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İlos İlyas Elias Kirkan

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We are looking forward to seeing you at the meet the artist event today Thursday, the 8th of October 6-8pm at @alem.lisboa hosted by my lovely friends @laylauyar and @biggodee

ALEM - Gallery & Piano Bar
Rua de Fernandes Tomás 65-67
1200-178 Lisboa

#ArtsExhibition #LisbonLovers #LisbonArt #ArtLover #AbstractArtWork by @kirkanart

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We would like you and your loved ones to come meet the artist event this Thursday, the 8th of October 6-8pm at @alem.lisboa hosted by my lovely friends @laylauyar and @biggodee

ALEM - Gallery & Piano Bar
Rua de Fernandes Tomás 65-67
1200-178 Lisboa

#ArtsExhibition #LisbonLovers #LisbonArt #ArtLover #AbstractArtWork taken in Além by @kirkanart

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13 days ago

EAST MEETS WEST by Conceptual Danish-Kurdish Artist Kirkan, Ilos Ilyas Elias @kirkanart

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 in my whole being, woven into the threads of my memory.

The finest handmade kilims are born in the East of Turkey and the West of Iran – the land of mountains, dust and colour – mainly crafted by Kurdish women whose hands carry generations of patience, love, caring and song. My deceased old mom was one of these women.

When she was pregnant, she wove a kilim for each of us, her children – one for every heartbeat she carried beneath her own. Even before I took my first breath, her fingers were already weaving my story – knot by knot, stitch by stitch, seam by seam, colour by colour – into the fabric of something that would outlast both of us.

Now, when I look at that kilim and kilims in general, I see not just wool and pattern, but a map of belonging – the east and west meeting within me.
Hence why I paint – on canvas and on carpets – canvas being the west and the carpets being the east within me, bringing both parts of my being into the open. This is for me truly where “East meets West” or where “West meets East” – not as a concept, but as the expression of my very raw and honest being.
So when I paint, I breathe. It drags me back – into myself, into something deeper than my whole being, deeper into my history, my people, my soul.

Come with me, join me in that breath, don’t just look at the piece. Take your time – let your breathing take over and let your chest catch it, let the pulse match it. Let the piece take you, carry you. Not later, not someday – now, let it take you on its own journey to another realm.

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You can see the exhibition at the newly opened arts gallery & piano bar @alem.lisboa hosted by the two lovely sisters @laylauyar & @biggodee

ALEM
Rua de Fernandes Tomás 65-67
1200-178 Lisboa

#ArtsExhibition #LisbonLovers #LisbonArt #ArtLover #AbstractArtWork

Music “Life” by @ludovico_einaud by @kirkanart

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a month ago

I am always humbled and smiling a little whenever I see one of my pieces in beautiful homes …

It is truly a wonderful feeling to see something I created out in the world, living its own life in someone else’s space.

This kind of validation is incredibly special, especially knowing that my work is bringing joy and beauty to a home like this one.

#ArtistLife
#ArtLovers
#HomeInspirations
#HomeInteriorDesign
#ArtCollecting

Music by @adam.dodson taken in Lisbon, Portugal by @kirkanart

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I can’t believe it! My lost portfolio was found after 15 years and here are some snippets for your perusal …

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2003 Cover of Angel Magazine in #London

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Me 22 years ago aged 32 years old

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2004 Article by Megan Whilden - Photographs by Julie McCarthy for The Artful Mind Magazine in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in The States #USA

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2005-2008 Various exhibition invites and catalogues

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2008 Exhibition invite for Galerie Talbot based in the 6th arrondissement in Paris - Saint-Germain-des-Prés #Paris

#Art
#ArtistPortfolio taken in London, United Kingdom by @kirkanart

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3 months ago

It’s finally here. I commissioned this diptych from my good friend and incredibly talented artist @kirkanart — if you don’t know him, you need to. He knew the space, my personality, and what works. It exceeded expectations. True artistry deserves to be celebrated. Thank you for helping make my house a home. #DanishKurdishArtist #ConceptualArt #TrueWorldCitizen by @kirkanart

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4 months ago

It’s all about the details …

“Take time with each painting and see where it takes you. It’s not about liking what you see, but the journey it takes you on. A journey through time and space …”

#Art #Painting #Artist #DanishKurdishArtist #ModernArt

Painted this year as the artist in residence at @casadellangelocaprino run by @lisaannrichey with laces and knitted decorations from their mothers and grandmothers collected by @angelaandreoli_ @mariaantonietta.cardillo @celeste.ferrari

Conceptual Danish - Kurdish Artist Ilyas Kirkan @kirkanart

Music “Fly” by @ludovico_einaud by @kirkanart

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5 months ago

22/05/2002 yes from 2002

I can’t believe I found this between my various printed documents. An email from a stranger who made my day then and even today - I am so grateful for this …

It was one of my first exhibitions curated by @denizhanozer at the Arcola Theatre @arcolatheatre in London’s Dalston Stoke Newington, when I was young and insecure this email popped up …

“I have just been to the Arcola Theatre to see a friend of mine perform in Macbeth and I have been completely flabbergasted by your paintings! I had had a very stressful day and your blue variations acted like a caress on my soul! You really moved me and made me dream! I enjoyed your work with the various materials you used and thank you for this artistic emotional journey and experience! I am a poor actress so I cannot afford to buy one of your paintings and I am sorry if you thought this was the e-mail of a potential buyer, but I keep your details in case one day I get some money...
I wish you Good Luck and am sure a brilliant career is ahead of you...”

Helene

Many many thanks for this wherever you are Helene - I am both humbled and grateful 🙏🏽 ☺️

#Grateful #Motivated #FeelingGood #ArtLovers ArtistLife

Music “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone @ninasimone taken in Arcola Theatre by @kirkanart

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“Take time with each painting and see where it takes you. It’s not about liking what you see, but the journey it takes you on. A journey through time and space …”

#Art #Painting #Artist #DanishKurdishArtist #ModernArt

Painted this year as the artist in residence at @casadellangelocaprino run by @lisaannrichey with laces and knitted decorations from their mothers and grandmothers collected by @angelaandreoli_ @mariaantonietta.cardillo @celeste.ferrari

Conceptual Danish - Kurdish Artist Ilyas Kirkan @kirkanart

Music “Una Mattina” by @ludovico_einaud by @kirkanart

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5 months ago

Feeling strong, good and smiling … Grateful every morning sunshine ☀️

#Workout #Gym #GymTime #HealtyLife #HealthyChoices @muscleworksgymstokey @zerkitchen

Music “Dîtna Şêrîn” by Berfin Aktay @berfinaktay taken in Muscleworks Stoke Newington by @kirkanart

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5 months ago

I couldn’t decide which one - you guys tell me 🙃
Greetings from my happy place - the gym @muscleworksgymstokey

#MusicIsTheAnswer
#CreativityTakesCourage
#CreativityForLife
#Artist
#Painter

Music “Gule” by HÎVA, PAIX by @kirkanart

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6 months ago

I just love working out with the big boys @muscleworksgymstokey

#Workout #Gym #GymTime #HealtyLife #HealthyChoices

Music “We Dance Again” by @realblackcoffee @nakhaneofficial taken in Muscleworks Stoke Newington by @kirkanart

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