About the artist

Born in Turkey in 1982, Alkan Avcioglu is a polymath and an outsider artist who believes in the transformative power of prolific creation. Recognized as a math child prodigy at an early age, he went on to study International Relations at university, followed by a master's degree in Film Studies, and then entered a Ph.D. programme in Communication Sciences. Alkan has disseminated his knowledge over the years, delivering lectures on Narratology courses and engaging in scholarly explorations of art theories.

His cinematic comprehension extends to a presence in the film industry, where he has served as a FIPRESCI member film critic for over 15 years. He has curated the Hidden Gems section for the Istanbul International Film Festival, spotlighting banned, lost, and overshadowed films. Alkan's creative spectrum extends beyond academia and film, also unwinding as a DJ, intertwining his diverse creative pursuits, from digital manipulation to composing electronic music.

His artistic journey began in 1999 with digital painting, and his expertise extends to movie poster design, where he has excelled as a creative director, shaping the visual identity of over a hundred films. In pursuing experimentation, Alkan Avcioglu has redirected his focus to artificial intelligence over the past two years, marking the latest chapter in a multifaceted career. He partnered with Fellowship and released his acclaimed 300-piece collection “Overpopulated Symphonies” under Post Photographic Perspectives. It serves as an AI-generated visual commentary on the contemporary human condition, encapsulating the metaphor of information overload in our crowded mental landscapes. His latest collection Strata, already exhibited in Belgium, and in talks with galleries for upcoming 2024 shows.

Alkan’s AI video and post-photography works have been exhibited in prestigious galleries worldwide such as POCO Museum of Pop and Contemporary Art, Seattle NFT Museum, Art Salon; and at major events such as Paris Photo, Vogue Photo Milan, Zona Maco Mexico, making him one of the first AI artists to get exhibited at traditional art fairs.