Gaétan Gauvin,
 
The artist: Gaëtan Gauvin was born in 1950, in Québec City, the province of Québec in Canada. He completed his bachelor in Graphic arts at Laval University, Québec, in 1973. In his early years he worked as a graphic artist for TV and gave classes at the conservatory of Dramatic Arts in stage design. Soon his talent attracted the fashion media where he excelled as an illustrator and creative director in visual presentation for retails stores such as Eaton’s Canada, adding his personal touch to fashion supplement for newspapers and magazines such as LaGazette and more. His flamboyant style was adopted by the couture house like Lily Simons in Montréal where he would performed live paintings in vitrine, LaCoupe Hair Salon where his paintings adorned the head office on Madison Ave New York, major collection of huge wall paintings were ordered by the Delata Hotel in Montréal. We must admit that Gaëtan Gauvin has a flourishing and diverse career. His life took a new orientation as a teacher in fashion illustration for LaSalle College Canada, an international fashion school. This venture brought the artist in exotic parts of the world such as Singapore, Asia. This special lifestyle exposed him to different cultures that influenced his art. A collection of paintings were requested to decorate the Maison du Québec in Singapore. A huge wall murale now ornates the Fashion floor at LaSalle head office in Montréal. His latest discovery was Turkey. Istanbul had a complete charm over him. This is where he settled and creates since 1997. Gauvin finds his inspiration in various periods of art’s history. He stays fascinated by it’s rich mixture of cultures and the generous hospitality of it’s people. For his exhibition Gauvin favors the Sultan’s Palaces, in harmony with the general theme of his collection: “Pek Eski Zamanlardi” – “Once upon a Time”. With a personal and unique blend of mediums and techniques, he transcends ancient artwork with a sublime interpretation.