Painting Film Noir by Gureli Mehmet | Painting Figurative Watercolor Oil

Born in Istanbul in Turkey, at the heart of the artistic and cultural district, Beyo?lu, Mehmet has always been interested in human sciences and arts in general. A student in philosophy, he also tried his hand at the practices of journalism, music, painting, literary writing and cinematography. His creative enthusiasm led him to produce works, which call upon numerous forms of media. He published his first work “Sicak Bir Göz” in 1985, two years later he produced his first film entitled “Vapurlar” and recorded six musical albums from 1988 onwards. Curious, prolific and passionate, this artist in various forms was met with success in all projects he set about doing. His painting practice began after Mehmet became an expert at caricatures.