VUE Long Island

VUE: You've expanded beyond paintings into large-scale commissioned artwork and pieces designed for specific spaces. What excites you most about seeing your art interact with an environment rather than simply existing on a canvas? Arpacilar: Creating artwork for a specific space feels almost like putting together a puzzle or playing Tetris. I'm thinking about the size, colors, surroundings, and how everything is going to interact once the painting is actually in the room. When it all comes together, there is this feeling of completeness that I really enjoy. I also feel honored that people trust me enough to create something that becomes part of their home and their everyday life. at makes the work feel even more personal. VUE: How do you approach a commission when someone gives you creative direction? Is there a balance you're looking for between honoring someone else's vision and maintaining your own artistic voice? Arpacilar: My commissions always start with ideas from my clients. I want to understand their personality, their vision, what they connect with, and what they want the piece to make them feel. From there, I take those ideas and interpret them through my own style. I don't want to just copy exactly what someone tells me to make because then it wouldn't feel like an ENFUI piece. e goal is to take their story and personality and combine it with my artistic voice so the finished piece represents both of us. VUE: Who or what is inspiring you right now? It could be another artist, fashion, music, architecture, travel, a particular place or simply something happening in your own life. Arpacilar: Slawn is a big inspiration for me right now because I connect with how raw his work feels. His paintings have so much character and energy, but there can also be deeper or hidden meanings underneath everything. I relate to that because I like my work to feel free and expressive while still having something behind it. Music is also a huge inspiration for me, especially jazz and rap. One of my favorite artists to paint to right now is Lex Amarni because his music has that same raw feeling and a lot of emotion behind it. Music really affects the energy I bring into a painting. VUE: As ENFUI continues to evolve, do you see it primarily as an art practice, a creative studio, a lifestyle brand, or something that doesn't necessarily need to fit into one category? Arpacilar: I see the future of ENFUI as a lot of different categories coming together under one world. at is actually one of the reasons I called it ENFUI Studios instead of defining it as only an art brand. A studio can become anything. It can be painting, fashion, animation, design, furniture, film, or something I haven't even thought about yet. I don't want ENFUI to ever feel trapped inside one category because the whole idea behind it is having the freedom to create. VUE ON | ART 94 V U E H A M P TO N S . C O M

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