Şafak Gürboğa

Biography

Şafak Gürboğa was born in İzmir, Turkey, in 1989. He holds a BA and an MA from Dokuz Eylul University’s Faculty of Painting. His work focuses on topics such as identity, racism, violence, and destructive aggression. Gürboğa’s bold sense of composition and minimalistic subject matter can make the viewer feel uneasy, similar to the discomfort felt during public moments of silence. However, this dissociation can also be comforting, offering relief from the burden of unnecessary utterances.

Artwork