TOYGUN ÖZDEMİR
2DToygun Özdemir (İzmir, 1986) completed his undergraduate education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. The artist is one of the young representatives of Turkish painters who offer a new perspective on the painting discipline in Turkey's modern art history. Özdemir's paintings establish a unique bond between the successful painters of the 20th century and the understanding of painting in the contemporary world. In his works, the artist reflects the absurd and contradictory situations that the young people of the 21st century find themselves in, using dark humour.
Özdemir, with his own painting language and image repertoire, is one of the most original representatives of a narrative tradition unique to Turkey. Özdemir's pictorial fictions and preferences in form, color and composition; It conveys a contemporary elegance that meets life with both enthusiasm and calm fluctuation, combining a firm understanding with an open-minded acceptance.
2022, Golden Age, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2022, LIST Showtime, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2019, Happy-go-lucky, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Miart, Öktem Aykut, group exhibition, Milan, Italy
2016, Stranger, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2015, Complete Paintings, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
2014, Parlor Party, group exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
Toygun Özdemir (İzmir, 1986) completed his undergraduate education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. The artist is one of the young representatives of Turkish painters who offer a new perspective on the painting discipline in Turkey's modern art history. Özdemir's paintings establish a unique bond between the successful painters of the 20th century and the understanding of painting in the contemporary world. In his works, the artist reflects the absurd and contradictory situations that the young people of the 21st century find themselves in, using dark humour.
Özdemir, with his own painting language and image repertoire, is one of the most original representatives of a narrative tradition unique to Turkey. Özdemir's pictorial fictions and preferences in form, color and composition; It conveys a contemporary elegance that meets life with both enthusiasm and calm fluctuation, combining a firm understanding with an open-minded acceptance.
2022, Golden Age, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2022, LIST Showtime, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2019, Happy-go-lucky, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Miart, Öktem Aykut, group exhibition, Milan, Italy
2016, Stranger, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Türkiye
2015, Complete Paintings, personal exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
2014, Parlor Party, group exhibition, Öktem Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
