Sketch by Mirna Aslan

Art

I am going to talk about a gift, at least that’s what people call it, although for me it is simply a way of expressing what I feel, be it joy, sorrow or a dream.

Art is considered to be the product of man’s creativity, as expressed by artists. It is what you can’t keep inside you. Something usually prevents people from talking about their opinions or feelings, be it embarrassment, lack of audacity or fear. In countries with political upheaval or war, expressing one’s opinion or feelings becomes secondary.

There are many ways to bring out what is inside you and mine is painting. Painting is a form of art and something wonderful. Ideas, dreams and fantasies that go round and round in my mind, are all revealed. It’s the same when you write a story or direct a film. I think the majority of painters can’t express their feelings in any other way. That’s why they need to paint. The painter can’t become a writer and the writer can’t become a painter. Everyone has his or her own way of expressing and letting others know their private thoughts.

Painting finds innovative ways to express new things by being creative. Through it, painters can express themselves, their feelings, their ideas and the situation they find themselves in. Both theirs and society’s. With skillfulness and sensitivity.

Mirna Aslan

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