LUZ BLANCO born in 1973
Website: www.luzblanco.org
Artist showed in Istanbul by the gallery: www.sanatorium.com.tr
EDUCATION
Duperré, Applied Arts High school, Paris. Qualified.
Teacher : Pierre Giner.
High school Art applied diploma Master 2 (Diplôme supérieur d’arts appliqués DSAA). Master diploma : the light and its artefacts/ Graphism, vidéo & multimedia
GRAPHIC DESIGN
2010-2016 : Collaboration for the visual identity of Sainte Pulchérie, Istanbul.
High school, Sahne theatre and Od'A art gallery.
Orhan Pamuk conference, litterature sympoziums, Jazz festival, contemporary art exhibitions, jewel creation competition: Print communications, identity and graphic creations
Creation of the architectural signal system of Lycée Français Sainte Pulchérie, Istanbul
Collaboration for young Turkish artists competition, Residency in Cité des arts de Paris, with Maçka gallery, Od’A gallery, Istanbul : posters, invitations, exhibition catalog.
Collaboration for the creation of the visual identity of SAHNE Pulcherie hall theatre, Istanbul.
Grphic identity of "IPA platform for young performer artist", Istanbul : posters, invitations. 2014.
Graphic Journalism, illustrations on Kobane (Syria), Cartoline da Istanbul for "Internazionale" magazine, Italy. 2015
Graphic Journalism, illustrations on Gezi protest, Cartoline da Istanbul for "Internazionale" magazine, Italy. 2013
TEACHING
2004 - 2016 : Trainer and teacher in Design and Graphic Culture
Pyramyd - Formation Training center for graphic designers, creation and communication workers, Paris.
2013 - 2016: Teacher in Visual art & art history: Lycée Sainte Pulchérie, Istanbul .
2013 - 2016: Design Workshop & jewel creation. production of the selected pieces with the luxe company URART. Lycée Sainte Pulchérie, Istanbul .
2011 - 2013 : Teacher in Visual art & art history
Lycée Français N.D. de Sion, Istanbul.
2009 - 2010 : Workshop on color for International classes.
Intuit.Lab, Visual art, design & communication school, Paris.
2008 - 2009 : Workshop Graphic art and color.
Next-Art - Training center for creation - Lisbon, Portugal.
2007 - 2010 : Teacher in Visual art - Masters Hypermedias.
Autograf, design & art applied school, Paris.
Workshops conception and creation – publishing & multimedia
2004 - 2010 : Teacher in Visual art - BTS Visual communication & Multimedia.
Autograf, Design & Art applied school, Paris.
Workshops conception and creation – publishing & multimedia
SOLO EXHIBITION
Artist showed by the Sanatorium contemporary art gallery, Istanbul.
2016 News from nowhere, Sanatorium gallery, Istanbul
2015 Soft Error, Plateforme gallery, Paris.
2015 Inside, duo with Ludovic Bernhardt, IIC - New Delhi, India.
2015 Domestic, Uçtaksimsekiz, Istanbul
2014 Eden - the end, Sanatorium gallery, Istanbul.
2012 I don’t remember, Sanatorium gallery, Istanbul.
2010 Score, Chapal Factory, Paris.
2008 Soudain l’été dernier, Chapal Factory, Paris.
2007 Kakemonos, Chapal Factory, Paris.
2005 Bonus tracks, Paris.
GROUP EXHIBITION
2015 Contemporary Istanbul, International art fair.
2015 Art Paris, Grand Palais, Paris.
2014 Contemporary Istanbul, International art fair.
2014 Sublime - Sanatorium gallery, Istanbul.
2013 ViennaFair - International art fair, Vienne, Autriche.
2013 Contemporary Istanbul, International art fair.
2013 Sanat to Okan - Okan University, Istanbul.
2009 Copy-art, Kobel Project, Londres.
2009 Nothing, Casa do Sol, Lisbonne.
2007 4 hands, with O.Karpinsky, Chapal Factory, Paris.
ARTICLES
Istanbul art news, News from nowhere, by Ludovic Bernhardt, 2016
The Deccan Herald, "Of maps, boundaries, memories", by Shilpa Raina, 2015
The Daily pioneer, "The soul of dots", by Shrabasti Mallik, 2015
Istanbul Art News, "Baslangic, hatiralar ve son", by Tugba Esen, 2014
Istanbul Art News, " Piyasa ekrani", 2014
Today Zaman, "An exhibition on memory", by H. Amsen Utku, 2012
Haberturk, "Hatirtamiyorum", by Hülia Kupçuoglu, 2012
PROJECTS
Icons / Pondichéry / Artistic research in India : political iconography in India and in Tibet, with Ludovic Bernhardt - 2002
Supporting by Paris cultural department.
Collectif Laps : 1999 - 2000
Experimental Cinema, Video Art & multimedia:
Events at Flèche d’or, Paris
Free Jazz Festival, Bobigny, Paris
Video-clip creation, Moon-Palace by Icarus, Paris