ÖZDEN IŞIKTAŞ

These works explore the invisible networks of vitality through interwoven layers. The cellular forms emerging on the surface are not merely a biological reference; they also represent the interconnected flows of memory, emotion and time. The organic spreading of colors and the continuous dissolution of boundaries suggest transforming states of existence rather than fixed identities. The network structures in the painting evoke systems that are uncontrollable but possess their own internal order. These systems are both fragile and resilient; just like the human inner world. Rather than directing the viewer to a defined narrative, the work invites them to get lost in the surface and establish their own perceptual connections.Structures that we cannot directly perceive with the human eye but that determine our existence: Neural networks, cells, energy flows, layers of consciousness, nature's own internal organization. The network-like structure in my works says that connections, not individual parts, are important. Here no form is meaningful by itself; meaning arises from relationships. It stands very close to the idea of becoming.Nothing is completed, every form is in a state of transformation, boundaries are not fixed, they are permeable. A modern reading is also possible: The human mind is not a center, consciousness is a distributed network, control is not concentrated in a single point This perspective overlaps with Deleuze and Guattari's concept of "rhizome": a decentralized, non-hierarchical structure that opens in every direction. Although the clash of colors and complexity of forms may seem chaotic at first glance, when looked at closely, there is a system that has established its own internal order. This suggests: Chaos is not the absence of order; it is an order we do not yet understand. The painting implies humanity's effort to understand the universe and the limitations of this effort.

1970 Born in Muğla. 1992 Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty Art-Craft Education Teaching Graphic Main Art Branch "Bachelor's Degree" 1992 Dokuz Eylül University Social Sciences Institute Art-Craft Education Department "Master's Degree" 1993 Ministry of National Education Suluova High School Amasya "Art Teacher" 1994 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Fine Arts Department "Instructor" 2026 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Fine Arts Department "Lecturer" Marital Status: Married (2 Children)

1989 Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty - 30th Anniversary Original Print Exhibition Original Print Honorable Mention" & 30th Anniversary Emblem " Third Place" 1990 İzmir German Cultural Center Mixed Painting Exhibition (Sercan Şahin, Orhan Bulut, Özden Işıktaş) 1991 11th Turgut Pura Painting Competition Exhibition "İzmir Culture and Art Association Special Award" 1991 25th DYO Painting Competition Exhibition (Original Print) 1991 İSTANBUL 1993 26th DYO Painting Competition Exhibition PENTÜR "AWARD" 1995 İzmir Artists Mixed Painting Exhibition Galeri Gülay 1995 İZMİR 2001 TRT 37th Anniversary 1st Painting and Ceramics Competition Exhibition 2003 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Fine Arts Department Faculty Members Exhibition. 2003 Nail Çakırhan and Halet Çambel Culture and Art House Personal Exhibition 2003 Muğla State Fine Arts Gallery Personal Exhibition 2004 Gazi University 2nd ART EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM Painting-Sculpture Exhibition 2007 43rd Library Week "Mixed Painting Exhibition" March 26, 2007 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University 2007 "National conference on qualifications frameworks" M.S.K.U. "Faculty Members Exhibition" September 27-30 Atatürk Cultural Center / MUĞLA 2009 33rd DYO PAINTING COMPETITION EXHIBITION 2010 47th International Troia Festival Poster Competition Exhibition 2010 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Education Faculty Fine Arts Education Department Art Education Division "Faculty Members Exhibition" Ege University Ege Vocational School Exhibition Hall / İZMİR 2011 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Education Faculty Fine Arts Education Department Art Education ABD "Faculty Members Exhibition" May 2-10, Dokuz Eylül University Rectorate / İZMİR 2011 "Turkey - Bulgaria Inter-University Cooperation and Friendship Exhibition/Turkey- Bulgaria Inter-University Cooperation and Frienship Exhibition April 25/30, 2011