PAINTINGS

WUNSCHREGUNG

liz taylor, oil on canvas, 64x50cm, 2016

ava gardner, oil on canvas, 64x50cm, 2016

leslie caron, oil on canvas, 64x50cm, 2016

marilyn monroe , oil on canvas, 50x64cm, 2016

alma mahler, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2016

josephine baker, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2016

mata hari, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2016

susan sontag, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2016

hannah höch, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

angela davis, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2016

montparnasse'lı kiki, oil on paper, 25x 32m, 2016

florance nightingale, oil on paper, 25x 32m, 2016

colette nightingale, oil on paper, 25x 32m, 2016

audrey hepburn, oil on paper, 25x 32m, 2016

grace kelly, oil on paper, 140x 115cm, 2016

PAINTINGS

WUNSCHREGUNG

louise bourgeois, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

maria callas, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

marlene dietrich, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

catherine walters, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

tina modotti, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

diane arbus, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

afife jale, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

george sand, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

cahide sonku, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

hedy lamarr, oil on paper, 25x32cm, 2015

anais nin, oil on canvas, 140x 116cm, 2015

“There are certain individuals who are well respected by their contemporaries, however what makes them great are their qualities and accomplishments that are quite different from the goals and the ideals of the masses. These people are recognized only by a minority, and it's easy to imagine that the majority of people don't even bother to learn more about them. However, when one considers the discrepancies between the thoughts and actions of men, and the variety of “wishful impulses (wunschregung)” that exist, it's not that easy to reach such a conclusion.” Sigmund Freud

 

My series of portraits, entitled “Wunschregung” takes its name from Freud's concept. The individuals depicted in these paintings possess a wide variety of personalities as in Freud´s description. These are portraits of Hedy Lamarr, Anais Nin, Geoerge Sand, Diane Arbus, Tina Modotti, Afife Jale and many others...

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