armando alemdar catalogue

Armando Alemdar Ara

‘Goddesses and Mythical Women’

Armando Alemdar Ara “...I aim for my paintings to unfold universal beauty, but without completely renouncing the human element.”

Armando Alemdar Ara is an artist of Turkish descent currently liv-ing and working in London, UK. His pictures are in public and private collections around the world including The Macedonia Cultural Centre, USA, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and Switzerland. In 2000, Armando gained his diploma in Master of Art History from Kingston University, and in 2001 he co-founded Neo-Modernism with fellow artist Andre Durand; a new philoso-phy of art. Armando’s visual work reflects influences from his read-ing of Hermetic and Sufi writings, philosophy and theology.

The world that Armando presents is as convincing as it is mysteri-ous. With his highly authentic style, Armando creates unique im-agery of an inner world in continuous movement, exploring his themes through the use of form and colour. Starting each work with a drawing of the human figure, he then distills the figure down into basis for an abstract composition, through which his imagery presents not only harmonious, flowing forms, but also powerful conflicts, contradictions and breakthroughs, as well as overlapping shadows and contrasting improvisations.

Lilith 2011-12Oil on Linen137 x 104 cm£4,750

Lilith II 12Oil on Linen101 x 76 cm£3,400

Enigma 2011-2012Oil on linen109 x 147 cm£5,450

Aurora 2012Oil on linen97 x 71 cm£3,200

Eve 2012Oil on linen66 x 51 cm £1,600

Ariadne 2011Oil on linen76 x 102 cm £3,400

Ariadne II 2011-12Oil on linen71 x 97 cm£3,200

Joan of Arc 2012Oil on linen76 x 61 cm£3,200

Green Tara 2012Oil on linen102 x 76 cm£3,400

Siren 2012 (modello)Oil and conte crayonon linen61 x 51 cm£1,100

Pandora 2012Oil on linen61 x 51 cm £1,400

Lilith (Conception) 2011-12Oil on linen107 x 76 cm£3,400

Lilith (Conception) IIOil on linen97 x 71 cm£3,200

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front page: Ariadne II, 2012back page: section of Lilith Conception II