from the archives

Vintage Work

Selections from Esin’s undergraduate portfolio at the School of Visual Arts—early sketches, paintings, and mixed media pieces created when her art was ready to flourish, but life pulled her away. Preserved through imperfect images, they remain touchstones of a practice reclaimed on her own terms.

This archive brings together early artwork from Esin’s undergraduate years at the School of Visual Arts. Selections include early sketches, paintings, and mixed media pieces created when her art was ready to flourish, but life pulled her away. Preserved through imperfect images, they remain touchstones of a practice reclaimed on her own terms.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Figures & Portraits

Studies of the body, ranging from quick impressions to finished works.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives
Sleeping guy on the bus sketch – early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Tarot

Cards, books, layout mats, and related tools—digital, hand drawn, and bound.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Regeneration

A lingerie and gift box line created as a tribute and refusal, honoring those lost on 9/11.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Smudge

A project combining cosmetics and text, extended into books and objects.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Dream Game

A project combining cosmetics and text, extended into books and objects.

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

Misfits

Random, conceptual pieces that I’ve recently come across. They don’t belong, but who are we to say?

Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives
Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives
Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives
Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives
Early work by Esin Değirmencioğlu from the archives

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