Mehmet Aksoy

Cumhuriyet Köyü, Istanbul, Türkiye

Mehmet Aksoy works at Böcek Ev, his combined home and sculpture studio in Cumhuriyet Köyü. His stone sculpture draws on mythology, the human figure and public commemoration. His portfolio includes marble and onyx as well as large civic monuments.

Studio: Böcek Ev
Location: Türkiye
Discipline: Sculpture
Material: Marble · Onyx · Natural stone
Services: Public monuments · Memorials · Sculptural objects
Website: mehmetaksoy.com

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Selected work

Menschen in der Stadt — stele1986–1987 · Carrara marble · Schlesische Straße / Oberbaumstraße, BerlinSculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Andreas Praefcke, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Photo source · CC BY 3.0

Memorial to the Unknown Deserter1989 · public memorial · Platz der Einheit, Potsdam, GermanySculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Ethan Doyle White at English Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Steinskulptur, Kranoldplatz1983–1986 · Bardiglio and white marble · Kranoldplatz, BerlinSculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Susanne Kähler, 2012, Bildhauerei in Berlin, CC BY 4.0. Photo source · CC BY 4.0

Kurtuluş Yolu Anıtı — relief detail1995–1998 · carved stone relief · İstasyon Meydanı, Selçuk, TürkiyeSculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Dick Osseman (Dosseman), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 1920-pixel thumbnail; resized without cropping or content changes.

More work

Kendini Doğuran Adam2018 · Marble, glass and metalWork: Mehmet Aksoy. External artist portfolio.

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Sources

Studio and working methods · Artist’s biography and monuments · Stone works and materials · Menschen in der Stadt — stele · Memorial to the Unknown Deserter · Steinskulptur, Kranoldplatz · Kurtuluş Yolu Anıtı — relief detail
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