Hasan Kale is described as a micro-artist. I think I’d call him a mini-artist compared to the people who put The Lords Prayer on
the head of a pin, or carve a whole train in a pencil lead.
But semantics aside, he paints very small pictures in great detail, and he’s damn good.
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An avid artist, Hasan has been painting and drawing since early childhood in Istanbul. Now, he is famous for his micro-art. Using his rare gift for miniature painting and drawing, Hasan tries to interpret places, things, and feelings with a contemporary edge, but based in traditional fine art practices.
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By adding new detail and decoration to old objects or small insignificant items, he transforms them into valuable fine art objects, and calls attention to worlds within worlds, tiny biomes underneath our own noses, reminding us to value everything, and inspiring us to see the potential in anything.
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OK, he’s good, he’s famous, he can sell his work for big bucks. So why would he put the time and effort into painting things that
are impermanent, like a pumpkin seed, a half of an almond, an M&M, or gooey candy?
Is it showing off? Is it demonstrating the possibilities? Or does he just love to create?
There’s no way he can profit from painting the white "Stuff" in an Oreo or on his wrist.
As a matter of fact, if a Russian Billionaire takes a shine to that wrist painting, he better wash it off right quick.
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