Istanbul Gelisim University - The "Digitalism" themed illustration competition concluded

The "Digitalism" themed illustration competition concluded

The illustration contest organized within the scope of Design Fest 21, which has the theme of "Digitalism", was concluded. The contest, organized with the theme "Digitalism: Evolution in Art and Design", was held among high school, associate and undergraduate students. Intense interest was shown to the contest, which aims to be an indicator of the digital reflections of the global epidemic process in the fields of art and design.

The faculty made the following statements with regard to the "Illustration Competition with Digitalism Theme", organized within the scope of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Fine Arts Design Fest 21:

“Digitalism: Digital evolution in the fields of Art and Design”, which included the idea of holding this year's design festival online due to the pandemic, questioned the concept of the new digital age created by the rapidly developing and changing technology. It deals with the trilogy of technology, art and design relations. In this context, the illustration competition organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts within the scope of the Design Festival and shaped by the concept of "Digitalism" aims to reflect the process we are in with its pros and cons."

WORKS WITH DEGREES WERE OPENED TO VISIT WITH AN ONLINE EXHIBITION

The winners of the first, second and third place awards as well as three honorable mentions from two different categories of the contest, in which Prof. Dr. Güzin Şükran Ilıcak Aydınalp, Prof. Dr. İsmet Çavuşoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysun Cançat, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Kuş, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Yildır, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nuri Sezer, Asst. Prof. Dr. Zerrin Funda Ürük, Asst. Prof. Dr. Yaprak Özel, Asst. Prof. Dr. Boyacı, Inst. Tarık Babayiğit, Inst. Nihal Ekici Demir, Inst. İrem Fulya Özkan and Inst. Belgin İpek were jury members, were announced on the university's website.

In the high school category, the first prize was given to Kadıköy Anatolian High School student Sare Onur, the second prize to Antalya Anatolian High School student Deniz Yıldız, and the third prize to Düzce Fine Arts High School student Setenay Azra Boran. In the associate and undergraduate categories, İnönü University student Sümeyra Ak won the first prize, while Erciyes University student Dilek Yiyen and Istanbul Gelişim University student Ayberk Can Mavu were awarded the second prize. It has been reported that the winning works and those that are entitled to be exhibited were opened to visit with an online exhibition.