ARTIST / Artist
ARTIST / Artist
Born in 1982, Ali İbrahim Öcal graduated from Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department in 1999.
Öcal held his solo exhibitions at “Nature Morte/Salto Mortale” in 2018, “Paradise” at Merkur Gallery in 2014, “Patetic Corridor” at Apartment Sanat in 2012 and at Daire Sanat, “Kekre” in 2010. He participated in artist residency programs such as Borusan Contemporary’s in Istanbul between 2009 and 2011 and at Art Homes in Munich in 2012.
While talking about his production practice in general, the artist, who deals with the different experiments he undertakes within the “simultaneous production model”, uses different techniques and materials such as painting, photography, sculpture, installation, video and objects found in nature. Öcal sees the multi-disciplinary structure of his works as the most defining feature of the universe he has created. He believes that the “sense of ubiquity” created by this expression / production style opens up a liberating space for his works.
Ali İbrahim Öcal lives and works in Istanbul.