AUGUST 2012 EXHIBIT AT
GOURGAUD GALLERY:
ALL ABOUT THE BIRDS – THE
ART OF NECATI ITEZ
By Bob
Gilbert
This month’s
exhibit at the Gourgaud Gallery features the acrylic and watercolor paintings
of Mr. Necati Itez. The thirty works of
art capture interesting birds with landscape as background.
I had the
pleasure of interviewing Mr. Itez and he told me more about the exhibit and
about himself. Mr. Itez considers
himself a self-educated bird enthusiast, and he loves to paint all sizes of
birds from the small fly catchers to the large eagles. He selected birds as the topic of this
exhibit because they make such interesting subject matter. He apparently has quite a knack for capturing
our fine feathered friends with a paint brush, as he has been told that he “paints
birds like nobody else”. So bird lovers (and
others) – come on down and see this exhibit.
As to his
background, Mr. Itez attended art school in New Jersey many years ago, and that
led him to a career as a textile designer.
As such, he created paintings (mostly floral) that were transferred to
fabric (“yard goods”), and ultimately were made into upholstery or clothing. So it’s possible that if your couch is
several years old, you may be sitting on an “Itez design”!
Mr. Itez is
retired, and eight years ago he moved to an active adult community in Monroe
Township. At that time, he decided to
take up fine art painting. In recent
years, he has displayed his work in many group shows and competitions, and this
year he won the first prize in a painting competition at the Middlesex
Community Senior Center (it was a painting featuring birds). This exhibit at the Gourgaud Gallery will be
Mr. Itez’ first one-man show and he is very excited about it.
As to
whether he paints subjects other than birds, Mr. Itez informs me that he does
and is presently working on a series of paintings of international folk dancers
from all over the world. He intends to
display these in a future exhibit.
Here’s
wishing much success to Mr. Itez on his one-man show – it really is a “feather
in his cap”!
The
Gourgaud Gallery
Town Hall, 23-A North Main Street
Cranbury, New Jersey
Cranbury, New Jersey
“All About the Birds” the Art of Necati Itez
Reception August 5th from 1 to 3 PM
Exhibit
from August 5-26
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9 AM – 4 PM
First, Third and Last Sunday 1 PM – 3 PM
The Gourgaud Gallery is
part of the Cranbury Arts Council, a nonprofit organization. Any art purchased
at the gallery will benefit the Cranbury Arts Council for various programs by
receiving 20% from all sales. Cash or a check made out to the Cranbury Arts
Council is accepted as payment.
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