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Esref Armagan is a very unusual Turkish painter whose artwork has been exhibited in Turkey and abroad. Moreover, the artist himself, and his art, have been subject to research carried out by experts from many fields, for Armagan is a blind painter, blind from birth. He has never seen nor understood colors as sighted people do. He has never seen the magic light at sunset nor the beauty of a flowering meadow in the spring. The stubborn persistence mixed with his unique genius has given Esref the voice to express himself.

Specialists that have met him are confused by his capacities. They wonder at how he can represent space with ease, with details that are precise and full of visual information (color variations, shadows, light and shading effects, light reflection, contrasts and perspective).

The demands for Armagan's art far outdistances the available originals.  To fill this need, we are now offering high-quality posters of some of his most popular paintings.

Click on the link below to view and/or purchase these new offerings!

View Esref Armagan posters
 

more about the painter