Ege Subaşı (b. 1995, Istanbul) is a Montenegro-based artist who questions the fragmented self through themes of identity, memory, and existential uncertainty. A graduate of Yeditepe University (MA in Arts and Culture Management, 2023; BA in Plastic Arts and Management, 2019), Subaşı explores the discord between perception and reality in her practice, which combines painting, photography, and mixed media.
The metaphor of the “Smoke Screen” stands out in the artist's work—this concept visually articulates how external factors blur the authentic 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. Her portrait and figurative works oscillate between clarity and abstraction, while the textured surface reflects the transience of the self.
Deconstructing and reconstructing the traditional understanding of portraiture, Subaşı invites viewers to confront the elusive boundaries between reality, alienation, and reconstruction.
