ARTS AND CULTURE
Şebnem Diler graduated from Mimar Sinan University, Academy of Fine Arts, Scenography and Costume Design and received her master’s degree in interior architectural design from Istituto Superiore di Architettura e Design (ISAD), in Milano. For the last ten years, she has been focusing on painting in her own studio, where she also gives lessons. She has had two personal exhibitions - Holographic Colors in 2017 and Kabil (Possible) in 2019 - and has participated in many international and Turkish exhibitions. In 2021, she exhibited at BAAF (Bodrum Sanat ve Antika Fuarı) and IAAF (İstanbul Sanat ve Antika Fuarı). Diler says she prefers fairs because “you inevitably meet art lovers, artists, and collectors of all kinds.”
Diler says she is inspired by colors, reflections of nature, light and transparency: “I love using experimental art techniques. I am obsessed with creating a 3D effect using different materials. I use transparency and color blends, in my own technique to achieve a delusion. I also see my work as decorative objects, adorning and enriching locations, and adding glamour to public interiors.”
Diler’s art adventure started in RC, and Maria Sezer had an important role: “At RC, I used every chance to work with the special equipment, pottery wheel, ceramic furnace, charcoal and special tissue papers. Mrs. Sezer, our art teacher, became our neighbor. Each time she met my parents, she indicated that I must have an art education, this encouraged me a lot.”
Diler has an upcoming exhibition in April 2022.
Published February 2022
