9 9 1 , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁own ▁style ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁He ▁then ▁abandoned ▁the ▁figur ative ▁to ▁launch ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁“ n arr ative ▁abstra ction ”. ▁This ▁kind ▁of ▁production ▁is ▁loaded ▁with ▁the ▁re collection ▁of ▁a ▁vern ac ular ▁art , ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁mot ifs ▁such ▁as ▁car p ets , ▁l amps , ▁Ott oman ▁co pper ware ▁in ▁which ▁geometry ▁is ▁the ▁leading ▁force . ▁ ▁Gü ne ş te kin ▁uses ▁a ▁unique ▁technique ▁with ▁an ▁individual ▁method ▁and ▁precision . ▁After ▁establish ing ▁a ▁complex ▁web ▁of ▁black ▁ac ry lic ▁paint , ▁he ▁fills ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁spaces ▁with ▁a ▁layer ▁of ▁oil ▁paint , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁light ▁to ▁the ▁dark . ▁Then , ▁using ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁pen ▁with ▁a ▁rub ber ▁tip , ▁he ▁eng ra ves ▁into ▁the ▁paint , ▁and ▁writes ▁as ▁a ▁call ig raph er ▁would ▁on ▁a ▁book . ▁He ▁writes ▁on ▁his ▁paint ings ▁by ▁removing ▁material , ▁a ▁principle ▁which ▁has ▁more ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁sculpt ure ▁than ▁painting . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁agreement ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁London - based ▁Mar l borough ▁Gallery ▁– ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁top ▁five ▁re put able ▁gall eries ▁– ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ah met ▁Gü ne ş te kin ▁made ▁room ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁art ▁market