Ali Zülfikar

ali zulfikar paints in a tradition which emanates from his roots. dealing with oriental narratives and using home-made traditional “wool colours” that have a sensual glow. he inherited the knowledge of mixing and using “wool colours” (organic dyes used in woollen products) from his mother and other experts in his homeland turkey and over a period of years developed this even further. ali zülfikar's preferred colour is red in all it’s shades, combined with a cheerful sunny yellow. often ali zülfikar uses a deep blue as a base colour for his work. when viewing his paintings one appreciates the artist's work with its lively natural and organic colours derived from plants, which have their own materiality and structure. some of his