NUR+ÇİN

Born in Adana, 1933, Nurçin Ramazanoğlu (Demiroğlu) is the daugther of Ramazanoğlu Ekrem Bey, a prominent Martyr of the Turkish War of Independence. An alumnus of Haydarpaşa High School., she wrote her first poem in the third grade and first story in the sixth grade. The latter was published on the newspaper Yeni Sabah when she attended the ninth grade. In 1953, she married with Cudi Demiroğlu, and a year after, Candaş Demiroğlu was born. In 1981, her storybook "Mavi Terlikler" was published. She started painting in 1984 and launched six solo and one group exhibitions. The individual exhibitions took place at Sheraton Koleksiyon Sanat, Haci Omer Sabanci Cultural Center, Bodrum Museum, Mevlana Museum, Österreichisches Kulturforum Istanbul and Absolventenstiftung der Österreichischen Schule. Two of her paintings remained in the Mevlana and the Bodrum Museum inventories. Her art pieces have been gathered by collectors and enthusiasts in Turkey, China, USA, Russia, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Norway etc. In 2009, her poem and aphorism book "Zamanlara Kayış" was published, and in 2014, her novel "Kör Hafız" followed. Ramazanoğlu, or "Nur+Çin" as called by her artistic signature, passed away on 30 November 2018, on an evening that celebrated both the Bara'at and the Walpurgis nights, and was buried in Büyükada by her beloved son, Candaş Demiroğlu, on his birthday the 2nd of May.

An artist's most frequent answer to when s/he was first introduced to arts would be "childhood". Nurçin Ramazanoğlu is an exception in this sense. She had no formal or informal education in arts but started drawing over the faces she noticed on bed sheets, with some influence of fear and loneliness. The multitude of scenes well led her to consult a therapist, as these constant visions on sheets have amplified as if awaiting to be portrayed. Later on, some of these faces along with their contexts have been identified...

"I respect and love the intellects and the hearts, not the titles. I admire every beauty and seek positive resolutions to every mystery," says the artist.

Note: Adopted from Österreichisches Kulturforum Istanbul brochure.