Erol Ceylan never made a career in arts but that did not prevent him from finding unusual places to reflect his passion. For the 57-year-old street cleaner in Arakli, a small town in the northern province of Turkey of Trabzon, a dirty car in need of a wash is an ideal canvas.
During the breaks of son work, Ceylon shapes the thick layer of dust on cars with his hands, sometimes drawing a simple bird or a man and a woman looking at each other longingly.
Ceylon is a college dropout and never had a proper education in arts. Her passion for drawing dates back at son childhood. “My uncle gave me mother a photo of his children. I secretly took this out where my mother kept it and drew a replica of the picture on the back of this. My mother was very angry because the original the photo was damaged but I never gave up drawing,” he recalls.
Along with his drawings on car windowsCeylon uses regular paper to home and has a personal collection of oil paintings and cartoons, as well as with his amateur sculptures. “My teacher in college discovered my talent and told me to go to art school, but I gave up. out. I regret it now,” he told Ihlas News Agency (IHA) on Wednesday.
Ceylon mainly chooses parked cars for his drawings but he “does not rate not” when he sees a car dirty enough to show son talent. “I saw a car stop at traffic lights the other day. I didn’t have much of time but I managed to scribble something on this. When I turned back I saw people in the car clapping,” he proudly declared.
