Mobile Art and Photography That Has Influenced Me with Filiz Ak from Istanbul, Turkey
We are delighted to bring you the twenty sixth in our ‘Mobile Art and Photography that has Influenced Me’ series of interviews here at TheAppWhisperer. I created this series of interviews to offer an opportunity to artists, to help to appreciate one another. When artists share their art, I interpret it as if they are baring their souls. To put work in the public domain, takes fierce trust, to oneself, of the process, not the outcome, the outcome cannot matter. When another artist explains how this art affects them emotionally and spiritually, it gives motivation to artists, to keep creating, to realise the influence they have, throughout the world, to give and to share and that’s what this series of interviews is all about…fundamentally it is about love and fierce trust, love of art, love of one another, trust in each other and oneself.
Within this series, we contact well established and highly regarded mobile photographers and artists and ask them a sequence of questions. Each one relates to mobile art and photography that has inveigled and continues to impact them, by other mobile artists throughout the world. Our twenty sixth interview is with Filiz Ak from Istanbul, Turkey, enjoy!
In this interview, Filiz Ak cites work by: Jane Schultz, Peter Wilkin, Clint Cline, Roger Guetta, Sukru Mehmet Omur, Joyce Harkin, Eleni Gemeni, Andrea Bigiarini and Tricia Dewey.
To read others in this series please go here.
(foreword by Joanne Carter)
The Image That Is Currently In The Forefront Of My Mind
The image that is currently in the forefront of my mind is one of by Jane Shultz @before.1.st.light
When I saw this image for the first time; I was absolutely so influenced and I said, to myself; “This is art! Now, you see how it is”. I admired this image of a woman with pins.
The image that is most underrated
The image that is the most underrated İs one by Peter Wilkin @peterwilkin1. I would like to see this marvellous picture in the largest art museum.
The image that changed my mind
The image that changed my mind is one by Clint Cline. This is a fabulous piece of art. This image provokes something in my mind. Its surrealistic qualities and power make me full of thought. When I look at Clint’s art, I see beautiful colours, geometric composition, perfect light tones, wonderful textures and a lovely background, altogether. His works are very special and unique.
The most recent image that made me smile
The most recent image that made me smile is one by Roger Guetta @draman. It is such a beautiful image with a very beautiful caption. It put a smile on my face and filled me with hope.
”Love is like a butterfly; It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes” And I would add this “Life of both, is also too short “
Another image that made me smile is one by Sukru Mehmet Omur @sukru_mehmet_omur. Colours and lines so beautiful and they touch my soul. It reminds me of my childhood. I would definitely like it to hang it on my wall .
The most recent image that made me sad
The most recent image that made me sad is one by Joyce Harkin @harkinjoyce.I admire Joyces’ imagination and skill. This picture has the deepest story. When I look at it, I feeling loneliness, improbability and desperation.
My comfort image
My comfort image is one by Eleni Gemeni @elengemlux who is one of my favorite artists. It brings me peace, calm and silence. I feel like I am above the clouds. Soft colors, soft light and composition are very beautiful just like dream. Less is more…
The image I would most like to give (or receive) as a gift
The image I would most like to give as a gift is one of by myself @filizakart. When I met at last, my dentist Elif I was influenced by her dress, her make-up and jewellery and I had made this one. So,I would like to print and frame it, to give to her as a gift for her Birthday.
The image I wish I had created
The image I wish I had created is one by Andrea Bigiarini @andrea_bigiarini. He is the big Maestro of Digital Painting and of landscape photography. There is a powerful combination of colors and light in this picture. What a beautiful shade of yellow this is! His art blows me away and opens new doors and pathways that I didn’t know were there.
Artwork That Has Influenced My Art
Artwork that has influenced my art comes from Tricia Dewey. She always uses several different apps altogether. Amazing texture and layers are used perfectly in her arts. She is always pushing something new. I’m excited to see Tricia’s work, it opens and changes my mind.
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Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
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