Gokcen Yuksek

28/02/2023

Interview with Inspiring City last week 💫

Gokcen Yuksek is an artist known for her paintings and 3D printed sculptures. Working within the realm of pop surrealism, her work centres upon the

11/07/2022

'Timeless'
I want to describe this a bit as its got a bit more meaning than usual.
Here she's in control of her own time..No one's telling her she's late, or where to go or what to do
(Sorry! 🐇)
She's finding herself in between the hard, solid, black and white walls and the fragile, free, colourful, spontaneous bubbles
In the bubbles there's the cookie, the key and the tiny door. She needs to go smaller to find a bigger world and be more fragile to be free.
Its brutal🐰 and disorienting. but its worth it!
I almost threw this painting away soo many times, but I'm glad I didn't! In the end it worked out
50x50 cm - oil on canvas

11/07/2022

'Timeless'
This I want to describe this a bit..
She is in control of her own time. No one is telling her where to go or what to do any more, she has the power to create her own path (sorry rabbit)
She is finding herself in between the hard, solid, black and white walls and the fragile, free, colourful, spontaneous bubbles..
And in the bubbles there are things to catch! It is a reminder that sometimes we need to go smaller to find bigger worlds. And to be more fragile to finally be free!
Its not as easy as it seems.. It's brutal as the rabbit has unfortunately discovered.. but its worth it in the end! So here goes.
I almost threw this painting away so many times, but im glad I didn't in the end.

02/07/2022

I think she's happy.. Will share the full soon!

28/06/2022

Death and rebirth feelings anyone? - I'm feeling it!
Death moth I sculpted, 3D printed and painted beginning of this year.

28/06/2022

I feel like today's a good day to re-share the transformation series I made a couple years ago.

15/06/2022

Made some more adjustments, gotta remember to not share things at night When I think I can see properly..
Might make more refined versions of these.. I love it when it gains more meaning/sense towards the end and I dont even know what im painting till then! going with the flow this month. what else?!

15/06/2022

This started off as a quick small underpainting test this evening, after suggestion🙏 - but ended up carrying on.. I didn't like it much, so I added some bubbles, which i might use more in future cause I think they work pretty well! cool things happen when there's no fear of ruining things) first time in a while I started with no concept also, no idea why she's a flower.. but I'm gonna practice this more often