Kutluğ Ataman

Kutluğ Ataman
Kutluğ Ataman in 2006
Alma mater University of California
Known for video art, documentary films
Notable work İki Genç Kız

Kutluğ Ataman (born 1961 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish contemporary artist and filmmaker, who produces both photography and video art.

Biography

Ataman was born in Istanbul in 1961; his father was a diplomat. As a young man, he was involved in filming the events of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, which led to his imprisonment and torture.[1] After his release, in 1981 he left Turkey and moved to California, remaining there for 13 years. He graduated in 1985 with a BA in Film from the University of California and completed his MFA in 1988. As of 2004 he lives and works in Istanbul, London and Barcelona.[2]

Openly gay himself, Ataman's work often explores sexual identity and gender.[3] In 1997 he filmed Turkish opera diva Semiha Berksoy, and his piece Women Who Wear Wigs featured four Turkish women – a revolutionary whose face remained obscured, well-known journalist and breast cancer survivor Nevval Sevindi, an anonymous devout Muslim student, and a transsexual.[4]

Ataman was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2004 for his contribution to the Istanbul Biennial 2003, and for various exhibitions in 2003–2004.[5] He received the "Best Director" award for the film İki Genç Kız at the 2005 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival[6] and in the same year was awarded the Carnegie Prize.[1]

Filmography

Director:

  • Karanlık Sular (1993)
  • Lola + Bilidikid (1999)
  • The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read (2002) (V)
  • İki Genç Kız (2005)

References

  1. 1 2 Prince, Mark. "Ataman's Logos". Art In America Magazine. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Kutlug Ataman: Paradise | OCMA | Orange County Museum of Art
  3. ↑ Ratnam, Niru (29 Dec 2002). "Kutlug Ataman". The Observer. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ ‘Women Who Wear Wigs’, Kutlug Ataman, 1999 | Tate
  5. ↑ Turner Prize 2004 artists: Kutlug Ataman | Tate
  6. ↑ Turkish Director Kutlug Ataman’s ‘The Lamb’ Takes Top Honors At Antalya Film Festival – Variety
Awards
Preceded by
Uğur Yücel		 Golden Orange Award for Best Director
2005
for İki Genç Kız 		Succeeded by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan


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