Mustafa Altıntaş

MUSTAFA ALTINTAS

Mustafa Altıntas was born in Aksehir/Turkey on 15 June 1946. He began his art education at Gazi Egitim Enstitusu teacher training college in Ankara and his works were displayed at a number of exhibitions. In 1970 he won a French scholarship to study in Paris and entered a studio at the CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS. He enrolled at the “E.N.S.B.A” Academy of Fine Arts in Paris and studied painting and monumental painting at the studios of Gustave Singier and Jean Bertholle. Between 1977 and 1980 he studied for his master`s degree at the Faculty of Cinematic Arts at SORBONNE UNIVERSITY and became student of such as famous names as the cinema aestheticist and historian Jean Mitry, Eric Rohmer and Jean Rouch. Some of his many documentary and experimental films were shown at international festivals. His highly disciplined plastic art works have been displayed at international biennials and festivals and at many one man and mixed exhibitions in France and other European countries since 1970.

Altıntas`s paintings are in private and public collections in France, The United States, Switzerland, Finland and Turkey. Artist shares his times between Paris, Istanbul and Bodrum working at his studios in these cities.

Actually, MUSTAFA ALTINTAS work for one monumental sculpture project will including at “INTERNATIONALE SCULPTURES PARC” in PIETRASANTA (ITALY) .