Hasan Fuat Sari

Hasan Fuat Sari is a Finnish sculptor and painter. He was born in Tarsus into a Turkish family in 1953,[1] and lives and works in Turku, Finland since 1980.

Career

In 1973, he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague and graduated from the State Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After his graduation Sari began working at the Istanbul Archeology Museums' sculpture atelier and also attended the completion of Izmir Archeological Museum.

In 1980, Sari moved to Finland. Since 1981 he worked as a teacher in various educational institutions including Åbo Akademi University, University of Turku (until 2014)[2] and University of Lapland. Since 1992 he has also worked as a researcher in the Department of Cultural History at University of Turku.

The artist has opened 39 personal exhibitions and 37 group exhibitions and also participated in 29 joint exhibitions in various countries including Australia, Turkey, Finland, Belgium, France, Germany, Britain and Spain until 2017.[3][4][5][6] He has formed the visual artists' group "Details From Finland" which holds exhibitions mostly abroad.[7][8][9] He has planned and applied playground sculptures in the Kupittaa Park and Adventure Park in Turku while working for the Turku City Creative Action Department in 1984–1993.[10][11]

Eyes and wheels are recurring themes in his work. He sees eyes as a symbol of observation of life and wheels as a symbol for civilisation. His works incorporate a range of materials as diverse as metal, wood, brick, scrap and recycled objects.[12]

Sari holds numerous awards, including the Visual Artists' Association of Istanbul Visual Young Artists Competition Honorary Mention 1977,[13] Fourth International Istanbul Festival / International Istanbul Arceological Open Air Museum Prize,[14] and the sculptor of the year award from "Ankara Sanat Kurumu" association in 2004.[15]

In addition to his work as a sculptor, Sari has been active in theatre, preparing sets for and performing in the Mörköooppera (Swedish: Spökoperan, English: Children's Ghost Opera) in Finland both in the Finnish and Swedish language, and in Turkey.[16][17][18] He has served in the board of the Turku Youth Theatre.[19]

Sari is a member of the Association of Finnish Sculptors.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Sari, Hasan Fuat".
  2. ↑ "PROTESTI! Protestit taiteellisina ja kulttuurisina ilmiöinä".
  3. ↑ "Hasan Fuat Sari expose à La Pardalera". L'Indépendant. 21.9.2004, 26.9.2005.
  4. ↑ "Preview Nomadic Imagination". Leeds Guide. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2002.
  5. ↑ "ARTS-CULTURE – Sculptor Sari". Hürriyet Daily News | LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hasan Fuat Sari nostaa arkipäivän taiteeseen". ts.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "DETAILS FROM FINLAND, BM CAC, ISTANBUL". 25 October 1994.
  8. ↑ "Kansainvälinen ryhmänäyttely "Changing times" Fiumicino – Rooma".
  9. ↑ "Finnishche Impressionen zwischen Bewegung und Beziehung". Peiner Land. MONTAG, 2 OKTOBER 2000.
  10. ↑ "ELÄMYKSIÄ SEIKKAILUPUISTOSSA JO 20 VUOTTA!".
  11. ↑ "Toivottomia lauluja ei auta laulaa". Turun Päivälehti. Lauantaina 15.3.1986: 10.
  12. ↑ "Newsroom New art exhibition opens: Visual Essays: Water and the Environment – Macquarie University". mq.dev.survivor.mq.edu.au. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Genç sanatçılar yarışması". Milliet Sanat Dergisi (Milliet Art Magazine). 214 (Jul 9th 1976): 26.
  14. ↑ "Açıkhava Sergisi". Milliyet Sanat Dergisi (Millyet Art Magazine). 192 (Jul 9th 1976): 18.
  15. ↑ "Sanat Kurumu Ödülleri'ni kazananlar açıklandı – Hürriyet Arşiv Haberleri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Mörköooppera kerää rahaa huutokaupalla". Turun Sanomat. 21 March 1987.
  17. ↑ "Mörkö-operan blev en svensk manifestation". Äbo Underrättelser. 29 October 1986.
  18. ↑ "Mörkö far till Turkiet". Åbo Underrättelser. 25 February 1987.
  19. ↑ "Iloista aamua!". Turun Sanomat. 12 April 1988.
  20. ↑ "Suomen Kuvanveistäjäliitto | Suomen Kuvanveistäjäliitto Kuvanveistäjät". sculptors.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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