Erdem Bilgin

As every kid, I liked to draw and make some things. I took elective art classes at middle-high school besides the mandatory ones. 4 years of elective ceramics class and one semester of textiles. Other than the art classes, I can say that my notebooks were full of different drawings and patterns, mostly with cars. :) I had a long period without doing art but I always had the curiosity how those exceptional art works are created. Talent? Determination? Practice? I was impressed every time I saw an art piece. Seeing all those art pieces from centuries ago felt quite impressive. At the back of my mind, I always had the question whether I could do something similar. A few of my friends told me just to give it a try and I did. In my case, creating art is the only possibility to leave something behind which can extend my life and even the lifetime of humanity. 300 years from now, someone, somewhere on this planet might look at something I've enjoyed making in my life and say, "This is an Erdem Bilgin piece. I like it." Obviously I will not feel this but my paintings will.