About The Artist

Turkish artist Lütfü Güngörer has been creating sculptures using colored telephone cables for 50 years. The first Turkish artist included in the world's most prestigious online art catalogue, Güngörer makes his art with his bare hands, using self-developed techniques and no molds. Lütfü Güngörer, who first noticed color telephone cables while working as a driver for Turkish Postal Service, or PTT, in the 1960s in Ankara, has been practicing the art of “Sculpicture,” which is his own invention, for 50 years. Güngörer’s first creation was a sculpture of Turkish Sufi figure Nasreddin Hoca. Now he has a collection of sculptures including the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, as well as political figures, artists and other pieces featuring social issues. In his works, the artist gives importance to perspective and adds details like handkerchiefs, belt buckles and jacket buttons. Güngörer lives with his artworks in his house. He was born in 1938 in the eastern city of Türkiye, Van and is a primary school graduate. He received an art history certificate in 1965 and summarizes his life as a “struggle to survive.” Güngörer, who has three children, lost his daughter at the age of 26 and tried to overcome his pain by working with cables. Making sculptures using phone cables had become a passion for him. The artist was invited to the “International Sculpture” events in the U.S. twice, but he could not attend.