1

DECADE

Surreal Artworks
by C. M. Kosemen
2010-2020
Art catalogue, exempt from ISBN, EAN and JAN.
Not for sale or redistribution.
2nd edition, published digitally on 28 May 2020.
 DECADE
Surreal Artworks
by C. M. Kosemen
2010-2020
Argylopelaps
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This is a complete catalogue of surreal artworks produced by artist and researcher C. M. Kosemen between 2010 and 2020.

C. M. Kosemen is an artist and independent researcher born in Ankara, Turkey in 1984. He studied at Cornell University,
Istanbul’s Sabancı University and holds a Masters’ degree from London’s Goldsmiths College in Documentary Film and
Media Studies.

Kosemen’s areas of interest include surreal art, Mediterranean history, palaeontology, evolution, zoology and visual culture.
As an artist, Kosemen is affiliated with the Empire Project Gallery of Istanbul. His art has been displayed in exhibits in
Catania, Vienna, Ulcinj, Istanbul, Ankara, London and Tel Aviv.

As a researcher, Kosemen’s book credits include Osman Hasan and the Tombstone Photographs of the Dönmes, from Libra
Books of Istanbul; and All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals, from
Irregular Books of London. Kosemen was also an editor for Benetton’s Colors magazine and worked in various advertising
agencies.

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When Two Become One

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Selected Shows 2015 2005

Empire Project Gallery pavilion, Turco-British Association:
2019 Contemporary Istanbul art fair, Reflections on Turkey and Europe, group exhibit
Keter, solo exhibit, Istanbul, Turkey. Ankara, Turkey.
İklim Art Gallery,
Ankara, Turkey The Patron’s Experiment, solo exhibit,
Space Debris Gallery,
Choose Only One Master - Nature, group exhibit, Istanbul, Turkey.
Müze Evliyagil Dolapdere art space,
Istanbul, Turkey Bülbüldere and the Art of Osman Hasan, solo exhibit,
Ulcinj Museum of Archaeology, Ethnology and History,
Happening Now, group exhibit, Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Akaretler 21 Art Space,
Istanbul, Turkey City of Love, City of Death, solo exhibit,
Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery,
Ars Necronomica, group exhibit, Ankara, Turkey.
Providence Arts Club,
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. 2014
Empire Project Gallery pavilion,
Akaretler Art Week, group exhibit, Contemporary Istanbul art fair,
Akaretler 21 Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul, Turkey.
Unutterable Expressions, solo exhibit,
2018 Empire Project Gallery,
Poltergeist, group exhibit, Istanbul, Turkey.
Orijin Art Gallery,
Istanbul, Turkey. 2013
Dirty Prints group exhibit,
Anabasis, solo exhibit, Bantmag Gallery,
Hey Joe Coffeehouse Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Eskişehir, Turkey.
Empire Project Gallery pavilion,
Respite, solo exhibit, Contemporary Istanbul art fair,
Iklim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ankara, Turkey.
Bashibazouk, group exhibit,
Sanctuary, solo exhibit, Empire Project Gallery,
Space Debris Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul, Turkey.
2012
Evolution!, group exhibit, Empire Project Gallery pavilion,
Science Museum of Virginia, Contemporary Istanbul art fair,
Richmond, USA. Istanbul, Turkey.

2017 The New Contemporary group exhibit,

Interloper, solo exhibit, ViennaFair,
Bantmag - Havuz Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
Istanbul, Turkey.
2011
Last and First Forms, solo exhibit, All Todays,
CER Modern Gallery, Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology meeting,
Ankara, Turkey. Oxford, UK.
(With John Conway)
2016
The Lathe of Memory, solo exhibit, Mystery Claws,
Artist House Gallery, National Museum of Natural History,
Tel Aviv, Israel. Paris, France.
(With John Conway)
Mindscapes, group exhibit,
Sofa Hotel Gallery, Destroy Istanbul, group exhibit
Istanbul, Turkey. Neurotitan Gallery,
Berlin, Germany.
Art in Turkish Sweetgum Forests, group exhibit,
Mall Galleries, 2010
London, United Kingdom. Newcomers, group exhibit,
Edisyon Gallery,
The Waking World, solo exhibit, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tilki art space, 2008
Ankara, Turkey. Tree of Life,
FASSART Gallery, Sabancı University
Imago Mundi / Istanbul Codex, permanent collection, Istanbul, Turkey.
Benetton Foundation,
Treviso, Italy.
Lamp Head
 9

Artworks
10

Tell Me Where To Find You

 11

Finger Biter
12

Light Caster
 13

Red Demon
14

Scrambleface
 15

Spiral
16

Thalassa
 17

Wing Ghost
18

Ocular Trees
 19

Star Being
20

Eye Bladder
 21

Embracing Thing
22

Star Squid
 23

Battle of the Tumors

24

Flame God
 25

Hexanticore
26

Universe Head
 27

Anaoth
28

Red Face A
 29

Red Face B
30

Aspersa
Digital collage
 31

Asterocyon
Digital collage
32

Avian
 33

Owl Creature
Digital collage
34

Barang
Digital collage
 35

Blue Husk
36

Bimbles
 37

Amalgam
38

Bird King
 39

Birth
40

Serpent
 41

Humanoid Figure
42

Blue Angel
 43

Bird Face
44

Blue Lucifer
 45

Blue Stars
46

Treader I
 47

Wisp Angel
48

Candle Eyes
 49

Carcinus
50

Carrying Venus
 51

Untitled (Riders)
52

The Craving
 53

Cypras
Digital collage
54

Trinity
 55

Decapitator
56

Diplocorax
 57

Malignant Plant
Digital collage
58

Face Cat
 59

Treader II
60

Fat Space
 61

Father of Fear
62

Fear
 63

Angul
Digital collage
64

Hysteria I - II
 65

Frog Eater
66

Gazellehound
 67

Green Plant
68

Goat
 69

Hound
70

Iridiops
 71

Kadatheron
72

Treader III (Lemur Treader)

 73

Lophos
74

Melek - Penanggalan
 75

Manipulators of Destiny
76

The Embrace
 77

Myrmoid Rejection
78

Moth
 79

Myrmoids I
80

Myrmoids II
 81

Myrmoids III
82

Nine Eyes
 83

Orange Face
84

Pallid Face
 85

Panderis
Digital collage
86

Pazuzu
 87

Plant Creature
88

Polliwog Birth
 89

Polliwog Dance
90

Polliwog Invasion
 91

Power
Painted on found image
92

Red Angel
 93

Untitled (Red Composition)

94

Multiple Eyes
 95

Salamen
Digital collage
96

Three Arms
 97

Egg Triad
98

Serpent Rider
 99

Sissil
Digital collage
100

Soft Faces
 101

Sky Seed
102

Solifuge
 103

Solarian
104

Spider God
 105

Threader IV (Star Threader)

106

Staring Thing
 107

Stick Wraith
108

Stomacynus
Digital collage
 109

Seeper
110

Transparent Horse
 111

Triskelion
Digital collage
112

The Trumpet
 113

Va
114

Hunter of Men
 115

When Two Suns Rise

116

Yolkor
Digital collage
 117

Bimble-Man
118

Jachin - Lamia Reborn - Boaz

Title
 119

Pregnant Reptile

Strange Incident
120

Female Figure
 121

Effulgent Figure
122

Bimble Creation
Pencil
 123

Uluru
Pencil
124

They All Want You

Pencil
 125

Twin Suns
Pencil
126

Something for the Whole Family

Pencil
 127

Star Birth
Pencil
128

My Secret Friend
Pencil
 129

On the Shores of Lake Ochrida

Pencil
130

The Lizard Stare

Pencil
 131

Ishtar
Silkscreen print
132

Maranis
Silkscreen print
 133

Blackbird
Silkscreen print
134

The Healer
Silkscreen print
 135

Maranis - variant
Silkscreen print
136

Hexapods #13
 137

Hexapods #12
138

Hexapods #11
 139

Hexapods #10
140

Hexapods #9
 141

Hexapods #8
142

Hexapods #7
 143

Hexapods #6
144

Hexapods #5
 145

Hexapods #4
146

Hexapods #3
 147

Hexapods #2
148

Hexapods #1
 149

Hexapod and Venus

150

Egg Rider #1
 151

Egg Rider #2
152

Egg Rider #3
 153

Egg Rider #4
154

Exploding Figure
 155

The Ejaculating Garden

Pencil
156

Bimble A
 157

Bimble B
158

Bimble C
 159

Panic
160

Bone Makers A
 161

Bone Makers B
162

Bone Makers C (Beaked Figure)

 163

Bone Makers D (The Plant)

164

Bone Makers E
 165

Bone Makers F
166

Cocoon A - B
 167

Cocoon C - D
168

Cocoon E
 169

Demon Handler
170

Conscience
 171

Insect Man
172

Lepus
 173

Mars
174

The Egg
 175

Monotaurus
176

A Thousand Stares
 177

A Cosmic Dance
178

Effulgence
 179

Errant Head
180

Griffon
 181

The Hexapod
182

Monoface
 183

The Wallower
184

Serpent A
 185

Serpent B
186

Dark Child
 187

Red Child
188

Beetling Figure
 189

Corax Vulpinus
190

Corax Vulpes
 191

Corax Sauricum
192

Corax Humanum
 193

Corax Harpagus
194

Corax Anthropicus
 195

Scopus series
Ink drawings
196

Demeter
 197

Hysteria
198

Haradyas
 199

Mercury
200

Leonis
 201

Pipa
202

Shushuwanna
 203

The Watcher
204

Clockwise: Blackbird - Legless Walkers - Eye God - Anoat

Ink drawings
 205

Star Owl Series

Ink drawings
206

Star Owl Series

Ink drawings
 207

Star Owl Series

Ink drawings
208

Star Owl Series

Ink drawings
 209

Star Owl Series

Ink drawings
210

Cross Legged Figure

Pencil
 211

A Discussion
Pencil
212

Emergence
Pencil
 213

Penetrando
Pencil
214

Sea Worm
Pencil
 215

Square Chub
Pencil
216

Striders
Pencil
 217

Tantrum
Pencil
218

Triskelion
Pencil
 219

Wasp Goddess
Pencil
220

Black Antelope
 221

Red Antelope
222

Breasted Antelope
 223

Yellow Serpent
224

Dancer A
 225

Dancer B
226

Forest Encounter
 227

Diplocaulus A
228

Diplocaulus B
 229

Diplocaulus C
230

Dreaming of You
 231

Howl at the Moon

232

Rosa
 233

Flagrant Couple
234

Messengers
 235

The Herald
236

Tetrade
 237

Yellow Breasts
238

Three Dogs
 239

Wing Walker
240

Black Hole Head

 241

Lens Boar
242

Four-Armed Spirit
 243

Succubi
Pencil
244

Triskelion Garden
 245

The Encounter
246

Stag Creature
 247

Vespid
248

Stomach Burn
 249

A Stalker in Paradise
250

Reptilian Dream
 251

Camel Creature
252

Avian Spirit
 253

Inter Mundus
254

The Interloper
 255

Garden Rider
256

Spherical Head
Pencil
 257

Spherical Form
Pencil
258

The Dream Serpent

 259

Diplocaulus Australis
260

By the Red Pillar

 261

The Dream Infant

262

Vengeful Spirit I - Vengeful Spirit II

Pencil
 263

The Crow Dream

Pencil
264

A Long Walk
 265

Star Field
266

After I am Dead
 267

The Ant
268

Slayer I
 269

The Conquest of Death

270

Brain Eater
 271

Birth
272

Taming the Beast

 273

Bad Tidings
274

Echo of a Different Life

 275

Avian Spirits
276

The Garden of Swans

 277

Ancyracephalus
278

The Grackle
 279

Gulls
280

From Mars
 281

Flowers
282

Polliwog Heads
 283

A Map of the World

284

MTA
 285

Palindromus
286

Menarchis
 287

The Tempest
288

Your Turn Will Come

 289

Fire
290

The Pursuer
 291

A Friendly Spirit
292

Rebirth
 293

Speaker to the Dead

294

The Host
 295

Slumbering Beast
296

Serpent Seven
 297

Shape Shifter
298

Fever Garden - Va
 299

The Wheel of Life

300

The Watchers
 301

A Visit
302

Bird Man
Silkscreen Print
 303

Dendera
Silkscreen Print
304

Goat Man
Silkscreen Print
 305

Pharaoh
Silkscreen Print
306

Blue Eyes
 307

Into the Garden

308

Crow Fern
 309

Jaxartes
310

Dark Bird I
 311

Dark Bird II
312

The Falling Dream

 313

Gecko
314

Heron
 315

Idol
316

Currawong Spirit
 317

Magpie Spirit
318

Maldoror
 319

Matrimony
320

Moth Eggs
 321

The Peaceable Kingdom

322

Afterbirth
 323

Tripod
324

Saturnus
 325

Yejades
326

Spirit Forest I (Detail)

 327

Spirit Forest I
328

Tiger Moth
 329

Spirit Forest II
330

Lepidopter Mountain
 331

Stinging Goddess
332

Isis Ophiphoros
 333

The Jester
334

Tehiya
 335

Ouroboros
336

Reptilia series
Digital
 337

Reptilia series
Digital
338

Reptilia series
Digital
 339

Reptilia series
Digital
340

Reptilia series
Digital
 341

Reptilia series
Digital
342

Batanai
 343

Penetrating the Avocet

344

Gimby & Me
 345

Gimby & Friends

346

Harpy Island
 347

Lagoon Strider
348

Humid Garden I & II

 349

Dreams by the Incense Burner

350

Maat: The Wounding Ghost

 351

Maat: The Dark Field

352

Maat: The Standing Figure

 353

Maat: The Floating Face

354

Maat: Adrasan
 355

Maat: The Winding River

356

Into the Light

 357

Walker by the Night

358

Red Wing
 359

Shape Shifter
360

A Nocturnal Man
 361

Corax
362

Tetragnath
 363

Pan
364

The Serpent Idol

 365

Rugose Form
366

Sky Treader
 367

Summa Asteras
368

The Thinker
 369

Teyedis
370

Baal Frog
 371

Crescent Idol
372

The Forked Staff - Striator

 373

Basket Head - Folded Wings

374

The Dream Visitor

 375

Improvised Landscape
376

In Search of Yesterday
Digital
 377

If
Digital
378

Nemesis
 379

Cleaver
380

Reptilian Afternoon - Serpentine Entanglement

 381

Spalean Visit
382

Silent Rain
 383

Snake Arms
384

Sphere Heads
 385

The Tadpole of God

386

Blue Jaws - Conjugation

 387

Rain Dog
Meditating Figure
Owl Idol
390

Embers
 391

Maal-Khioris
392

Mopsus
 393

Panther
394

Apolloktonos
 395

Archer
396

The Flight of the Red-Tailed Serpent

 397

Shimmering Figure
398

Flying Figure
 399

A Gathering of Friends
400

You Survived
 401

Coup Night
402

Untitled Figures
 403

Hollow King
404

Anemone Forest
 405

Mourning
406

Voay
 407

Lacrima
408

The Flight of the Glow Worm

 409

Stamen Head
410

A Search Without End

 411

Murusanga
412

Tipulary Gods
 413

Summoner
414

Rugose Creator
 415

Accidental Pregnancy
416

The Thing in the Bush

 417

The Green Beach

418

An Egyptian Whimsy
 419

Aquatic Gimby
420

The Thing in the Fire

 421

Salmakis
422

Four Characters
Digital
 423

The Spotted Tree

424

I am Adonai
 425

Stricken Man
426

Flag Arm Creature, Engulfer, The Serpent Portal

 427

Crystal Lake
428

Beneath the Banner of Death

 429

Green Ant
430

Tenebris
 431

The Pilot
432

Imaginary Landscapes I, II & III

 433

Imaginary Landscapes IV, V & VI

434

Blade Wing
 435

The Tadpole Snake

436

Sifters
 437

A World of Colour A
438

A World of Colour B
 439

Demon Grave
440

Green Hexapod
 441

Kneeling Stork
442

Scarlet Sentinel
 443

Hainodon
444

Phantom Limbs
 445

Orosei
446

Mimoid
 447

Harpactogenys
448

Shaping of the World

 449

The Birth of an Abomination

450

Chub Island
 451

Pyramid Garden
452

Creatures of the Oasis

 453

Green Cave
454

Passover
 455

Demeter
456

Shaang Taung
 457

Strange Love
458

The Riddle of the Sphinx

 459

Conspiracy
460

Crouching Figure
 461

Hantaris
462

Three Visitors
 463

Palmy
464

Triangle Dancer
 465

The Secret Plant

466

The Proposition
 467

The Third Dog

468

Uhu
 469

Surtur
470

Green Pillars
 471

Salamandraps
472

A Prophet Walks
 473

Shadow
474

Momigon
 475

The Inverted World

476

Hexigosaur
 477

A Stare from the Past Age

478

Three Watchers
 479

Sting Walker
480

Insect Horseman
 481

Heliotic Serpent
482

Gimby Party
 483

Rugose Entanglement
484

Shamans
485
486

The Hovering Moon

Two variations
 487

Athena
488

Anabasis
 489

Passion in Days of Uncertainty

490

Adjar Dede
 491

Muturis
492

Dreams of the Amphisbaenian

 493

Iassos
494

Galloping Figure
 495

Centaur
496

Stone Yard
 497

Vespid Floater - Serpena

498

Aviform Figure
 499

Dongy
500

Lunar Melody
 501

Gecko A - Gecko B
502

The Bird and the Serpent

 503

Matrimony
504

Surunai
 505

Buer
506

A Gathering of Avians
 507

Kilyos
508

Kukeridon
 509

Nocturnal Emission
510

The Sleeper Wakes

 511

Surunis
512

Dinosauroid Hunter
 513

Earthen Landscape I
514

Earthen Landscape II
 515

Blue Flight
516

Reclining Reptile - Winged Figure

 517

Entanglement
518

A Memory of Mardin I
 519

A Memory of Mardin II
520

The Hesperian Leap

 521

Harmonious Couple
522

Alektros Sebastokrator
 523

Arferis
524

Avishaman
 525

Azkfru
526

Visitors of the Bleeding Night

 527

Spheroidia
528

The Djinn Drum

 529

Erythrocyon
530

Feather Man I
 531

Feather Man II
532

Flying Snake
 533

Forked Tombstone
534

Gimby Holiday
 535

Ichnoserpens
536

Maternal Creature
 537

Nyctoctonus
538

Parabuer
 539

The Pest of Heracles

540

Shibboleth
 541

Sigmapter
542

Three Gimbys
 543

Staring Tombstone
544

Twin Dogs
 545

Umumorax
546

Witch
 547

Harmonious Couple - Redux

548

Nocturnal Combat
 549

Serpent Column
550

Procession of Insectoid Spirits (top)

 551

Procession of Planetary Spirits (bottom)

552

Horn Blower
 553

The Awakening
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