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 | Memorials | Relief carving
- Material
- Marble | Onyx | Natural stone | Carrara marble
- Services
- Public monuments | Memorials | Sculptural objects | Relief panels
- Website
- mehmetaksoy.com
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Kurtuluş Yolu Anıtı — relief detail
A carved female figure emerges from a stone relief, with drapery and surrounding faces standing out against contrasting smooth and roughly worked surfaces. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Relief carving, Sculpture, and Memorials. Related services include Public monuments and Memorials.
Sculpture by Mehmet Aksoy.
1995–1998 | İstasyon Meydanı, Selçuk, Türkiye
Source & credits
Sculpture: 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 metal Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Sculptural objects. By Mehmet Aksoy.Work: Mehmet Aksoy. External artist portfolio.
- Menschen in der Stadt — stele1986–1987 | Carrara marble | Schlesische Straße / Oberbaumstraße, Berlin Its materials include Marble. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments. By Mehmet Aksoy.Sculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Andreas Praefcke, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
- Memorial to the Unknown Deserter1989 | public memorial | Platz der Einheit, Potsdam, Germany Its materials include Marble. Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments and Memorials. By Mehmet Aksoy.Sculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Ethan Doyle White at English Wikipedia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Steinskulptur, Kranoldplatz1983–1986 | Bardiglio and white marble | Kranoldplatz, Berlin Its disciplines include Sculpture. Related services include Public monuments. By Mehmet Aksoy.Sculpture: Mehmet Aksoy. Photograph: Susanne Kähler, 2012, Bildhauerei in Berlin, CC BY 4.0.
Source & credits
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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Kurtuluş Yolu Anıtı — relief detail
Sculpture: 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.