Please start your journey through my passion for arts and view my recent sculptures, earlier sculptures, paintings and jewelry.
My sculpture Ayse,which is installed in towns of Loveland and Lafayette represents the “Turkish Bath”, which has been a very important part of the Turkish life for centuries.
"Ayse" is now in Old Town Lafayette, CO
Artist’s Statement
The inviting possibilities of human figure are the endless source of my work. I adore the human figure and the random narratives it offers. Some of these narratives who stay with me eventually find a way to coexist in my work together with my own perception. I can only afford my figures to be suggestions of the life of the world around me offering the viewers the opportunity to connect with them through their own experiences. I believe that a cold resemblance takes away the essence of the figure. Suggestions however bring out the “inner truth” of a person portrayed with passions, ideals, personal boundaries and desires.
The creation process for me evolves in a couple phases. I believe when creating is in someone’s blood one observes in a different way and becomes more welcoming to conceptual ideas from immediate surroundings. I let ideas grow in me before even exploring ways of turning them into appealing forms. Then I sculpt. I love every step of it.
Most of my sculptures are bronze which starts with clay, but I also work with stone, cement, resin, plaster and found objects. I continuously learn from past and present art but try not to limit myself with existing definitions of art.
I have been creating as long as I remember. I started with painting at an early age. When I was first introduced to sculpture at a later period I fell in love with it. I was fascinated at being able to feel what I create. I feel blessed that I have the time, ability and desire to create and I hope that I can continue creating as long as I live.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci
