Steel meets art in digital 07/09/2022

7 September 2022

The online version of the exhibition, consisting of the works that won the seventh edition of the Steel and Life Sculpture Competition, which was held with the contributions of Erdemir, was opened to the visit of art lovers. The exhibition consisting of 54 works that were awarded and exhibited in the competition organized in cooperation with Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University can be visited at https://www.erdemir.com.tr/7-celik-ve-yasam-sergisi/ .

Turkey's largest flat steel producer Erdemir's exhibition consisting of the works that won the prize in the Erdemir Steel and Life Sculpture Competition, organized in cooperation with Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in order to support young talents in the field of sculpture and to draw attention to the place of steel in our lives through art, is also opened at online.

In the seventh edition of the competition, which was held with the theme of 'Transformation' and 197 students from 11 universities applied, 23 works were deemed worthy of awards as a result of the jury's evaluation, while 31 works were deemed worthy of being exhibited. The works were exhibited at the Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center in Istanbul last June.

In the competition, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University student Ömer Kasımoğlu had won the first prize with his work “Self Sabotage”, while Muzaffer Tuncer from the same university had ranked second with his work “The Conversion” and Aziz Sargın from Anadolu University had ranked third with his work “Untitled”. The winner of the competition was presented with 20 thousand TL, the second with 15 thousand TL, and the third with 10 thousand TL, while the honorable mention winners were awarded 5 thousand TL, the “Special Jury Award” and “Erdemir Special Award” winners were presented with 4 thousand TL.

The online version of the Erdemir Steel and Life Sculpture Competition Exhibition was opened to visitors as of September 5 at https://www.erdemir.com.tr/7-celik-ve-yasam-sergisi/ . Visitors to the site will be able to visit the exhibition online at the Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center and get information about the works and artists.