Portrait

Painter Mustafa Aydemir has called authorities to preserve the giant portrait of Atatürk, which he painted on Mount Esence in the eastern province of Erzincan with 3,000 volunteer soldiers, as it has deteriorated over the years.

Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery presents a selection of portraits by photographer Lütfi Özkök, internationally renowned for his portraits of authors and artists.

The first Arnold Newman retrospective in Bulgaria will expose 55 original works. Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is widely renowned for pioneering and popularizing the environmental portrait. With his method of portraiture, he placed his sitters in surroundings representative of their professions, aiming to capture the essence of an individual's life and work.

With short platinum hair, dark eyebrows and a velvet black dress that hugs her figure, Güne? Topalöz more resembles a 21st century version of a Hollywood femme fatale rather than a painter who draws tortured portraits.