MUSTAFA ORKUN MÜFTÜOĞLU

Lives and works in Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye

Artist statement

My painting practice is grounded in my theoretical frameworks of Post-Physical Art and Cosmic Realism, exploring the transformation of physical existence into a field of relations between matter, perception, time, and cosmic processes. Rather than approaching form as a vehicle of representation, I consider the painted surface as a conceptual space where light, entropy, transformation, and material presence interact. Through the dissolution and reorganization of form, my works investigate the tension between the visible and the unseen. The canvas becomes a site where the boundaries of the object are questioned and where micro–macro relations, material forces, and universal structures converge. This process creates a visual language in which the image does not represent the unseen but emerges as a manifestation of its conditions. This selected ensemble of five works focuses on my current period (Black Hole, Negentropic Flora, Allegory of Objects, The Sign), where the principles of Post-Physical Art and Cosmic Realism are further developed. The inclusion of the earlier work Chaos (2016) provides a historical foundation, revealing the transition from a representation-oriented approach toward an exploration of the ontological, energetic, and cosmic dimensions of the object.

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