Meet Gulnur Arkin – the Uzbek artist turning Xinjiang’s river stones into jaw-dropping masterpieces! 🎨 For years, she’s been mixing oil paints, sculpture, and traditional crafts to create 3D stone paintings that look like they’ve jumped straight out of a fantasy novel. ✨
Every autumn, Gulnur becomes a stone hunter 🕵️♀️, trekking through riverbeds near mining sites in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Her mission? To find rocks with just the right colors and textures. Then comes the magic: grinding them into vibrant powders that become her paint palette. 💎
"It’s like nature’s TikTok filter," says Gulnur, whose works now inspire artists worldwide. From jagged grey stones emerge sunset-orange landscapes and intricate cultural patterns – proof that creativity can transform even the most ordinary materials. 🌄
Her secret sauce? A cocktail of techniques borrowed from oil painting, gouache, and sculpture, all layered like a delicious cultural lasagna. 🍝 And the best part? Each piece tells a story about Xinjiang’s breathtaking landscapes through its very own minerals!
