Enigma - Fairhurst Gallery

An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Yusuf Keten

7th February – 14th March 2020

: ‘Midnight Odyssey’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2018, £900

: ‘Persephone’s Return’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2018, £900

: ‘Bohemian Spirit’, acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 40 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Lost in Wonder’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Echo from the Past’, acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 40 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Echo from the Past’, acrylic on canvas board, 30 x 40 cm, Yusuf Keten, £210

: ‘Firefly’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Firefly’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘The Enigma’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £900

: ‘Time Change’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £900

: ‘The Wall’, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Smoke and Mirrors’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £660

: ‘Intuition’, blue cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 51.5 x 36 x 9.5 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £280

: ‘Intuition’ (detail)

: ‘Liberation’, cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 45 x 35 x 38 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £280

: ‘Liberation’ (detail)

: ‘Passage’, cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 40 x 40 x 46 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £280

: ‘Passage’ (detail)

: ‘Rebirth’, cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 19 x 10 x 10 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £120 (set of four)

: ‘Rebirth’ (detail)

: ‘The Mirror’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £900

: ‘The Curse’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £780

: ‘The Bridge’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Taboo’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £780

: ‘Sunset Waltz’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £900

: ‘The Catch’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2018, £210

: ‘Alchemy’, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2020, £250

: ‘Sleep Walker’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2018, £900

: ‘Silence’, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £660

: ‘Seesaw’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Message in a Bottle’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Locked Chest’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £780

: ‘Oracle’, cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 44 x 37 x 13 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £200

: ‘Oracle’ (detail)

: ‘Emergence’, blue cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 5 x 25 x 25 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £100

: ‘Archie’, cement, sharp sand and aged metals, 61 x 33 x 24 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £280

: ‘Lost in Wonder’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Lost in Wonder’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Kite Fliers’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Kite Fliers’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Dialogues of Space’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Dialogues of Space’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: ‘Desigual’, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, Yusuf Keten 2018, £900

: ‘In Secret’, acrylic on canvas board, 40 x 50 cm, Yusuf Keten 2019, £210

: Yusuf Keten in his studio, 2019

: Yusuf Keten in his studio, 2019

The Fairhurst Gallery is delighted to present a solo exhibition by the self-taught contemporary artist, Yusuf Keten.

Born and raised in Turkey, Keten has been based in Norfolk since 2002. With a background in mechanical engineering Keten is primarily interested in the way abstract forms interact with each other, exploring shape and colour to depict the images he sees in his minds eye. The paintings are built up in layer upon layer of acrylic on canvas, inspired by nature, memory and emotion. The artist describes his canvases as “…coming from somewhere deep inside me. I feel so in tune with the works I create.” This can be seen in the ‘journey’ of the paintings, which “travel, adapt and change so many times” until the result is visually and emotionally satisfying to both Keten and his audience. By manipulating line, shape and form Keten creates abstract forms which are detached from reality through a deeply organic and imaginative process.

Keten has exhibited in group and solo shows with the Norwich 20 group over the past few years. This exhibition will be accompanied by an audio guide, of words spoken by the artist himself, giving visitors a one-on-one, personal insight into the paintings.

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