Academician from GAUN opened an exhibition in Tunisia Ihlas News Agency

Gaziantep University (GAÜN) Faculty of Fine Arts Dean Prof. Dr. Mustafa Cevat Atalay opened an exhibition in Tunisia.

The opening of the painting exhibition held in Monastir, 150 kilometers south of the capital Tunisia, was attended by GAUN Faculty of Fine Arts Dean Prof. Dr. In addition to Mustafa Cevat Atalay, Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Şemsettin Ziya Dağlı, Turkey’s Ambassador to Tunisia Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Tunisian officials, artists and art lovers attended.

Prof. opened a personal painting exhibition within the scope of the Spring Festival in Marina. Dr. Mustafa Cevat Atalay said that the exhibition he opened in Tunisia was his 9th exhibition abroad. Providing information about the exhibition, Prof. Dr. In his speech, Atalay said, “We transformed the works in the online exhibition held in 2023, where the 750th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi was commemorated, into a physical exhibition. I prepared 38 artworks for this exhibition, choosing from 400 works. My works in the exhibition describe the philosophy and culture of Sufism of Hazrat Mevlana. At the same time, it contains the love and peace that Hazrat Mevlana wanted to give to the world, and a climate that calls for everyone to live in peace in their own society. “In the exhibition, the whirling ritual is a very important common feature in a depiction themed around the philosophy of Mevlana and the universe of the dervish. Depending on this feature, my works that define the sema show and deal with its philosophical stance and the idea of ​​love are included,” he said.