An artist who is not comfortable with her place in the universe.
Hello, I'm a shy artist from Turkey. I graduated from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, and my major is painting. I like to create many different kinds of artworks. I like to paint abstract pictures, I like to draw cute animals and children's book illustrations, I also like to draw different kinds of illustrations, including portraits. But mostly I prefer to draw organic things rather than objects. I also draw erotica. As you can see, it's a pretty interesting mix. In this shop, I plan to continue this variety. In addition to my digital works, you can also see watercolours and oil paintings. I also plan to create cute t-shirts.
I don't know if it's like this everywhere, but in our area, the art community doesn't look good for those who do both art and design. Their defence is, "If you want to be an artist, you should put your all into it, you shouldn't waste time doing anything else. If you do that, you can't grow as an artist." But I don't agree with that. This view leaves art only to people who have a rich family, or makes the artist suffer. Life is sad enough as it is, we don't have to suffer hunger in order to create. In modern art, the idea is central, why should we pretend as if we close our minds while creating designs? In fact, making money helps people grow and expand their horizons; by travelling, meeting other people, getting access to different resources, and being able to participate in different artistic events.
Now I'd like to talk about my art and how it has evolved over the years. My main art style is abstract art. I believe that abstract art gives me the opportunity to create in a completely different way. The human mind is limited to what it knows, and to create something it combines what it knows. Aliens created by humans, for example, have the characteristics of beings that humans have seen and learned. But this contradicts the true definition of "creating from nothing" In my opinion, the closest way to create something is hidden in an abstract concept. It's as if I externalize my subconscious out in a colourful, harmonious way, but after I'm done with it, it becomes independent. And I want it to be like a living thing. I want it to make everyone feel something different, see something different. Over time, it should also change through the viewer's mental perspective, like a growth. That's why I don't like to give names to my works. Because any name I give them would limit their potential. There is a stanza in a poem by İlhan Berk, a Turkish poet. It reads as follows: "Naming is death."
I don't believe in the forced mandate of art to "convey a message" People tend to expect a function and expect that art must have an enlightening message. The meaning of joy is no small thing. In my opinion, true enlightenment is the realisation that joy is a must for a human life. Joy and luxury make life worth living, because otherwise, if we lived only for work and food, why did we evolve this way? I don't mean that owning a billion different cars and using the most expensive products is luxury. I mean that we enjoy life to the hilt. Realising this frees people from modern slavery and clears the way for progress.
