{"product_id":"winter-souls","title":"Sinem Demirci, Winter Souls, 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100x120 cm - Oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting presents a striking contemporary portrait of a young figure shown frontally against a dark, muted background. The subject’s face is softly illuminated, with heavy eyelids, parted lips, and an open mouth that immediately draws the viewer’s attention. Inside the mouth, a dark floral or seed-like form appears, creating a surreal and unsettling focal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure wears a rich red garment covered with textured floral details, contrasted by a voluminous white ruffled collar that gives the portrait a theatrical, almost aristocratic quality. The combination of historical costume references and raw contemporary expression creates a strong tension between elegance and discomfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface of the painting appears heavily textured, with visible impasto marks across the face, clothing, and background. These raised strokes give the work a physical intensity, making the skin feel fragile and wounded while the red garment seems almost alive with movement. The dark, smoky atmosphere surrounding the figure adds depth and mystery, allowing the face and costume to emerge dramatically from the shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, the painting feels intimate, provocative, and emotionally charged. It explores themes of vulnerability, transformation, beauty, and unease, turning a traditional portrait format into something deeply psychological and visually memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSinem Demirci\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-end=\"379\" data-start=\"104\"\u003eSinem Demirci is a Turkish contemporary artist born in Istanbul in 1991. She graduated from the Fine Arts Faculty of Okan University in 2015 with a merit-based scholarship, and she continues to live and work as an artist in Istanbul. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"816\" data-start=\"381\"\u003eDemirci’s work is centered on the idea of the “multiple self”, exploring the many identities, possibilities, and emotional versions that can exist within a single person. Her portraits often feature distorted or deformed facial elements, using the human figure not simply as a subject, but as a psychological space where memory, transformation, vulnerability, and hidden identity are revealed. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1212\" data-start=\"818\"\u003eHer figures carry a strong emotional intensity. Through expressive surfaces, theatrical compositions, and unsettling details, Demirci creates portraits that feel both intimate and mysterious. The face becomes a place of tension, where beauty and discomfort coexist, inviting the viewer to reflect on the different selves we become, the selves we conceal, and the selves that might still emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1491\" data-start=\"1214\"\u003eHer exhibition history includes presentations with PG Art Gallery in Istanbul, including \u003cem data-end=\"1315\" data-start=\"1303\"\u003eThe Unseen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1356\" data-start=\"1317\"\u003eThe Dream of Shell That Never Existed\u003c\/em\u003e, and appearances at Contemporary Istanbul and Contemporary Istanbul Bloom between 2023 and 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1491\" data-start=\"1214\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/1028\/3647\/files\/imm_profilo.jpg?v=1783179374\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snmdmrcii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e@snmdmrcii\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unframed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57857788772735,"sku":null,"price":870.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/1028\/3647\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-29alle12.15.58.png?v=1782728478","url":"https:\/\/unframedgallery.store\/products\/winter-souls","provider":"Unframed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}