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.

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