Alp Erdem Öz
Born in 1988 in Istanbul, Turkey, Alp Erdem Öz earned a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2013, followed by an MFA from Pratt Institute. By the use of different paint applications, various speeds and compositional breaks as means of expression, Öz sets up conditions for a narrative. His attempt is to make a painting that is in the state of becoming. He refers to a collection of photographs and found imagery before making any moves. In this sense, all paintings start as representational, but as soon as he starts painting he puts the source aside. The process becomes reactionary. Rags, stencils, squeegee, sanding paper and his hands are as valid tools as brushes and palette knives.
Artworks

Alp Erdem Öz
Harambe, 2022
Mixed media on canvas
195 x 180 cm
Artwork ID: 847

Alp Erdem Öz
No Means…, 2021
Mixed media on canvas
199 x 160 cm
Artwork ID: 848

Alp Erdem Öz
Sunny Side Up, 2020
Mixed media on canvas
199 x 160 cm
Artwork ID: 845

Alp Erdem Öz
Caudillo, 2020
Mixed media on canvas
172 x 170
Artwork ID: 846

Alp Erdem Öz
Tribute to ‘the Elder’, 2020
Mixed media on canvas
152 x 203 cm
Artwork ID: 849

Alp Erdem Öz
Untitled -Miami-, 2020
Mixed media on canvas
173 x 162,5 cm
Artwork ID: 897

Alp Erdem Öz
Playdate, 2019
Oil on canvas
173 x 170
Artwork ID: 841

Alp Erdem Öz
Sphinx, 2019
Oil on canvas
173 x 170 cm
Artwork ID: 843

Alp Erdem Öz
Untitled, 2018
Oil on canvas
25,5 x 20 cm
Artwork ID: 839

Alp Erdem Öz
Untitled, 2018
Mixed media on canvas
28 x 35 cm
Artwork ID: 840

Alp Erdem Öz
Pinkie, 2018
Oil on canvas
28 x 35,5 cm
Artwork ID: 844

Alp Erdem Öz
Jenny Can’t Tan, 2017
Oil on canvas
180 x 160 cm
Artwork ID: 842