Artists & Illustrators - UK (2021-04)

REBECCABRADBURYmeetstheGermanpainter

whohasreinvigoratedclassicalgenresand

spokentoanewgenerationfromhis Ruhrstudio

ABOVEAlpayinhis

Ruhrstudiowith

newpainting,Flare

LEFTPeoniesII,oil

onpanel,40x40cm

ALPAY EFE

A

tigerthrowsbackitshead

toletouta satisfyingyawn,

a glisteningpinktongue

unfurlingfroma fang-guardedjaw.

Thereis,ofcourse,nothingpeculiar

abouta wildanimalinneedofa rest,

butthisfelinewithitsflame-coloured

furandcoalblackstripesis made

ratherconspicuousbyitssurrounds

• thedrabgreycorridorofa dusty
  museumwitha centuries-oldtapestry
  hangingonthewall.
  Theideabehindtheeye-catching
  juxtapositioncametoAlpayEfelast
  yearwhenhespottedsomephotos
  onlineofthreelittleHumboldt
  penguinsfromKansasCityZoo
  waddlingthroughthefineartgalleries
  ofthenearbyNelson-AtkinsMuseum
  ofArt.Tohelpstopthespreadof

Covid-19,theattractionwasclosedto

humanvisitors,butopentopenguins

apparentlyinneedofsomeartistic

stimulationcourtesyofartistssuch

asCaravaggio,CesariandMonet.

“Itwassointerestingand

fascinatingandbeautifultome

becauseit wassomething

extraordinarythatcouldonlybe

possiblebysomethingvery

unfortunate,”the33-year-oldartist

explains.“I thoughtthiswouldbea

wonderfulseries,especiallyasthese

tworealmsdon’treallyfittogether.

Youdon’treallybringnatureandthe

artificialspacewhereartistspresent

[theirwork]together.”

Plansareunderwaytoaddto

thisFineArtConnoisseurseries.

Theoriginalthreepaintings– two

IN THE STUDIO