I was Born in Turkey (1966) and moved to UK 15 years ago. I went to Art collage as a mature student in London.

After completing my Fine Art Degree course at City & Guilds of London Art School in 2002, I was selected for the Best of New British Graduates by the Beatrice Royal gallery and showed at the Battersea Art Fair. The following year one of my works was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show, which got international attention as well as interviews from Rolling Stone to the BBC.

I enjoy interacting with people rather than painting in isolation so my current studio is on a busy high street. Passers by can see every stage of how I make my work from start to finish - including the mistakes! This way people see the whole process rather than the finished version in a gallery - if the work gets shown at all! They also find art more accessible if they can come in and talk about the work. The other main advantage is, of course, its good publicity.

Although I mainly paint in oils on canvas I also use computers and photography extensively either as sketching tools or to produce digital works in their own right. When I create my paintings I try to make sure its about our times and has a fresh look to it. Mostly, I get inspired from contemporary life and visual media. I paint in layers so the surface is flat. I think this compliments the fact that I use photographs or computer prints as starting point.

For me personally the action of painting itself is most rewarding. I tend to paint different imagery and genres in parallel rather then work in series. But I hope my use of strong colours is apparent in all of them. Perspective, spirituality, illusion, lights, politics or consumerism have all been subject of my work so far. Some give me hope, some I just love the look of it. And I hope with some I provoked and made few ripples.
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