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- We're ready
- Let's start
-We're with our friend who gave us this chance and is closely involved with art, we also need his criticism very much..
- Can you introduce yourself to us a little bit?
- I am Yilmaz Ibrahimoglu, let me start with my name. I am an engineer.
I don't have a close relation with art but I really enjoyed when I saw this and it was really interesting.
Having an exhibition like this in a barber shop was definitely extraordinary. When you achieve something extraordinary you seal the deal.
- Yes
- About the artistic aspect of this, I would say I've seen strange interesting small paintings...
...When I first entered "Happy Ending" caught my attention.
- Yes, let's walk over there if you'd like.. What caught your attention in this painting ?
- Well, I can see whatever I want, interesting.
- Yes, what was you experience?
- When I looked at it I saw a very beautiful lady. Like every man would see, first of all I saw a thing without eyes and a mouth...
...Afterwards the lady suddenly turned into a monster, like a whale with its mouth open, swallowing everything in front of it.
- So this was what got you attention first. Did you like another specific painting after this one ?
- This one got my attention in a more technical way.
- Yes
- We had, like, old cigarette brands..
- Yes, Marlboro, there was "Birinci"..
- Exactly, in 40-50 years when these would be gone, this would be a really nice nostalgia. If you get this painting and keep it 40-50 years..
...I don't know if Marlboro would be gone or not.. If Marlboro goes the whole world goes.. God damn..
- Nothing would happen to them..
- Hence there wouldn't be much nostalgia.
- Ok do you ever think, if you weren't a barber..
- Would I become something like this, I am very incapable artistically so I don't think so...
- So you've never tried it..
- Sports a little..
- No, but I've noticed that, people should see these kinds of things from time to time so that they could start enjoying this kind of stuff..
...although I'm..
- It illuminates doesn't it?
- Yes, illuminates and being extraordinary..
- How were you contacted, how did this exhibition happen?
- That's the boss there.
- So it started like that.. We'll come over there, we'll ask a couple questions. So how did it happen really?
- The artist was a customer of ours.
- He was a customer..
- He offered, asked if he could exhibit here.. and it happened like that..
- And you just accepted?
- We thought it would be interesting.
- So you did't think of anything bad, just accepted.
- Why would I think..
- When I said a "bad" thing, I meant, would it be "this or that" or like any questions that might pop up on your mind..
- He said all the canvases were small.. So..
- Oh he said they were small..
- We thought we could exhibit them here..
- He's a bit poor I guess, he couldn't buy bigger canvases, maybe later if he get famous he can show at the barber shops in "Cities"
- There's a small shop next door, we were thinking of keeping some of the paintings..
- Maybe if he sells some than he might be able to buy bigger canvases..
- But It's also beneficial for the artist..
- Yeah, beneficial for everyone..
- It shows that in a small local barber shop we can have a nice art exhibition...
...If someone would tell me this I would have said "get out of here!" but it happened, really great, very interesting.
- How long have you had this place? I guess you've been doing this for a long time..
- Almost 40 years.
- And in this place?
- 40 years in this place.
- Oh you've always been here.. Very nice.
- So after this if you get strange requests like this, you wouldn't say no?
- No
- You're happy with the way things are.
- Thank you so much..
- You're welcome anytime..
- Well, I wouldn't come for a hair cut, but maybe a shave..
- Come for a chat.
- Sure, anytime..