Ege Subaşı (b. 1995, Istanbul) is a Montenegrin-based artist who explores the concept of fragmented self through themes of identity, memory, and existential uncertainty. A graduate of Yeditepe University (MA in Art and Cultural Management, 2023; BA in Plastic Arts and Management, 2019), Subaşı investigates the discord between perception and reality in her practice, which combines painting, photography, and mixed media.
The "Smoke Screen" metaphor is prominent in the artist's work—this concept visually articulates how external factors blur the true self, leaving behind only faint, half-remembered traces. Using her own photographs as a foundation, Subaşı adds painterly layers to these images, transforming moments into new narratives; in doing so, she questions the static nature of memory and identity. While her portrait and figurative works oscillate between clarity and abstraction, the textured surface reflects the transient nature of the self.
Deconstructing and reconstructing traditional portraiture, Subaşı invites viewers to confront the elusive boundaries between reality, alienation, and reconstruction.