Yaz Taşçı (b.1995, TR) is currently studying Fine Art at the Beaux Arts de Paris and is a resident of Cité des Arts de Paris since 2023. Taşçı’s practice emerges from introspection and personal reflection. Through her creative process, Yaz uncovers emotions and expresses herself indirectly. Over time, she has recognized an ongoing effort to establish connections, which has become the foundation of her practice. These connections reveal themselves through the interactions and proximities between bodies in her paintings. At times, this extends to a search for belonging, where feelings of closeness and spatial distance coexist when the presence of trust is needed. The bodies in the artist’s works are portrayed as perpetually seeking a place, uncertain whether they find true contentment where they stand.

Collective emotions are equally integral to Yaz Taşçı’s practice. Through the figures she paints, the artist moves beyond individual narratives, presenting scenes of shared experience, often centered around a picnic cloth -a lightweight element, almost ephemeral, yet strong enough to hold and shelter the bodies, offering a sense of togetherness. This act of coming together to share, eat, and drink highlights moments where the bodies gather on the same cloth. At times, this manifests as the joy found in collective movement—perhaps even as an act of rebellion. In doing so, Yaz Taşçı aspires to achieve an aesthetic representation of collective solidarity and the resonance of shared emotions.

Taşçı lives and works in Paris.