Orhan Gürel

Who is Orhan Gürel?

Orhan Gürel, who allows us to boldly jump into the increasing gaps between the reality people live in and the existing reality, is a painter who makes all images transparent by feeding them with water. Sections from Orhan Gürel’s life story are as follows:

Born in Sivas in 1952, the artist completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara and attended the School of Financial Sciences and Accounting.

He started painting during his high school years with the encouragement of his teacher Eşref Üren.

He switched to watercolor in 1987. Gürel creates soft and poetic paintings while preserving the transparent texture of watercolor.

The artist, who keeps his workshop open to all those who love painting, says that his aim is to make watercolor painting known and appreciated in our country.

Orhan Gürel, a member of the United Painters and Sculptors Association and the Watercolor Painters Group, has works in many collections at home and abroad (USA, England, Turkmenistan, Italy).

“In Orhan Gürel’s paintings, we boldly jump into the ever-increasing gaps between the reality people live in and the existing reality. We get lost in the transparent clouds formed by water, the iridescent sea that collects all the light of the day, and all kinds of pictorial and vital elements scattered throughout the landscape.