Alperkutalmis Ciftci

I was born in İstanbul Turkey which I still living. My inspiration coming from this multi-cultural, cosmopolitan, eclectic enviroment. In my portraint works I prefer the ink, stamp ink because of they're easy to use and carry in the mass transportaion system. City aerial views are little diffrent. Because it's my childhood and teenage era. I'm living at "Tarabya" which is an old district in Bosphorus. Everything is little(such as banks, Burger King, cafes,etc...) at Sarıyer. When I was 15 years old I have explore the İstanbul(named Constantinapole before the Republic). This city is such a cosmopolitan, eclectic, dynamic city. 60 percent of Republic of Turkey's economy is in here. Most biggest metropolis of the Balcans and Middle East. Capital of three empires. So it was so magical for me to exploring it. In my city pictures you can see these features too. After my education and obligation, I became a teacher and Industrial designer. But I have never stop frawing. It is like an autonomus behavior for me. Like a daily activity. So I decided to be a real artist.

Best regards.

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Architecture Faculty.

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