Remzi Yılmaz’s fourth solo exhibition, “Familiar Faces,” opened on April 2, 2024, on World Autism Awareness Day at Barın Han and concluded on May 4, 2024.The exhibition explored metaphorical themes of everyday life and popular imagery through a narrative approach. Themes such as women, friends, monsters, and animals were prominent, with the fairy tale character Aladdin playing a central role in the narrative. The artist transformed his life experiences into a continuous practice of creation, demonstrating that art can be a tool for expression and communication. Through his works, Yılmaz engaged in dialogue with people, objects, and heroes, telling his own story.Along with this, Remzi Yılmaz performed a live piece. This performance highlighted the vibrancy and boundlessness of art. Participants...
High school has been both a challenge and an exciting journey for Remzi. As in the elementary school, he wasn't the popular one at the beginning. He had also difficulties following classes and getting along with friends. However, Remo has been a milestone. When Remzi founded his brand with his brother, he started to be known among his schoolmates. Going to a fine arts high school, his brand swiftly became a followed one by the school. As Remo grew, Remzi became more and more popular and got new friends. Suddenly, the autistic boy became a popular artist owning his own brand at the age of 15. Remo opened his first exhibition in 2016 in Ankara, where Remzi lives. All the...
"Is it possible to talk without talking?" You won't watch it, you will experience it! May 10-19, 2018 Raw:m Bomonti ISTANBUL * Autism=Human opens doors to a world, which is as far as we think and as close as we have never thought. While experiencing the exhibition, the audience faced a style, formed by the complicated structure of autism, a unique formation of mysteries, which happens during the process of brain function and the expression of these. When Remo’s drawings and sculptures are examined carefully, these forms can be interpreted as inherent or mythical expressions. With the continuous excitement of expression with this narrative style and its application on his outstanding drawings and the ceramic forms, it is more than...
