Turkey in eyes of pavement Picasso
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Anatolian Agency
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Kasım 12, 2008 00:00
ISTANBUL - British painter Julian Beaver, who draws three-dimensional paintings on pavements all over the world, is now drawing paintings in Istanbul. Beaver is drawing things like tea pots, tulips and Turkish delight to define Turkey
British artist Julian Beever, known all over the world as "Pavement Picasso," identifies Turkey with tulips, backgammon, Turkish delight, coffee pots, tea glasses and kilims.
Beever defines himself as a painter of streets and is often compared to Pablo Picasso due to his amazing three-dimensional chalk drawings on pavements. He has decorated cities all over the world with his unique art work for the last 15 years.
Beaver, who is currently working on walkways in the Cevahir shopping mall in Istanbul, to portray Istanbul and Turkey through the eyes of a European, spoke to the Anatolia news agency about his art.
He said he used to draw two-dimensional portraits on pavements and people who liked them gave him money. He said he owed the idea of three-dimensional painting to the rectangular floor tiles that he used in his work.
"I used to use them as frames while drawing portraits. One day I tried to make them three-dimensional and drew a swimming pool. The result was amazing and I decided to become a professional in this field," he said.
Stating that he had been coloring pavements in various cities in the world with his chalk paintings, Beever said he generally created paintings upon demand. He said when he started painting he could not see anything around because what he made required attention and care. "I only focus on my work when I am drawing. I don’t know how I do it but this is they way I work," he said.
Turks’ efficient minds inspiring me
Beever said he had visited Istanbul before but this time he created a different type of work. He continued, "I am working in a shopping mall for the first time in my life. I was asked to create some themes for Turkey, and I was suggested some buildings. But I don’t like working in a building, it is not my style. I started thinking of creating something unique to Istanbul and Turkey, so I conducted some research. I proposed tea pots, Turkish delight, tulips, coffee pots, water pipes, tea glasses, backgammon and kilims (a type of Turkish carpet)."
Beever said his work disappeared in three or four days depending on the weather but he wanted to make them last. "I have drawn portraits but I have never thought of displaying them in an exhibition.
After working in Istanbul, I started thinking about how I could make long lasting works. I can say that Turks’ efficient minds inspired me," Beever said.
The artist’s paintings on pavements take on a three-dimensional effect when viewed from the correct angle. They disappear sometime later, that’s why they can only be seen in photographs.
Beever defines himself as a painter of streets and is often compared to Pablo Picasso due to his amazing three-dimensional chalk drawings on pavements. He has decorated cities all over the world with his unique art work for the last 15 years.
Beaver, who is currently working on walkways in the Cevahir shopping mall in Istanbul, to portray Istanbul and Turkey through the eyes of a European, spoke to the Anatolia news agency about his art.
He said he used to draw two-dimensional portraits on pavements and people who liked them gave him money. He said he owed the idea of three-dimensional painting to the rectangular floor tiles that he used in his work.
"I used to use them as frames while drawing portraits. One day I tried to make them three-dimensional and drew a swimming pool. The result was amazing and I decided to become a professional in this field," he said.
Stating that he had been coloring pavements in various cities in the world with his chalk paintings, Beever said he generally created paintings upon demand. He said when he started painting he could not see anything around because what he made required attention and care. "I only focus on my work when I am drawing. I don’t know how I do it but this is they way I work," he said.
Turks’ efficient minds inspiring me
Beever said he had visited Istanbul before but this time he created a different type of work. He continued, "I am working in a shopping mall for the first time in my life. I was asked to create some themes for Turkey, and I was suggested some buildings. But I don’t like working in a building, it is not my style. I started thinking of creating something unique to Istanbul and Turkey, so I conducted some research. I proposed tea pots, Turkish delight, tulips, coffee pots, water pipes, tea glasses, backgammon and kilims (a type of Turkish carpet)."
Beever said his work disappeared in three or four days depending on the weather but he wanted to make them last. "I have drawn portraits but I have never thought of displaying them in an exhibition.
After working in Istanbul, I started thinking about how I could make long lasting works. I can say that Turks’ efficient minds inspired me," Beever said.
The artist’s paintings on pavements take on a three-dimensional effect when viewed from the correct angle. They disappear sometime later, that’s why they can only be seen in photographs.