A study in contrast: Turkish artist juxtaposes Western world to war-torn countries | World News, The Indian Express

A study in contrast: Turkish artist juxtaposes Western world to war-torn countries | World News, The Indian Express
Written by Kajol Rustagi |New Delhi |Updated: December 6, 2018 2:58:17 pm

A study in contrast: Turkish artist juxtaposes Western world to war-torn countries

Describing himself as "one of the kinds politicians don't like", Gallenkus told indianexpress.com that he did his first artwork inspired from the refugees who fled the Syrian war and went to Europe for peace but drowned in the Aegean Sea.

The artist has compared the iconic image of Napalm girl running after Vietnam war to that of a child in a privileged country who is taking part in a race. (Source: Instagram/ugurgallen)

The photograph of the ‘Napalm Girl’ clicked during the Vietnam war by Nick Ut or that of a vulture and child by Kevin Carter are among the images which have literally brought the world to its knees. These powerful images are now being used by Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus to show the stark contrast between the two worlds we live in by combining two images — one of the Western world and the other of the destructive Middle East.

Ugur Gallenkus lives in Istanbul and has been doing photomontages for the past 4-5 years as a hobby. Describing himself as “one of the kinds politicians don’t like”, Gallenkus told indianexpress.com that he did his first artwork inspired from the refugees who fled the Syrian war and went to Europe for peace but drowned in the Aegean Sea.