Burçin Başar graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Painting in 2010, and continued her education at the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 2007 and 2008.
Her works have been featured in numerous exhibitions and art fairs, including Young Fresh Different (cda-projects, Istanbul, 2010), Kesişme V (x-ist, Istanbul, 2013), x-tension (Office 4200, Bursa, 2015), Variations on Un Chien Andalou (x-ist, 2015), Site Studio CerModern (Ankara, 2018), x-plore III (Gallery x-ist, 2019), Untitled (Gallery x-ist, 2020), and Free Fire 7 “Regulars” (Karaköy Olimpiyat Restaurant, 2025). She has also participated in various international art fairs such as Art14 London, Art International 2015, and Contemporary Istanbul editions 2010–2025.
Başar has held several solo exhibitions, including Retrace (2015), Ravenous (2017), Corpus (2019), CounterArgument (2021), Collective Dream (Gallery Nuance, Sofia, 2021), Big Words (2023), and The Restlessness Syndrome (Gallery x-ist, 2025).
In 2013, Başar received an honorable mention from the Moon and Stars Project within the SVA (School of Visual Arts, NY) Summer Residency Scholarship program, and in 2019, she was awarded the Creative Armenia Artist Prize.
Burçin Başar explores issues of identity, social events, and the ideological constructs imposed on individuals through political processes. Her works reflect social violence born from oppression and chaos, as well as psychological reflections, elements of fear, and mystery. She investigates the sociological, psychological, and political structures that shape human experience and their interrelations. Themes of memory, existential struggles underlying political games, and the tension between the personal and the collective are central to her conceptual and creative practice. Başar’s abstract imagery manifests as an inquiry into these issues, whether on a grand or intimate scale. While primarily focused on painting, she also incorporates sculpture, video, and installation into her artistic practice.
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas
Oil on canvas, 100 x 160 cm
Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Oil on canvas, 145 x 205 cm
Oil on canvas, 150 x 190 cm
Oil on canvas, 105 x 180 cm
Mixed technique on canvas, 124,5 x 149,5 cm
Oil on canvas, 80 x 125 cm
Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm
Oil on canvas, 116 x 90 cm
Oil on canvas, 110 x 150 cm
Mixed technique on canvas, 150 x 160 cm
Mixed technique on canvas, 100 x 80 cm
Mixed technique on canvas, 80 x 90cm
Oil on canvas, 72x98cm
Oil on canvas, 100x81cm
Oil on canvas, 81 x 100 cm, 2022
Oil on canvas, 110 x 70 cm
Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 70 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 72,5 x 99 cm
Oil on canvas, 70 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 90 x 110 cm
Oil on canvas, 125 x 150 cm
Oil on canvas, 120 x 170 cm
Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 120 x 110 cm
Oil on canvas, 80 x 100 cm
Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, 2019
Oil on cancas, 90 x 90 cm, 2019
Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, 2019
Oil on canvas, 140 x 185 cm, 2019
Oil on canvas, 140 x 185 cm, 2019
Mixed media on canvas, 130 x 193 cm, 2019
Oil on canvas, 85 x 100 cm, 2019
Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, 2018
Oil on canvas, 90 x 80 cm , 2019
Oil on canvas, 120 x 90 cm, 2019
Mixed media on aluminum plate, 57 x 72 cm, 20...
Mixed media on aluminum plate, 57 x 72 cm, 20...
Mixed media on aluminum plate, 57 x 72 cm, 20...
Mixewd media on canvas, 171 x 151 cm, 2017
Mixed media on canvas, 164,5 x 142 cm, 2017
Mixed media on canvas, 196 x 164 cm, 2017
Mixed media on canvas, 145 x 205 cm, 2017
Mixed media on canvas, 125 x 200 cm, 2017
Mixed media on canvas, 145 x 205 cm, 2017
Oil on canvas, 164 x 194 cm, 2017
Oil on canvas, 122 x 163 cm, 2016
Oil on canvas, 150 x 190 cm, 2016
Oil on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 180 x 120 cm, 2015
Mixed media on pressed glass, 30 x 35 x 2 cm,...
Oil on canvas, 150 x 190 cm, 2015
Mixed media on pressed glass, 25 x 30 x 2 cm,...
Mixed media on pressed glass, 25 x 30 x 2 cm,...
Mixed media on pressed glass, 30 x 40 x 2 cm,...
Mixed media on pressed glass, 20 x 25.5 x 2.5...
Oil on canvas, 140 x 185 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 160 x 110 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 160 x 110 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 160 x 110 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 160 x 180 cm, 2015
Oil on canvas, 160 x 180 cm, 2015
Mixed media on pressed glass, 35 x 30 x 2 cm,...
Oil on pressed glass, 25 x 36 x 2.5 cm, 2015 ...
Oil on canvas, 150 x 180 cm, 2014
Oil on canvas, 140 x 180 cm, 2014
Oil on canvas, 150 x 170 cm, 2014
Oil on canvas, 99 x 128.5 cm, 2013
Oil on canvas, 150 x 190 cm, 2013
Oil on canvas, 160 x 185 cm, 2013
Oil on canvas, 145 x 163 cm, 2013
Oil on canvas, 150 x 180 cm, 2013
395 yıllık çınardan ilham aldı. "Ağaçlar Konuşunca" sergisi Cendere Sanat Müzesi'nde ziyaretçilerini bekliyor (Link)
Burçin Başar’ın Yeni Sergisi “Büyük Laflar” x-ist’te (Link)
Kalıpların Ötesinde (PDF)
Mikrodan Makroya (PDF)
“Bir Hücrede Yaşıyoruz ve Sonra Kozmos Oluyoruz” (Link)
İnsan, Hayvan ve Evrenin Ortak Noktası (Link)
"Corpus" sergisi Karaköy Juma'da izleyiciyle buluşmaya devam ediyor. (Link)
Bunca delilik daha ne kadar sürecek böyle? (Link)
Var Olma Halleri (Link)
Kaosun Resmi (Link)
Toplumsal Bir Bellek "Doğa" (Link)
Artist Burçin Başar explores familial roots in x-ist exhibition (Link)
Burçin Başar Geçmişin İzini Sürüyor (Link)
Şimdinin İmgesinin Peşinde (Link)
Tuvalleriyle Ruhların İzinde (Link)
Kesişme Devam Ediyor (PDF)
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