Yavuz Saracoglu

Born in Sivas in 1960. He is a graduate of Anadolu University Open Education Faculty. In 1991, he started original printmaking work at Kasım Koçak Workshop. He opened his first solo exhibition at Maltepe Art Gallery and has participated in many group exhibitions to date. Between 2005-2016, he continued his original printmaking work at IMOGA (Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts). For a period, he taught original printmaking at Kadıköy Don Quixote Art Workshop. He continues his artistic production in his home studio. His artistic understanding is summarized by John Berger's words: "Looking and seeing are different things. Drawing is looking carefully." He adopts this perspective in his approach to nature, people, and all beings. In his art, he re-expresses objects not as they are; but by kneading them with the emotions they evoke in him. According to him, creativity is the ability to present what is seen in a different way. Moving with the thought "A reflection of an object in a mirror is only its image; whereas a painting is the reflection of the artist's emotions," the artist shares with the viewer the traces that nature has left on him in his works. For this reason, his sky is more colorful, and his sea is more different than what everyone sees.

AÖF education. Born in 1960. Creates naive art. Has 16 solo exhibitions. Taught original printmaking courses for nearly ten years. Continues to produce paintings in home studio.