Metin Bereketli

Metin is an artist of explosive colors, joyous forms, and a social conscience grounded in the universal values of diversity, tolerance, and individual freedoms. He is a creator who has transcended his time by focusing on global themes like courage, freedom, and love. You can witness his dedication to such core values in every canvass that his brush has touched. Starting his career on the shores of Mediterranean, home to dozens of civilizations in history, Metin has painted children playing under open blue skies, animals and all kinds of fascinating forms teeming with spiritual energy, and world leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK portrayed on the kind of backgrounds that conveyed the historic narrative with fascinating vigor and economy. If all Metin did was paint in his studio in isolation from the world he would still be a great artist in his own right. But he is and has always been connected with his environment through many charitable programs he has supported to help th