{"id":172809,"date":"2025-06-10T11:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172809\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:26:12","slug":"osman-dinc-eyes-in-downpour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/172809\/","title":{"rendered":"Osman Din\u00e7: Eyes in Downpour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osman Din\u00e7: Eyes in Downpour
22nd May, 2025 \u2013 13th June, 2025
Pi Artworks London
55 Eastcastle Street
London
W1W 8EG<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eyes in Downpour\u201d unveils a powerful and poignant collection of Osman Din\u00e7\u2019s most influential works, meticulously curated by both the artist and Pi Artworks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pi Artworks London is pleased to announce Eyes in Downpour,<\/strong> a long-awaited solo exhibition by internationally celebrated artist Osman Din\u00e7<\/a><\/strong> (on view from 22 May to 13 June 2025). The exhibition also marks Pi Artworks\u2019 12th anniversary as a prominent gallery in Fitzrovia\u2014an occasion significant for both gallerist Jade Turanli and the artist, who have enjoyed decades of collaboration together.<\/p>\n

\"OsmanAfrica Africa, 2009
Tempered steel
165 x 50 x 10 cm \/each
3 pieces<\/p>\n

Eyes in Downpour gathers a profound and poignant collection of the artist\u2019s most influential works, curated carefully and lovingly by the artist and gallerist themselves, from private collectors to the vaults of his various studios and archives. In this contemplative solo exhibition, pondering material, time, and memory, Osman Din\u00e7 presents a cornucopia of sculptural forms shaped by gravity, balance, and elemental resonance\u2014an environment in which the entire body, rather than the eye alone, becomes the conduit of perception.<\/p>\n

Positioned at the crossroads of Arte Povera and Minimalism, Din\u00e7 approaches sculpture as a spatial and philosophical inquiry. His works\u2014crafted from iron, glass, lead, and steel\u2014draw their strength not only from material presence but from the silent stories embedded within each element. For Din\u00e7, materials are living archives. Iron, in particular, carries deep resonance: it courses through our blood, lies at the Earth\u2019s core, and lingers in the dust of ancient stars. \u201cIron\u2014the elementary metal,\u201d he notes, \u201cis one of the most enduring elements in the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Eyes in Downpour, these materials do not merely form objects\u2014they speak of construction and deconstruction, of forgotten collective memories, and of our place in an unfolding cosmic \u2018drama.\u2019 The sculptures evoke instruments, observatories, and anchors; they channel the experience of being immersed in a vast and ongoing exchange between matter and meaning.<\/p>\n

\"OsmanEyes In Downpour, 2025
Steel and electrostatic paint
100 x 12 x 9 cm \/each
28 pieces<\/p>\n

The exhibition title gestures toward a state of alchemic saturation\u2014a world where objects and beings emerge from molecules and, in turn, become nature. As we gaze outward, the universe gazes back. This reciprocal relationship is at the heart of Din\u00e7\u2019s practice: a sculptural archaeology that honors both the ancient and the stoic, the seen and the sensed.<\/p>\n

Here, stillness becomes a force, material becomes memory, and sculpture becomes a point of alignment between the terrestrial and the celestial.<\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n

\"Parisa<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Artist: Osman Din\u00e7 (b. 1948, Denizli, Turkey) is one of the most significant sculptors of his generation and a leading figure in contemporary Turkish art. His work has been exhibited across Europe and the Middle East, including at ARTER Museum, Istanbul Modern, Mus\u00e9e-Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019Annecy (France), and CerModern in Ankara. Din\u00e7 represented Turkey at the Alexandria Biennale and was awarded the prestigious UNESCO Sculptor of the Year in 1993.<\/p>\n

\"OsmanAbstraction Concrete, 2019
Mixed technique
31 x 41 cm \/each
6 pieces<\/p>\n

His practice bridges ancient material traditions with a conceptual rigour informed by philosophical thought, natural science, and an enduring fascination with the cosmos. He taught for many years at the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure des Beaux-Arts in Bourges and continues to live and work between Paris and Ankara.<\/p>\n

Osman Din\u00e7: Eyes in Downpour opens on the 22nd of May, 2025 until the 13th of June, 2025 at Pi Artworks London<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a92025 Pi Artworks<\/p>\n

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