Simay Keles
Simay Keles is an abstract artist who is profoundly inspired by her travels, the landscapes, architecture and the colours of the cities she has visited. Highly affected by those, she is racing with her memory while transferring the intensity of the moment to her work. At the end, she is giving back the abstraction of a blurred reality like an impressionist, although her work bears stronger resemblances to that of the abstract expressionists.
Her layered paintings consist of oil and acrylic colors. Without making sketches in advance, the different layers serve as a sketch for the next layer whilst leaving them all partly visible for the viewer. Aiming to keep the naturalness as an aspect within her work, she sometimes leaves unpainted and untouched spots on the raw canvas.
Out of the need to let go of desire for perfection and monotony, she is creating her work with a loose manner whilst changing medium and technique regularly. The visual language of her work changes depending on the series but maintains the harmony, positivity and weightlessness as a constant value
Check out Simay’s work below!