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SAFA BÜTE

1958, He was born in Nigde – Turkey 2007, International Project Director & President of the 1. International Contemporary Art Biennial of Adana 2006, Honorary Member of Cultural Association Terra Dell´Arte in Italy 2005, Member of the Artistic Committee of the International Arad Biennale of Contemporary Art in Romania. 2003, 4th award winner of the International Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art in Italy. 2001, 2000 WAIS People Choice Award Winner at the “Ten Top World Artists Invitational Show” organized by Artists Own Registry in Australia. 1999 Nominated to the Time Magazine online poll in the category of Most Influential Artist of the 20th Century 1998 Featured artist at ArtQuest in USA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND ART EVENTS The Waterfall Project The Nave Gallery, Boston, USA from 2nd to 26th of April 2009. (opening reseption April 2nd) http://www.artsommerville.org/nave/exhibits.html The Art Gallery Ripustus, Hameenlinna, Finland from 2nd to 28th of June 2009 (opening reseption June 2nd) http://www.ripustus.fi

The Traveling Wave Box Heart Gallery 4523 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 USA June 23 - July 18 2009 http://www.boxheart.org/ The Gibson Centre For Community, Arts & Culture 63 Tupper St.West, Alliston , Ontario Canada L9R 1E4. A Celebration of UN Peace Day20 Sept 2009 – 13 Oct 2009

The Travelling Weave - Adana State Art Gallery - 06-12 December 2006 Galerie LA DECOUVERTE Rabat - Morocco - 29 November 2006 - 09 December 2006 INTER-ART International Art Camp in Aiud - Romania - 10-26 August 2006 International Summer Art Camp "Lucian Grigorescu" Medgidia - Romania 26 July - 08 August 2006 The Travelling Weave - Deja vu The University of Georgia - 15 Apr - 30 June 2006 Art Gallery Ripustus, Hameelinna Finland 27 Oct 30 Dec 2005 The 1902 OCAF Art Center Art Gallery – Georgia USA – 02 Oct 12 Nov 2005 Salonul De Toamna – Galleriile INTER-ART Aiud – Romania 16-19 Oct 2005 Urla Quarantine Island International Fine Arts Symposium – 23 Sep 02 Oct 2005 3. Safa Bute’s Live Performance Art Event – Adana – 08 May 2005 Porto Recenaty Contemporary Arts Gallery – Italya – 11-26 Sep 2004 2. Safa Bute’s Live Performance Art Event – Adana – 02 May 2004 1. Safa Bute’s Live Performance Art Event – Adana – 04 Feb 07 Mar 2004 4. Florence Biennale – Italy – 06-15 Dec 2003 Yapi Kredi Kemalsatir Art Gallery – Adana – 08-30 Apr 1999 Akbank Beylerbeyi Art Gallery – Istanbul – 15 Apr 04 May 1998 Akbank Kizilay Art Gallery – Ankara – 17 Feb 06 Mar 1997 Akbank Bursa Art Gallery – Bursa – Apr May 1996 Icel Art Clup Art Gallery – Mersin – 21 Sep 07 Oct 1995 Akbank Adana Art Gallery – Adana – 10-27 Jan 1995 Akbank Cankaya Art Gallery – Ankara – 15-30 Dec 1993 Akbank Koprubasi Art Gallery – Eskisehir – 26 Oct 12 Nov 1993 ACS Art Gallery – Adana – 24 Sep 02 Oct 1993 Akbank Trabzon Art Gallery – Trabzon – 30 Apr 18 May 1993 Akbank Isparta Art Gallery – Isparta – 17 Feb 05 Mar 1993 Yapi Kredi Setbasi Art Gallery – Bursa – 18 Oct 13 Nov 1992 Akbank Ordu Art Gallery – Ordu – 17 Apr 08 May 1992 Adana Municipality Art Gallery – Adana – 08-12 Apr 1992 Akbank Denizli Art Gallery – Denizli – 21 Jan 07 Feb 1992 Yapi Kredi Mustafabey Art Gallery – Izmir – 18 Sept – 08 Oct 1991 Yapi Kredi Ofis Art Gallery – Diyarbakir – Apr 1991 Sivas State Fine Art Gallery – Sivas - Jan Feb 1991 Yapi Kredi Balikesir Art Gallery – Balikesir - Dec 1990 Akbank Adana Art Gallery – Adana - 08-25May 1990

Now he is creating his art works at his studios located in Adana City and Tyana.

CRITIQUE OF SAFA BUTE’S ART, By JOHN T. SPIKE, Art Critic and Historian December 10th 2003 at Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art “These pieces remind me of sacred works that were formerly kept in museums in drawer compartments. Such works would be taken out by scholars on occasions to be studied and meditated upon with increasing respect. “These drawings have an incredible level of skill. Literally thousands and thousands of finely drawn lines make up each image”, (Mr. Spike then pointed to his personal favourite piece and said to the audience)…”it probably contains ten thousand lines.” “These are drawings which take an inordinate amount of time to complete, and crucially, are utterly dependent upon the complete finesse in creating the lines without a single error. “The pieces show an astounding control of tonal values through the skillfull use of line. (Mr Spike demonstrated his point by pointing to the gradations in one of the works). “I consider them very exceptional pieces of work and will return to study them again”.

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