Flashback

(Antalya Last Period 2015-2018)

In the last period (2015-2018) when the artist learned that there were problems related to his health, he made a work plan for the paintings he thought he should make in order to use his time well. First of all, he wanted to refresh his memory, see what he was doing, and have a command of his own chronology. In this context, while he was reviewing his school period paintings, his memories were revived. When reviewing some of his memories, he thought: "Why didn't I make a painting of this?". In this process, which he called "Flashback", Sinkil decided to paint his memories of Istanbul, to make small touches by reconsidering some of his paintings from his studentship period, and to reveal other paintings that were in his mind, and he started working. He expressed the thought he had in his mind while making this decision in his notes as follows: "...maybe I can clear things up a little before I die". The last period paintings, dated 2015-2018, left behind by the artist, are the ones he produced after taking this decision. The Flashback series is one of these works.

GD-01 : DON'T DO THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND 1, paper/acrylic 115x151cm
In this memoir-painting, the artist shows his teacher Mehmet Güleryüz the portrait of Harika Lifij, and his teacher advises him "Don't do the first thing that comes to your mind". M.S. notes.

GD-02 : DON'T DO THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND 2, 2018 paper/acrylic 115x152cm
In this memoir-painting, the artist shows his teacher Mehmet Güleryüz the portrait of Harika Lifij, and his teacher advises him "Don't do the first thing that comes to your mind". M.S. notes.

GD-03 : paper/acrylic 101x74cm
Sinkil made this painting while he was in his workshop, with the feeling inspired by a ball entering through the window.

GD-04 : FLASHBACK, craft paper/acrylic 60x102cm
In order to reinterpret his memories of Istanbul, Sinkil likened his going to the past in his mind to "finding a way in a dark cave by holding on to a rope" and named this painting "Flashback". M.S. notes

GD-05 : HARİKA LİFİJ, paper/acrylic 151x115cm

GD-06 : MY MIND IS ON YOU, paper/acrylic 153x114cm

GD-07 : WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO WITH THIS, paper/acrylic 153x114cm
Sinkil states in his notes that he finds the criticism "What do you have to do with this?" when he showed a painting he made to his teacher Güleryüz as "memorable and of high quality".

GD-08 : WHO TOOK KICHA'S PORTRAIT, paper / acrylic 148x140cm
Murat Sinkil added to his notes that the portrait of the model Kiça, which he made while he was at the Academy, was good, but the painting was lost.

GD-09 : TUMBLE IN THE HALLWAY 1, canvas/oil painting 124x95cm
Sinkil writes in his notes that during his stay at Lifij's house, he turned the room given to him into a workshop, put his bed in the hallway and tumbled over the bed to get to the other parts of the house.

GD-10 : TUMBLE IN THE HALLWAY 2, canvas/oil painting 124x95cm
Sinkil writes in his notes that during his stay at Lifij's house, he turned the room given to him into a workshop, put his bed in the hallway and tumbled over the bed to get to the other parts of the house.

GD-11 : TUMBLE IN THE HALLWAY 3, canvas/oil painting 124x95cm
Sinkil writes in his notes that during his stay at Lifij's house, he turned the room given to him into a workshop, put his bed in the hallway and tumbled over the bed to get to the other parts of the house.

GD-12 : craft paper/powder paint 160x143cm
The date 1982 on the painting indicates the year of his memory; 2017 indicates the year the painting was made.

GD-13 : THE ATHLETE IN THE LAST PLACE, canvas/oil painting 151x151cm
“I'm going on my own lane -successfully/unsuccessfully- breaking down all the obstacles” M.S.notes.
In this painting, the artist has re-done the same subject he did during the IDGSA period.(see Student Life No: 15)

GD-14 : paper/acrylic 152x115cm
Sinkil told his friends that while he was looking together with a friend at the painting "Wheat Field and Crows" in Van Gogh's book, which he borrowed from the Academy's library, a passing crow pooped right on the painting.

GD-15 : SELF-PORTRAIT, paper/acrylic 130x100cm
For Sinkil, who says in his notes "My paintings are a just a roll for me. Their dimenisons are large. There is no place to open and look at them. If you hang them, there is no place left to paint." the spiral section of the roll symbolizes infinity and thought.

GD-16 : NEIGHBOURHOOD MADMAN, canvas/oil painting 150x120cm
In this painting, which is included in Sinkil's memories of Istanbul, we see a madman who takes off his hat and greets every passerby in the neighborhood. The incompleteness of the painting brings to mind that it might be the last painting the artist worked on. (As pointed out by Cengiz Kuluğ, his student.)