“Miscellaneous”, the solo exhibition of Near East University Fine Arts and Design Faculty Graphic Design Department Head Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur, which he has been working on since 2020 and includes various themes, will be presented to art lovers at ARTS ROOM on Tuesday, December 24 at 18:30.

This project, which Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur has been continuing meticulously for four years, mainly includes images, digital collages and graphic forms that he created with manual methods, transformed into printmaking with the serigraphy technique. The exhibition also features Gökhan Okur’s hand sketches and there are also variations of his previous works that have been reshaped with artificial intelligence technology. In this respect, the “Various” solo exhibition offers an innovative art experience where both the past and technology come together. The exhibition will be open to visitors until Wednesday, December 25.

“The basic philosophy of my artworks is based on the human capacity to produce an alternative to nature. Forms, structures or systems constructed by human hands in the face of formations belonging to nature are an effort to create an option for me,” said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur, and added; “I prefer to tell stories about humans by making use of the basic principles of art and the unique visual language of graphics.”

Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Okur said, “However, I think technology is a powerful factor that constantly changes, reshapes and takes art and design to different dimensions.” Expressing his excitement while using artificial intelligence in his works, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur said, “Reshaping my drawings with the guiding texts I enter into artificial intelligence allows me to both save time and discover different perspectives. I also see the visual opportunities offered by artificial intelligence as a learning tool for myself.”

Who is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur?

Born in Ankara in 1969, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur graduated from the Restoration Department of Trakya University and completed his undergraduate (1995), graduate (1998) and art proficiency (2010) programs at the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Hacettepe University. Working as a research and teaching assistant at Hacettepe University between 1998-2006, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur has been continuing his academic career at the Graphic Design Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Near East University since 2006. He has been continuing his artistic productions at the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts since 2018. In addition to his solo exhibitions at “Visual Notes”, “Kılçık I”, “Kılçık II” and Platform-A, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Okur has participated in many group exhibitions and continues to contribute to graphic design and printing arts with his innovative approaches.