Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF) Graphic Design Department Instructor Member Ahmet Özel's interview was published on the DHA Culture & Art page.
Digital art continues to grow day by day. Artist and academician Ahmet Özel, who said that the artist should be open to innovations, emphasized the importance of the certificate system. Özel stated that the spirit of the work cannot be felt in digital art.
With the developing technology, the way of production and distribution of art has also changed. With the impact of digitization, the crypto art market is growing rapidly. Art works sold with NFT, that is, non-changeable money, are breaking records. An artist's jpg recently. His digital collage in format was sold for $69.4 million. Artist Ahmet Özel, who has had numerous personal exhibitions in the country and abroad, evaluated the certification system by interpreting the effects of digitalization on art.
We must be open to innovations
Stating that the internet has brought about great changes in art as in every field, Istanbul Gelişim University Graphic Design Department Dr. Instructor Painter Ahmet Özel, its member, said, “I am a person who has studied canvas and painting painting and learned its history. I think the most important feature of artists is that they are open to innovations. By innovation I mean not only material, but also conceptually clear. If the digital age is responding to the artist, we must fill it. We are in an era where digital art can be bought with crypto money. If we are able to make the buyer feel the sense of uniqueness and ownership in this method, if there is a certificate system, why not, we should be open to this as well.” he said.
It Is Important To Be Certified
Özel said, “The important thing is how we sign a work and say 'it belongs to me'. When selling the work or showing it in any exhibition, a sense of ownership is created through our name. As long as it is the same in the digital environment, there is no problem. I did not make such an attempt, but I exhibited my works on social media. Those who see, like and buy the work on social media reach us.” used the phrases.
Özel drew attention to the value of the sense of touching the work while commenting on the effects of digitalization on art in the interview he held in his workshop. He stated that an environment that will make the spirit of the works feel in digital has not yet been formed and that there are still some deficiencies at that point.
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