The Painter That Pursuing Naivety
Bayram Gumus

by Mario Levi*

Did it pave the way for him to see his surroundings in their naturalness and purity? The visible acquires a different shape with the heart. There is another subtlety here. Because it is not only the eye that sees, but also the eye of the heart. Purity... Isn't this the most difficult issue in art and literature?

Anyone can see their own stories in these pictures. Isn't it nice to make different stories from the painter's stories? Especially if those who are sincere in these colors are sincerely reflected on the canvas. The journey of life has left its traces. What kind of journey was this? Those who can be remembered are remembered... Are those who enter the picture the feelings of those who are left somewhere?

There is no doubt that a different interpretation of the miniature art, which has been revealed with great efforts, comes from Bayram Güler's brush.

How do you feel when the brush touches the canvas? There are undoubtedly a couple of ideas in your mind. It's also a feeling. Maybe even more of a feeling. What about after? Of course, you never know what's next. That feeling will take you where you need to go. The picture is actually waiting for you in a secret place. What do you see, what do you paint? The point is not to imitate, of course, but to reconstruct the visible with other paintings, lines and brush strokes. Isn't the picture a picture then?

How does the city express itself in this purity? What do you find on the shores that you come across? What stories are hidden in those houses? The city is being built again. Again with love. Gracefully. For us to feel better.

Where do you come with these pictures? Istanbul shows itself to you like in a beautiful dream. Because that's what the painter wants to see. Colors are now there for you to live the lives you yearn for. Lost Istanbul is reborn and comes to life. With both the touches of today and the inspiration of history. New searches and steps taken also gain value here.

There is always an endless search in painting. Just like in other branches of art. Of course, there is also inspiration from the traces left by history. There is no doubt that a different interpretation of the miniature art, which has been unearthed with great effort, which allows us to understand this history, comes from Bayram Güler's brush. The lines marked by the painter... When it comes to Istanbul paintings, we couldn't help but mention this important detail. What is the painter trying to do here? The best thing to do is to call when they tell and show the answer to the question.

The irresistible charm of naive painting... Don't children ask the most creative questions? The purest, and therefore the most authentic? Is the world of painting brought to us a protest against the evils we have to live with? Can we at least find the paradise we lost in these colors that come to life on the canvas? There is a magical touch here. The picture engulfs us. Hardness gives way to softness, roughness to kindness. A painter's garden, who persistently wants to live and keep these feelings alive, emerges with what his heart's eye sees. You want to stay here. Isn't love our most fundamental value? Haven't we often sought a peace? On his name. This is a pure-hearted picture. And isn't it what you want to see?

How do you feel when the brush touches the canvas? There are undoubtedly a couple of ideas in your mind. It's also a feeling. Maybe even more of a feeling. What about after?

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