BUBİ
The artist, whose real name is David Hayon, studied psychology and anthropology at Istanbul University. He managed the Koleksiyon Art Gallery, which he co-founded with Nihat Sümeralp, until 1989; then, he co-founded and managed the Lâmi Art Gallery with Hüsamettin Kütle until 1992. The artist signed his works as BDH (Bubi David Hayon) until 1970, and from that point onward, he began using the signature BUBİ. In his early years, BUBİ created figurative paintings in line with Expressionism. After researching graffiti, he began producing works inspired by toilet wall writings and paintings, approaching them visually. From 1984 onward, he created fully abstract "motif-canvases" consisting of repetitions of single or multiple units. These units, made from the letters 'M' or 'Z,' were multiplied and stacked on top of each other, covering the entire surface. In his later works, BUBİ started to surpass the traditional two-dimensional canvas by rolling up canvas fabric, coloring it, and then constructing cages from these rolls. Believing that art needed to break free from traditional meanings, BUBİ differentiated the volumetric painting surface from its underlying meaning, developing a new artistic language.
