Baykam had first made references to past masters in 1987 at the first Istanbul biennale, with his work "Ingres Gerôme, this is my bath". After 1989 works on paper (The Erotic Works on Paper and the Conceptual Works on Paper), Baykam started in 1989 a Remake Series mostly on canvas of works by famous artists, such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Delacroix, Monet, Gericault, Hopper etc. These "real-fakes" as Baykam called them in his show in Istanbul in 1991, were also shown in Paris (1990 and New York. (1992)
Ingres, Gerome, This is My Bath. Acrylic and broken mirrors on plywood, 202x860, 1987
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe. Mixed Media on canvas, 155x210 cm, 1989
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street. Mixed Media on canvas, 155x210 cm, 1990
Wheat Fields with Crows 1. Mixed Media on canvas, 155x210 cm, 1990
Wheat Fields with Crows 2. Mixed Media on canvas, 155x210 cm, 1990
Strip-Tease. Mixed Media on canvas, 155x210 cm, 1989
Liberty Guiding the People. Mixed Media on canvas, 170x249 cm, 1991
The Death of Sardanapalus. Mixed Media on canvas, 172x301 cm, 1991
Olympia. Mixed Media on canvas, 151x216 cm, 1991
The Oath of the Horatii. Acrylic on canvas, 168x254 cm, 1991
The Room II. Acrylic on canvas, 148x214 cm, 1991
The Gas Station. Acrylic on canvas, 150x216 cm, 1991
Nighthawks. Acrylic on canvas, 150x216 cm, 1991
The Raft of the Medusa I. Mixed Media on canvas, 170x249 cm, 1991
The Raft of the Medusa II. Mixed Media on canvas, 170x249 cm, 1991
Tell Me Mirror. Mixed media on paper, 70x100 cm, 1991
This Has Been Done Before drip series. M2 Club Sandwich 2. Mixed media on canvas, 155x213 cm, 1991
The International Associatıons of Art UNESCO-IAA/AIAP 18th general assembly was held in Pilsen, Czech Republic and The Turkish national committee president Bedri Baykam has been elected as the world president. October 14-18, 2015
