Color Portraits

Color, which makes it easier to identify objects in daily life, is more than just a material of paint—it is also a powerful means of communication that allows us to express what we see. This tool is not only physiological but also psychological, varying from person to person and carrying different meanings.

“Color Portraits” is a workshop that focuses on exploring how much a color can be freed from its social codes, common definitions, and standards of taste, and how it can differ from one individual to another. Participants will determine a tone of color both by thinking and by painting; in this process, they will have the opportunity to observe the conceptual connections they form with that color and create their own color portraits.

Gizem Hız is an independent artist and researcher with a background in painting and graphic design. She lives in İzmir. She conducts multifaceted research and produces artworks that focus on color within different themes and contexts. She completed her master’s degree at Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design, with a focus on color. In 2018, she initiated the “Color Portraits” project, through which she conducted experiments on the personal perception and meanings of color. Since 2021, she has been hosting the podcast series “Conversations on Color” on Manifold, an online publishing platform featuring content on design, technology, art, and everyday life. In her artistic practice, color holds a central position as a concept, data, meaning, emotion, and knowledge in relation to the various issues she engages with.