The Value of Imperfection

In essence, humans are endowed with various advantages over other living creatures. One of these distinctive qualities is the capacity for reason, which is inherent in human nature. This fundamental characteristic drives humans to abandon things they perceive as outdated and replace them with something new that is considered to have greater value. Unconsciously, this tendency leads humanity into a condition in which its inherent nature continuously drives an endless pursuit of perfection.

For the “elite,” things considered outdated, such as dirt, damage, fragility, decay, and rust on objects, are no longer regarded as possessing meaningful value or worth. Artists interpret this phenomenon as an implicit understanding of the cause-and-effect relationships underlying events. From an artistic perspective, worn-out objects retain their meaningful value when examined more deeply. In this context, stability or perfection is understood as something achieved through a series of stages and processes leading toward perfection.

From this awareness, artists seek to construct a new reality by transferring onto canvas the forms found in objects within their surrounding environments. These forms, present in worn-out objects, emerge naturally or unintentionally, taking shape as textures, lines, colors, and other visual elements. Their formation is influenced by various factors, including weather, the passage of time, and even the activities of living organisms. In observing these forms, the artist recognizes similarities with the principles of visual elements found in works of art. However, visual elements in artworks, such as texture, line, color, and space, are essentially constructed artificially.

Ultimately, the artist seeks to offer a new experience of perceiving a work of art. By borrowing visual elements from objects that have undergone natural decay, damage, and wear, the artist develops and elaborates upon an intuitive understanding of visual elements. This represents the author's attempt to construct a paradoxical narrative: how something considered meaningless, unowned, and neglected through the passage of time can have its visual imagery “borrowed” and presented through an artistic medium that, by definition, functions as a commodity of the elite.