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attaining a new level of command. vel of command.
attaining a new le
The
The binding theme for the fourteen paintings, a theme inspired by binding theme for the fourteen paintings, a theme inspired by
Güler
Güleryüz’s love of the natural world and his habitual acute attention yüz’s love of the natural world and his habitual acute attention
t to the behavior of mankind, was the degradation of nature and of o the behavior of mankind, was the degradation of nature and of
e
earth’s natural resources: the cycle was named Counterwind. The arth’s natural resources: the cycle was named Counterwind. The
artist says: “Bon the day I began working on the first of the series of tist says: “Bon the day I began working on the first of the series of
ar
paintings,
paintings, I learned that the first Iraq war had begun. I had prepared I learned that the first Iraq war had begun. I had prepared
mentally a series based on nature; because of my many years of a series based on nature; because of my many years of
mentally
riding
riding through the forest on horseback I had been able to closely through the forest on horseback I had been able to closely
obser
observe nature, and the idea that it was slipping through our fingers, ve nature, and the idea that it was slipping through our fingers,
that we wer
that we were losing this resource had deeply a§ected me.e losing this resource had deeply a§ected me.
In 1991, the subject of damage to nature which is such an important In 1991, the subject of damage to nature which is such an important
issue
issue in the present day was not such a prominent matter. As a in the present day was not such a prominent matter. As a
result of the negative influence exerted on me by the war, I produced esult of the negative influence exerted on me by the war, I produced
r
paintings
paintings bereft of humans, speaking of a nature that had been bereft of humans, speaking of a nature that had been
overrun and destroyed by human occupation. From that standpoint verrun and destroyed by human occupation. From that standpoint
o
the painting was an elegy to that nature, like a farewell and apoloty. painting was an elegy to that nature, like a farewell and apoloty.
the
Consequently, while there are traces of mankind in these paintings, onsequently, while there are traces of mankind in these paintings,
C
ther
there are no human beings. There are bodies of water, banks, dams e are no human beings. There are bodies of water, banks, dams
and a batter
and a battered nature. ed nature.
Perhaps it was a type of premonition, a significant observation about it was a type of premonition, a significant observation about
Perhaps
the
the state of the natural world today that has been so damaged by state of the natural world today that has been so damaged by
global warming.”arming.”
global w

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