Writer and painter (b. 1921,
Bursa - d. 9 June 2019 ,İstanbul). He could not continue his
education after primary school. In Bursa Prison where he had been imprisoned
for a murder he committed when he was sixteen years old, he began painting with
the encouragement of Nazım Hikmet whom he had met in the prison. After he was released with an amnesty in
1950, he concentrated on his painting activities and held a few exhibitions.
His literature works have been published in the journals Forum and İmece. He reflects on his life and his views on art
in his books.
WORKS:
Balaban
(Balaban, 1962), İz (Evidence, 1965), Şair Baba ve Damdakiler (Poet Father and
Those Who are in the Prison, memories of Bursa Prison, 1968), İzdüşümü (Projection, 1969), Dağda Duruşma (A Trial in the Mountain,
1990), Kalıba Sığmayanlar (Those Who
Do not Fit into the Form, novel, 1994), Avrupa'da
Dolaşanlar (Those Who are Wandering in Europe, 1999), Nazım Hikmet'le Yedi Yıl (Seven Years with Nazım Hikmet, 2003).
REFERENCE: Hüseyin Gezer - Nurullah Berk / Elli Yılın Türk Resim ve Heykeli (1973), Yurt Ansiklopedisi I (1982), Türkiye Ansiklopedisi (c. 4, s. 1382, 1974), Atilla Özkırımlı / Türk Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi (c. 1, s. 185, 1982), Adnan Turanî / Batı Anlayışına Dönük Türk Resim Sanatı (1984), Büyük Larousse (c.2, s. 1241, 1986), Ana Britannica (c. 3, s. 222-223, 1987), Vitrindekiler / Nâzım Hikmet ve Biz (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 10 Eylül 1998), Virgül (Ekim 1998), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), Sezer Tansuğ / Resim Sanatının Tarihi (1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Sefa Kaplan / Nazım Hikmetle Yedi Yıl - Hareketin Bereketi (Hürriyet Keyif Eki, 22.6.2003), Turgay Keser (Evrensel, 22.3.2005), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006),
