Ismail Çoban
Ismail Çoban (born January 1, 1945 in Çorum , Turkey ) is a Turkish-German painter and graphic artist .
Life
After completing an apprenticeship as a tailor and attending a secondary school in Istanbul, Ismail Çoban trained as a primary school teacher from 1960 to 1965. After a brief activity as a primary school teacher in Kurtalan / Ridvan in Eastern Anatolia, he attended the University of Applied Arts in Istanbul from 1965 to 1968.
In 1969 he completed an internship as a screen printer in Selb in Upper Franconia . From autumn 1969 to 1971 he attended the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal . Since 1971 he has lived as a freelance painter and graphic artist in Wuppertal.
In 30 years Ismail Çoban created an extensive and internationally acclaimed work, which he presented in over 400 exhibitions. His art is shaped by both Turkish and German culture as well as the desire for understanding and reconciliation. Çoban saw himself as a “world artist” throughout his life.
His works include oil paintings on canvas, drawings, woodcuts and etchings . The range of topics includes titles such as “The Conquest of Alexander the Great”, “From Creation”, “Janus”, “Deluge”, “The Beautiful World”, “The Family”, “Portrait of Johannes Rau”, “Neses Wedding”, “Three Roses for Berivan” and “Exodus” on the one hand aim at an objectively oriented image conception, on the other hand paradigms of human fate are not objectively but expressively put into the picture. Çoban knows how to combine the myths and emotions of his homeland with a painting style in the tradition of European art history.
The Foundation
In order to support international young artists whose work can contribute to mutual understanding, Çoban founded the Ismail Çoban Foundation to promote young artists . As initial equipment, it provided a fortune of around 1,000,000 euros in the form of works of art.
The aim of his foundation is to promote the development of art, which can contribute to understanding between Germans and migrants, by supporting young artists, as well as creating a center for the art of people, some of whom are still considered “foreigners” in Germany Life.
Web links
- Ismail Çoban's website
- Ismail Çoban Foundation
- Literature by and about Ismail Çoban in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Çoban, Ismail |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish-German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Çorum |