Aslı Dündar Özcan

Aslı Dündar Özcan · Heykel, Resim ve Kolaj / Sculpture, Painting and Collage

Two small aerated-concrete cubes side by side on a long steel plinth. An open hand presses against the face of the left cube; a face in profile and a foot are pressed into the right one.

01

Denge Balance

2010
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 20 × 20 cm, her biri / each

  • Denge / Balance, 2010: details
Two glossy white polyester cubes on the floor. Folded limbs and an open hand press against the sides of one; a bald head in profile, a shoulder and an arm wrap around the edges of the other.

02

Denge Balance

2023
Polyester
60 × 60 × 60 cm, her biri / each

  • Denge / Balance, 2023: view 1
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Metin / Statement

Persecution in societies is not always physical. It can be observed as the exercise of power in countless different ways, such as a lack of compassion and communication, unmet needs, indifference to emotional suffering, meaningless punishment, the exploitation of love, emotional blackmail, the destruction of one’s sense of self, and politics played over differences.

Toplumlarda eziyet her zaman fiziksel şekilde olmaz. Şefkat ve iletişim eksikliği, ihtiyaçların karşılanmaması, ruhsal acılara kayıtsızlık, anlamsız cezalandırma, sevginin sömürülmesi, duygusal şantaj, benliğin yerle bir edilmesi, farklılıklar üzerinden yürütülen politikalar gibi sayısız farklı şekilde güç uygulaması olarak gözlenebilir.

The forces exerted cause men and women to be oppressed, sometimes in different directions and sometimes in the same direction. The period of time in which men and women, who have often equally received their share of societal pressure, find themselves in balance is static. This serves no purpose other than leaving them vulnerable to pressure and increasing its intensity. Therefore, without denying what they feel, they must become whole and fight this struggle together.

Uygulanan güçler, kadın ve erkeğin bazen farklı bazen aynı yönde baskılanmasına neden olur. Toplumsal baskıdan çoğu zaman eşit bir şekilde nasibini almış kadın ve erkeğin dengede olduğu zaman dilimi durağandır. Bu da baskıya açık olmaktan, baskının şiddetini artırmaktan başka bir işe yaramaz. Bu yüzden hissettiklerini inkar etmeden bütün olmak, birlikte mücadele etmek zorundadırlar.

A block of pale aerated concrete on a tall dark steel pedestal. A single body is folded inside it: the head upside down at the base, a hand gripping the top edge.

03

Suppressed

2025
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
50 × 40 × 60 cm

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A vertical column of aerated concrete on a low steel base. A figure is folded into it, head bowed, an arm across the body, a knee drawn up the front.

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Repressed

2025
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 25 × 60 cm

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A tall, slender aerated-concrete column. A figure with a rounded belly sits at the top, carried by a dense mass of smaller interlocking bodies and faces below.

05

Tok Adam Rejimi Fullocracy

2026
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 25 × 120 cm

  • Tok Adam Rejimi / Fullocracy: view 1
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A tall aerated-concrete column on a round brass base. Faces, crossed arms and clasped hands of several figures are stacked and interlocked up its length.

06

Kırın Zincirlerinizi Kızlar! Girls, Break Free!

2026
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 25 × 120 cm

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A small curled form, like a sleeping bird, carved in aerated concrete and held high on a thin stainless-steel rod.

07

Özgürlükte Uyu Rest in Freedom

2010
Gazbeton, paslanmaz çelik / Aerated concrete, stainless steel
20 × 40 × 125 cm

  • Özgürlükte Uyu / Rest in Freedom: view 1
  • Özgürlükte Uyu / Rest in Freedom: view 2
  • Özgürlükte Uyu / Rest in Freedom: view 3
  • Özgürlükte Uyu / Rest in Freedom: view 4
A low table with a glass top on thin steel legs. Three aerated-concrete slabs lie in a row on the glass, each carrying a reclining figure in relief.

08

Üçleme Trilogy

2026
Gazbeton, paslanmaz çelik / Aerated concrete, stainless steel
70 × 105 × 50 cm

  • Üçleme / Trilogy: view 1
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A block carved with monstera leaves along its side. A bald man’s face and two hands, one giving a thumbs-up, push out through the foliage. It rests on a rough block and a steel plinth.

09

Monstera

2026
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
35 × 35 × 60 cm

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A folding director’s chair of aluminium and blue fabric. Its backrest is an aerated-concrete torso in a checked suit and tie, and a concrete hand grips the armrest.

10

Stathusiasm

2026
Gazbeton, metal, kumaş / Aerated concrete, metal, fabric
60 × 70 × 110 cm

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A square armchair carved from aerated concrete on short steel feet. Its back carries a suit collar and lapels; a large hand grips the front of the seat.

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Demirbaş Fixture

2026
Gazbeton, paslanmaz çelik / Aerated concrete, stainless steel
60 × 60 × 90 cm

  • Demirbaş / Fixture: view 1
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A single arm rises from a steel base; its upturned hand holds a curled, sleeping infant.

12

Yetişen Raised

2025
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
40 × 20 × 85 cm

  • Yetişen / Raised: details
A tall aerated-concrete column. A torso at the top gives way to deeply crumpled folds of fabric sagging down the length of the column.

13

Depressed

2025
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 25 × 120 cm

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A cube set corner-on on a steel pedestal. A face with eyes squeezed shut is carved into its front edge, and two long-fingered hands press up the sides beside it.

14

“t”

2026
Gazbeton / Aerated concrete
20 × 20 × 25 cm

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Four small bronze busts of men joined at the shoulders: one in sunglasses, one in headphones, one with his head thrown back, one in a boxing headguard.

15

Bronze Men

2022
Bronz / Bronze
9 × 11 × 5 cm, 450 g
25 adet sınırlı edisyon / Edition of 25

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Resimler Paintings

33 eser / works

Tuval üzerine / On canvas

Pink figures and a pale blue figure beside a tree on a vivid blue ground.
01

İsimsiz Untitled

Tuvale akrilik / Acrylic on canvas
200 × 185 cm

Entwined pale and dark figures against a black background.
02

İsimsiz Untitled

Tuvale akrilik / Acrylic on canvas
185 × 185 cm

Bright blue, ochre, and gold abstract forms in a square composition.
03

İsimsiz Untitled

Tuvale akrilik / Acrylic on canvas
185 × 185 cm

A textured square canvas with a blue face emerging through grey and gold.
04

İsimsiz Untitled

Tuvale akrilik / Acrylic on canvas
185 × 185 cm

Dancing figures in red, green, and pink on a dark background.
05

İsimsiz Untitled

Tuvale akrilik / Acrylic on canvas
185 × 200 cm

Kağıt üzerine / On paper

Black and brown abstract figure on white paper.
06

İsimsiz Untitled

Karışık teknik / Mixed media
20 × 30 cm

Brown and black profile-like figure on white paper.
07

İsimsiz Untitled

Karışık teknik / Mixed media
20 × 30 cm

Rounded stone-like forms on a warm pale ground.
08

İsimsiz Untitled

Kağıt üstüne kurukalem / Pencil on paper
30 × 40 cm

A raised hand drawn in muted earth tones.
09

İsimsiz Untitled

Kağıt üstüne kurukalem / Pencil on paper
30 × 40 cm

Wine and ink figure leaping across pale paper.
10

Serbest Vuruş

2017
Kağıt, şarap, mürekkep / Paper, wine, ink
50 × 70 cm

Small brown figure formed from wine stains and ink splashes.
11

Şarapakıllı

2017
Kağıt, şarap, mürekkep / Paper, wine, ink
30 × 42 cm

Purple arch and hand-like marks splashed across white paper.
12

Where Is My Wine

2018
Kağıt, şarap / Paper, wine
35 × 50 cm

Portrait in brown wine washes with vertical ink lines.
13

Manson

2017
Kağıt, şarap, mürekkep / Paper, wine, ink
35 × 50 cm

Layered grey ink drawing of birds and figures in a vertical composition.
14

Tatil

2017
Kağıt, mürekkep / Paper, ink
50 × 32.5 cm

Grey and blue ink marks scattered across white paper.
15

Sudan Çıkma

2017
Kağıt, mürekkep / Paper, ink
10 × 10 cm

A figure emerging from turquoise and grey ink splashes.
16

Eyes Wide Open

2017
Kağıt, mürekkep / Paper, ink
10 × 10 cm

Dark blue figure-like forms in black and turquoise ink.
17

Nereye?

2017
Kağıt, mürekkep / Paper, ink
10 × 10 cm

Face in orange and blue watercolor surrounded by splatters.
18

Karışık

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
25 × 25 cm

Orange and yellow figures in layered watercolor washes.
19

İsimsiz Untitled

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Colorful face with a horned skull above it in purple and orange watercolor.
20

Punk Ölmedi

2015
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
15 × 21 cm

Faces emerging through bright green, yellow, and turquoise watercolor.
21

Yabana Hoşgeldin

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
25 × 32.5 cm

Two faces intertwined with orange and blue watercolor splashes.
22

Kikkuli

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
25 × 32.5 cm

Yellow, brown, and grey watercolor shapes with ink lines.
23

İsimsiz Untitled

2016
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
20 × 30 cm

Yellow eyes above dark abstract faces and ink marks.
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İsimsiz Untitled

2016
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
20 × 30 cm

Vertical composition of faces and forms in blue, red, and black watercolor.
25

İsimsiz Untitled

2016
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 20 cm

Red and blue figures amid splashing paint and ink.
26

Köpeği Isıran Adam

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

A bright orange and red form over deep green watercolor.
27

Aylak Adam

2014
Kağıt, mürekkep / Paper, ink
24 × 24 cm

Faces and branches in green, pink, and black watercolor.
28

Ye Bebeğim

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Profile-like face in orange, yellow, and green watercolor.
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İsimsiz Untitled

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Red, blue, and charcoal-colored abstract figures in watercolor.
30

İsimsiz Untitled

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Red watercolor and sharp black lines on white paper.
31

İsimsiz Untitled

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Brown and black figure against pale paper with loose splatters.
32

İsimsiz Untitled

2016
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
20 × 30 cm

Red abstract form over green and brown ink marks.
33

İsimsiz Untitled

2014
Kağıt, suluboya, mürekkep / Paper, watercolor, ink
10 × 10 cm

Kolajlar Collages

44 eser / works
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Biyografi / Biography

Aslı Dündar Özcan developed an early connection with forms and materials, which evolved in parallel with her long-standing career as a dentist. Her medical background, particularly her experience with anatomy, tissue, and precise manual craftsmanship, eventually became the foundation of her sculptural work.

Çocukluğundan itibaren formlar ve malzemelerle kurduğu bağ, uzun yıllar sürdürdüğü diş hekimliği kariyeriyle eşzamanlı olarak gelişti. Hekimlik pratiğinin getirdiği anatomi, doku ve el işçiliği tecrübesi, zamanla heykellerinin temelini oluşturdu.

She shapes her work primarily using contrasting materials such as aerated concrete, paper, wire, wood, metal and concrete. Her practice largely focuses on human boundaries, the spaces where form is confined, and the organic relationship between the body and its environment.

Çalışmalarını ağırlıklı olarak gazbeton, kağıt, tel, ahşap, metal, beton gibi kontrast yaratan malzemelerle şekillendirmektedir. Üretimlerinde çoğunlukla insanın sınırları, formun hapsolduğu alanlar ve bedenin çevreyle kurduğu organik ilişki üzerine odaklanır.

Seçili sergiler / Selected exhibitions

2026Leila Heller Gallery21st Contemporary IstanbulIstanbul
2026Ferda Art PlatformGroup ExhibitionIstanbul
2025Leila Heller Gallery20th Contemporary IstanbulIstanbul
2023Elgiz Museum15th Terrace ExhibitionIstanbul
2018La Vision Art GalleryGroup ExhibitionIstanbul
2016TGC Press Media MuseumGroup ExhibitionIstanbul
2011Arkeopera GalleryGroup ExhibitionIstanbul
2010Harbiye Military MuseumGroup ExhibitionIstanbul