About the artwork
Vic In "Running for Love", Coplu makes a humour-filled critique of society and how we are so desperate for love. A man holds a stick, attached to the end of said stick is a heart, and he chases after the heart as if a dog chasing after a bone. The image conveys how we all long for love, run after romance, yet not realising that it is already in our hands. Although the work is a critique, the warm colours used in the sculpture suggest a sense of love in this interpretation, as Coplu invites the viewer to laugh along with him at the state of our society.
About the artist
Born in the Turkish town of Ushak, Coplu brought into the art world his distinctive style of cartoons, filled with warm and sentimental characters that range from silly to profound. Highly recognized and exhibited, the artist has won many competitions and accolades for his artworks and has been published in various media in Turkey, South East Asia and across Europe. He has also established an Open Air Cartoon Exhibition Space and the Cartoon School of Antalya. Part of many prestigious collections, the artist has been exhibited the world over, including France, Italy, the US, Germany and Spain.