Izmir, Turkey, b. 1981
The art of Fırat Neziroğlu (b. 1981, İzmir, Turkey) stands unique, in its own genre in the world of contemporary art. His weavings require a rigorous, disciplined devotion to technique and execution. Achieving an exceptional level of mastery of this onerous practice, he pays tribute to traditional weaving while redefining this medium in contemporary art.
A main feature of Neziroğlu's artwork is the negative space of his designs, significantly less cluttered than that found in traditional 'kilim' compositions and Anatolian weaving. His refined compositions and the images he creates stand on one of the principles of fine arts, that is, an aesthetic that opens space for shadow and light.
With each thread he weaves, Neziroğlu becomes the tacit subject of his work through the time he devotes to it, and the physical effort he expends on this laborious and also performative process. While presenting sincere and contemporary images of people from his personal life in the most realistic way possible, made more pronounced through his method of weaving, his works bid the viewer to pause and examine them in more detail.