Esref Armagan was born blind, from a poor family, but it did not stop her intention to become a successful artist, of course with a unique style of painting.
Esref is a blind painter, who has been blind since he was born. That is, as an artist Esref has never seen a single color, also an object object.
Esref Armagan is a young adult figure, from childhood he does not receive education from school bench, he also not allowed his parents to come out to play with peers. Therefore, Esref searched for another flurry of doodles from his father's work box. But somehow he managed to teach himself how to read and paint.
At first, he only uses one color every two or three days, so that the paint can dry first he started painting again, but he later found acrylic paint, which can dry much faster and make him able to paint directly on the canvas . Believe it or not, his painting style is very unique in the art world, and he finishes his paintings without any help.
For over 35 years, Esref continues to hone his painting skills. He painted with a watercolor medium. Most not with a brush, but with the fingers and palms of his hands. He confessed, during the painting he needed calm. No one should disturb him.
"When I paint, I have to be part of the painting," Esref said. In fact, when he painted the sea, he had to wear a life jacket. It makes it feel like being at sea. "I do not want to drown when painting,"
"How can you paint something you've never seen?"
Esref also extensively replied: "I see by listening, from my friends, and people who want to share information to me. I am not blind, I can see everything with my finger. "
"How do you learn about color?"
"By hearing. I find out various information about the colors of various objects on this earth, "replied Esref.
"All the limitations you have (physical or material) can not limit you to succeed, but what may limit you to succeed is yourself"