Turkey - Paintings

“Between Earth and Sky (10)” captures a suspended moment between material and immaterial realms. A hazy, dissolving surface suggests transition—neither fully grounded nor entirely e...

“Emotional Traces of the Past (21)” visualizes memory as a living residue. Soft stains and pale shadows drift across the surface like recollections surfacing from beneath consciousn...

“Realms (11)” visualizes ascension from ordinary awareness to heightened perception. Vertical motion within the abstract field suggests movement through layers of consciousness, whi...

“Layers of Time (22)” concludes the series with a meditation on temporality. The artist imagines time not as linear but interwoven, folding back upon itself in simultaneous presence...

“Cosmic Wheel (2)” expresses the perpetual motion and cyclical rhythm of the universe through a center-driven composition. Emerging from a calm, almost still core, circular bands and...

“Ritual (12)” intertwines decay and sanctity, portraying the coexistence of deterioration and sacred renewal. Faint stains and weakened areas on the surface become metaphors for fra...

“Mystic (3)” captures the sensation of an undefined metaphysical field—a presence that cannot be seen directly yet is deeply felt. Rather than relying on literal imagery, the artist ...

“Meditation (13)” is a visual invitation to mental stillness. Concentric rings radiate from a tranquil core, representing successive layers of thought dissolving toward silence. Th...

“Icon (4)” centers around a powerful circular motif that reads as both a sacred emblem and a concentrated field of energy. From this nucleus, forms and hues gently radiate outward, e...

“A Fragment from Another Planet (5)” invites the viewer into an imagined landscape that feels both alien and strangely familiar. Abstract formations and layered organic textures sugg...

“Decay (14)” transforms erosion into elegance. The artist abstracts natural weathering—the crumbling of surfaces, the fading of color—into a poetic composition that celebrates imper...

“Inner Path (15)” invites viewers to follow a spiral inward. Its composition centers around a gentle vortex, drawing attention from the outer edge toward stillness at the core. The...

“Return to the Roots (6)” is a poetic meditation on memory, origin, and inner grounding. Its composition, organized around concentric forms and an inward pull toward the center, sugg...

“Central Energy (16)” depicts an energetic pulse expanding from within—a metaphor for creation itself. Dense, saturated tones gather at the center, then diffuse outward in rhythmic ...

“Metamorphosis (7)” captures an ongoing state of transformation, as if the very structure of the image is in the process of shifting from one form to another. The composition suggest...

“Motion (19)” captures vibration and flow—the perpetual oscillation of energy through matter. Its rhythmic, wave-like forms seem to move even in stillness, translating invisible fre...

“The Heart of the Earth (17)” visualizes nature as a living organism pulsing with energy. Vein-like lines converge toward a central rhythm, echoing geological and biological structu...

“Time (8)” is one of the most explicitly conceptual works in the series, referencing Albert Einstein’s Block Spacetime Theory, in which past, present, and future coexist simultaneous...

“The Gateway to Multidimensionality (20)” suggests portals to unseen dimensions. Layered organic forms create depth that feels simultaneously spatial and psychological, inviting the...

“Common Ground (9)” explores coexistence and unity through a field of subtly merging organic forms. Different tonal areas—derived from plant pigments—intertwine like ecosystems balan...

“Balance (18)” embodies harmony through geometric fragmentation. Subtle angular shapes distribute weight evenly across the surface, while opposing tones meet in quiet equilibrium. ...

“Universes (1)” is a meditative exploration of the multiverse concept, rendered entirely with plant-based dyes on cotton canvas. Each field of color reads as an independent, self-con...

Contemporary urban realism by local Philadelphia artist, Christopher Windle. Light and shadow, along with graphic perspective conveys a moody solitu...

Silk embroidery on silk canvas, 2007. Mike Berg. CV. (b. 1956 Portland, Oregon USA). Lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey and New York, NY. Education. 1971 BA University of Washington, Seattle 1972 BFA, Fort Wright College, Spokane, WA. 1972 Resident, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, MA. Solo exhibitions. 2016 upcoming solo September show: The Stremmel Gallery, Reno, Nevada 2015 Kocaman Kafes, at Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey. 2013-14 Recent Textiles, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. 2013 Mike Berg: Taking Chances, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego 2012 Simple Geometry, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey. 2012 Believing in Impossible Things, Ankara, Turkey 2011 5/3 Insane, PGArtSpace, Istanbul, Turkey. 2010 Heavy Metal, Galeri Nev, İstanbul, Turkey. 2008 The Aftermath of Sunny Days, Galeri Nev, İstanbul, Turkey. 2006 Run My Hand Around The Font, Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA You Can’t Say It That Way Anymore, Galeri Nev, İstanbul, Turkey. 2005 Galleons And Towers, Kadir Has Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Turkey. 2004 Mistaking Street Lamps for Planets, Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA 2003 Mike Berg at the Hagia Sofia Museum, İstanbul, Turkey. Bronze Age, Galeri Nev, İstanbul, Turkey 2001 Florence DeVoldere Salon, Paris, France. 2000 Little House of Our Desire, Dulcinea, İstanbul, Turkey What Days Are For, Sling Shot Gallery, New York, NY. What Days Are For, Heriard/Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA. 1999 Now It Goes Smoothly, Gina Fiore Salon of Fine Arts, Chelsea Hotel, New York, NY Now It Goes Smoothly, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA. 1998 A Family of Stories, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO 1997 A Haven of Serenity and Unreachable, Rule Gallery, Denver, CO. Patterns in Time, Maria Henle Studio, St. Croix, USVI. 1995 Visions Fugitives, Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, New York, NY A History of Backward Glances, Lee Arthur Studio, New York, NY. 1993 Lee Arthur Studio, New York, NY 1991 Sharon Truax Gallery, Venice, CA 1990 McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 1989 Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 56 Bleecker Gallery, New York, NY. 1988 Mike Berg in the Tin Room, 56 Bleecker Gallery, New York, NY 1987 Inaugural Exhibition, The Queens Museum, New York, NY. The Donald Wren Gallery, New York, NY. Interior/Exterior: Architectural Fantasies, Untitled, The Queens Museum, New York, NY 1986 Guid'Arte Gallery, Rome, Italy. 1985 Louisiana State University, School of Art Gallery, Baton Rouge 1984 Noel Butcher Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. -1- Group exhibitions: 2014 3rd Mardin Bienal, Mitolojiler, Turkey. 2014 Path of Sculptures That Lead to Miro, Baksi Museum, Bayburt, Turkey 2010 Delirium: Wave Two, Illiterate Media, Denver, CO. Türbülans, Galeri Nev, İstanbul, Turkey. 2009 Delirium: Wave One, Illiterate Media, Denver, CO 2006 The El Paseo Exhibition, Palm Desert, CA. New Visions, The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, MA 2002 Group Exhibition, Galeri Nev, İstanbul. Turkey. After 10 Years, Maria Henle Gallery, St. Croix, USA 2001 Layers, Anita Friedman Fine Arts, New York, NY. 1998 LA Current, Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 1997 Collaboration, Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, CA 1996 Red, Rule Galley, Denver, CO. Mike Berg, Stephane Herbelin, and Andre Raffin...