Works
Sumi-e • Ensō • Minimal Ink

Gönül (The Inner Heart) Stone ink on Okawara / Kozo paper, 2026 97 × 120 cm From the 7 İklim series
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Parallel Universe (Paralel Evren) Sumi-e, 2026 45 × 82 cm From the Cat & Vinyl Series / Kedi ve Plak Serisi
Love Blooms Where One Knows to Bow, a 2026 sumi-e and watercolor work by Hilmi Şimşek, depicting a crane bowing toward a red rose.
Koi and Tulip Ensō – Love Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2026 40 × 48 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Full Moon and Crane Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2026 40 × 85 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Magpie and Dragonfly Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2026 70 × 40 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Balance Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2026 69 × 126 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Together, Each in Their Own Way Birlikte, Kendi Hâlinde Sumi-e, stone ink on Okawara / Kozo paper, 2026 96 × 73 cm From the Lotus Series / Nilüfer Serisi
A Geisha’s Dream of Istanbul Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2026 74 × 69 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Sentinel of Memory Sumi-e on paper, 2026 96 × 68 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project
Soul and Its Reflection Sumi-e on paper, 2026 50 × 34.5 cm Private collection, Türkiye
Betta Fish Sumi-e on paper, 2019 70 × 50 cm Artist’s collection
Cat and Butterfly Sumi-e and watercolor on paper, 2021 40 × 52 cm From the Cemil İpekçi collaboration project

Portraits

These portraits extend Hilmi Şimşek’s sumi-e practice into the presence of the human figure. Rather than likeness alone, they explore gesture, memory and character through brush, emptiness and a restrained use of color.

Zeki Müren, a 2024 sumi-e portrait by Hilmi Şimşek, with a red circular form and delicate botanical brushwork.
Gökçe Kılınçer, a 2026 sumi-e portrait by Hilmi Şimşek, with a circular black form inspired by a 45 rpm record.

Zeki Müren
2024
Sumi-e
50 × 35 cm

Gökçe Kılınçer
2026
Sumi-e
96 × 70 cm