Mehmet Akyilmaz

Born in Istanbul, the artist graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Marmara University in 2017. For approximately eight years, he has been pursuing a professional career in the private sector as a Sales Specialist.

Alongside his professional career, he has continued to pursue his long-standing interest in painting, which dates back to his childhood, and has further developed his artistic practice through private art education. Throughout his training, he has explored various painting techniques, including pencil drawing, watercolor, acrylic, soft pastel, and oil painting.

In his artistic practice, the artist focuses on the human figure, portraiture, identity, and emotional expression. Among the various techniques he has explored, he has become particularly drawn to oil
painting, with the aim of developing a distinctive visual language within a hyperrealist approach to painting.