve Sergi
2016 Bişkek Ulusal Sanat Müzesi – Kırgızistan
2016 Bring Your Art, Şehir Merkezine Ne Kadar Uzaklıktayım?
2016 Tasarım Tomtom Sokakta, Sevil Dolmaci Art Consultancy
2016 LGBTi, Nerdeen Nereye, İstanbul Onur Haftası
2015 Uniq Galeri, Love 360
2015 Artnivo, Reloaded
2015 Nesrin Esirtgen Koleksiyonu, Open Call // Open Door
CONTACTS
Email: ahmetrustemekici[@]gmail.com