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Art often begins where familiar structures end – challenging boundaries without permission. For me, creating is a way to disrupt and move beyond linguistic, cultural, and traditional patterns, pushing ideas … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: Creating is a Form of Rebellion – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
Issue 11 of The Apostrophe has a sensational cover and standalone portrait by filmmaker Jesus Sanoja of our flexible friends (besties actually) The Acro Family! Other highlights include a magnificent … Continue Reading FLEX!
They say “East meets West” – yet for some, east lies far away, and for others, it is west that feels distant. For me, both live within – they dwell … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: East meets West – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
I was born a Kurd in central Anatolia, Turkey – a minority before I ever understood what that word meant. I grew up in a suburb of Copenhagen, where I … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: Floating Between Worlds – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
Coming from a traditional family, becoming an artist was never seen as a legitimate path – it simply wasn’t considered a “real” profession. Growing up in an illiterate family environment … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: Processing Grief – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
Conceptual Kurdish-Danish artist and columnist Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan shares his latest art collection and thoughts on why Abstract Expressionism is his preferred mother tongue. ‘I paint because, for me, … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: My Mother Tongue – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
“Creating allows me to be curious. Being curious allows me to be more daring. When I dare I can be more playful. When I am playful I am fearless. And … Continue Reading ABSTRACT EXPRESSION: Let Your Inner Child Out – Ilos Ilyas Elias Kirkan
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