Gönül Sen-Menzel: A Turkish Painter with a Quick Brushstroke

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If there were a sport called “speed painting”, Gönül Sen would surely stand a good chance of winning.

“I spend a very long time working out the concept for a picture in my head,” the Turkish artist explains her way of working, “but once it is in place, I paint very, very fast.”

With fast, thick brushstrokes she revels in acrylic paints. Yellow, green and, again and again, red in its gradations from orange to pink have captivated Gönül Sen.

Although, as she says, she resists abstract painting, her motifs – mostly landscapes – recede behind the dominance of the colors.

Next summer, Gönül Sen will take part in an unusual artistic project: at Circus Roncalli she will paint a dancer under water who is also performing her pirouettes under water. (kam)

Galerie Türke, Johannesstraße 8a: Gönül Sen; March 14–May 3, opening hours: Thu 5–8:30 p.m., Sat 4–8:30 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Original caption: Many small pictures make up a big whole: the Rhine as Gönül Sen sees it.