Deniz Çimen

DENİZ ÇİMEN Born in Istanbul in 1986. Started Calligraphy Art with Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan in 2004. Graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Traditional Turkish Handicrafts Department in 2013. Received minor education in the Photography Department at the same faculty. Received classical education from Prof. Dr. Uğur Derman and Prof. Dr. Çiçek Derman. By combining Traditional Art education with Contemporary Art practices using different materials, he produces work as an Installation and Experimental artist. Received ijazah in Thuluth and Naskh in 2010. His art practice is not only on paper; the artist, who develops his work with different tools such as space, object, light, texture, perspective, photography and digital art, produces Contemporary Calligraphy Art and different Installation-focused works. ​ He uses the pen name "Bahrî" in his works. Particularly on Calligraphy Art, he creates Experimental Installations and Surrealist works with an Interdisciplinary approach... The artist, along with academic studies, has been teaching for over 15 years in "Calligraphy Art" and "Basic Art" fields at Maltepe Faculty of Fine Arts; training students of different age groups and levels. He currently produces Modern Calligraphy Works from both classical, experimental and contemporary perspectives; continues his teaching duties at his personal workshop and at the university... ​ ​ EDUCATION • Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Traditional Turkish Handicrafts Department, 2013 • Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Photography Department, Minor Education • Calligraphy Art Meşk Education: Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan / 2004–2010 • Ijazah Certificate (Thuluth/Naskh): From Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan, 2010 ​ ​ Artistic Works • Interdisciplinary works in Visual Art, Media Art and Photography fields in the area of Calligraphy Art • Created different installations by combining acid-free raw paper pulps with Calligraphy Art

He was born in Istanbul in 1986. He started Calligraphy Art with Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan in 2004. He graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Traditional Turkish Handicrafts in 2010. He received minor education in the Photography Department at the same faculty. He received classical education from Prof. Dr. Uğur Derman and Prof. Dr. Çiçek Derman. He produces as an Installation and Experimental artist by combining Traditional Art education with Contemporary Art practices using different materials. He received his ijazah in Thuluth and Naskh in 2010. The artist develops his art practice not only on paper but with different tools such as space, object, light, texture, perspective, photography and digital art, producing Contemporary Calligraphy Art and different Installation-focused works. He uses the pseudonym "Bahrî" in his works. He particularly creates Experimental Installations and Multidisciplinary Surrealist works on Calligraphy Art... The artist also teaches in "Calligraphy Art" and "Basic Art" fields at Maltepe Faculty of Fine Arts for over 15 years along with academic studies; he trains students of different age groups and levels. He currently produces Modern Calligraphy Works with both classical, experimental and contemporary perspectives; he continues his teaching duties at his personal workshop and at the university... EDUCATION • Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Traditional Turkish Handicrafts, 2013• Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Photography Department, Minor Education• Calligraphy Art Meşk Education: Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan (2004–2010)• Ijazah Certificate (Thuluth/Naskh): From Calligrapher Gürkan Pehlivan, 2010 Academic and Artistic Studies • Maltepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Basic Art Education – Lecturer/Assistant• Multidisciplinary studies in Visual Art, Media Art and Photography fields in the area of Calligraphy Art• He has created different installations by combining acid-free raw paper pulps with Calligraphy Art• Different installations with the concepts of color, light and dimension in his works using Airbrush Technique