By Heidi Trautmann

30 students of the Cypriot International University (CIU) Faculty of Fine Arts, Graphic Design Department in their second year showed us their work for a couple of days in May at the Atatürk Cultural Centre.

BARIŞ ADRİN MİRZAEİ, TÜLAY AYDIN, SİNEM SEÇKİN,GİZEM YAHİÇ, GÖKCAN SELEM, TUĞBA ÖNER, ESİN UZUN, ONUR BEDEL, ÖZGÜR KIYAK, OĞUZHAN DEMİRKIRAN, KAAN MARAŞLIGİL, ONURCAN BOZ, MÜJGAN SOYKAN, BEYTULLAH ŞAPÇI, NİDA BILDIRCINGİL, TUTKU SAN, AHMET KÜÇÜKERİ, SAMİ TURAL, ÖZCAN EKŞİ, ORHAN MERAL, SUAT YAVUZ, İLKER MERT DEMİR, DİLAY ÖKSÜM, EZGİ TUNÇAK, NİHAN DAŞTAN, ORKUN KAYA, BELHA GÜNGÖR, BURCU KAMACI, NİHAN ANDAÇ, SIDIKA ÖZKAN.

Lecturer Nail Özlüsoylu explained that digital art photography is only part of graphic design he lectures and he is quite proud of the students’ works. It is not only the technical side of it students have to learn but also to use their senses to make a project a piece of art. The works displayed were in three categories: fashion, portrait and social and some of them were really good in the way of composition and manifestation. All the portraits were of elderly and old people, people in the street, no beautiful young people, and when asked, the students answered:  there are more stories in these faces. How wise of them to recognize this often neglected simple truth and pay respect to this important part of our society.

The samples I picked for publication are not necessarily because of my appreciation of quality but to show the various themes. We can be sure that these students are on the right way. Congratulations.