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Art
Writer Zhanna Veyts's Comments about Mr. Gunen
Mustafa Gunen's seascape paintings submerge the
viewer in an aquatic euphoria not seen since 19th
Century artist Théodore Géricault painted his historic
"Raft of the Medusa". While his paintings range from
calm, soothing seas to tumultuous nautical storms, his
demonstrative use of light and shadow enrapture the
viewer within the mysteries of the sea. Born in
Kirsehir, a small mid-Anatolian town of Turkey, Gunen
is a self-taught craftsman. He began painting his
beloved "picture stories" at a very young age, but
subsequently turned to furniture making as an outlet for
his skill. His two loves merged after he was
initially inspired by Peter Ellenshaw, the 50s-era
award-winning seascape/landscape animator. He began by
painting his own dreamscapes on his furniture pieces,
but soon moved to working with oils on canvas
directly. Using a spare palette of black, white, yellow,
red and navy blue, Gunen renders picture perfect oceanic
dreams.
Gunen's paintings can be found in collections across
Europe, as well as among the private holdings of Nevzat
Boztas. His hope is to become the Ellenshaw of his
generation, the artist who brings the
inscrutability of the ocean to life and mystifies every
viewer with his maritime fantasies.
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