COLORFUL MODERN ABSTRACT ART
My Background
Dear all,
Welcome to my website! My name is Bengu Cetinkale. I am an international artist, born in Turkey, and have been living in the United States for the past 12 years. I have majored in American Literary and Cultural studies in my hometown and moved to U.S. to pursue a master’s in Business Administration.
My passion for art began when I was very young. I attended a painting competition organized by Unicef for the National Children's day in elementary school and won the first prize award. My painting was printed as postcards and distributed all around Europe. Since that day painting has become my favorite hobby.
Throughout my life, I have traveled to numerous countries and enjoyed the local experiences along with the traditions of these various cultures. These experiences have shaped my particular style of art and motivated me to reflect on the rhythms of music, the histories of various cultures, colors and the traditions inherent to each in my art. I am particularly fascinated by Latin and Mexican culture, their lively music and heritage. You can see the traces of my inspiration of Mexican art and culture in my Rainbow collection.
One of my highlights as an artist was creating an album cover for a band from Detroit which was released in February 2021. The band Bossa Fresca Trio thought that my painting "Indigenous" captures the vibrant colors of Brazillian 50s/60s and the spirit of their music.
Lastly, I would like to say that I don’t set any boundaries or rules to follow while enjoying the act of painting. I love experiencing the conscious flow of creativity and oneness in every second of my creative journey. I hope you enjoy my artwork, and it would resonate with you. Only thing I enjoy as much as painting itself is when one finds a part of herself/himself in my artwork.
My Inspiration
My artwork is a combination of my feelings inspired by the eclectic cultures all across the world, music, spirituality and nature. I am captivated by the literature of different societies, and how their cultural heritage evolves into their art, music and becomes a unique story of their own to mark a period. I don’t limit myself to any subject, concept or style. I am purely inspired by existence in all it’s forms. I enjoy creating abstract art because it gives me the best way to express my creative energy in an unlimited way. Most of my inspiration comes from the places I travel. I am literally a travel bug. I love seeing new lands and exploring different cultures and geographies. I was recently in Dominican Republic and fascinated by the energy of the locals living in there. The non-stop music, dancing and vibrant colors of its people and the nature of this beautiful island will definitely show itself in upcoming pieces. I also have to tell you that I am fueled by music. I have a very diverse musical taste. The art you will see here has been influenced by Latin to electronic music, and any genre you can think of. Painting is definitely the best way of expressing myself. Hope you enjoy my work. Sending light and love your way ♥️
My Medium
I use mainly acrylics. Some of my projects in Modern Deconstructionism series have expanded into medium pastes to create dramatic textures on the canvas. I also explored some mixed media techniques on my Minimalist series. Each idea and inspiration manifests in its own individual style.