Serkan Özkaya
Özkaya is a Turkish conceptual artist interested in art reproduction and typically working outside of traditional art spaces. Growing up in Istanbul, Özkaya was not directly exposed to Western artworks, and copied reproductions in books for practice. Özkaya has been involved with numerous academic and artistic institutions, including: The Malmö Art Academy, Malmö, Sweden; The Drawing Center, New York City, NY; Helsinki Art Academy, Helsinki, Finland; Brown University, Providence, RI and Columbia University in New York City.
“The dynamic and tension between what is trash and what is valuable is always present in the work’s journey and in life.”
Serkan Özkaya
Sitting down with Serkan.
Serkan Özkaya is a fellow of the oldest artists' colonies in the United States, the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
"Spaghetti Chair Black" by Serkan.