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''Every new day is a fresh step. To step is to learn, and to learn is to open the mind’s secret doors. Passing through them, your mind touches infinity and unlocks true freedom."

The Journey is Long: The True Origin of My First Doodle (1996)

THANK YOU MOM

Drawing aimlessly since childhood, my TV show recordings were lost to old VHS tapes, but my mother saved all my original art. Years after creating Tony and exhibiting at Four Seasons, I searched for my roots and discovered my true first Doodle among her archive—dated 1996.

"Tony" (2018). The first fruit of a month-long, eraser-free journey of liberation that began the very day I resigned from my agency job.

TONY

From a Milan Fine Arts degree to award-winning advertising, and finally to pure freedom. Leaving the agency world behind, "Tony" was created over a month of unscripted, eraser-free drawing—marking my inner healing and the birth of Doodlism.

After finishing Tony, without even thinking about what I should do next, I simply picked up the colored markers lying on my desk and started coloring aimlessly. It brought me so much joy. I transferred all my worries, stress, and heavy emotions directly onto the paper.

AFTER TONY

After Tony, I started coloring my drawings aimlessly with markers on my desk, pouring all my troubles onto paper. I gifted countlessly many of these pieces to anyone who liked them—some might still hang on walls today, others might be gone.

I started sharing my artworks on Instagram, followed by my manifesto—and that’s when people really began to pay attention. Honestly, my very first collector reached out and asked, "Could you create a custom piece for me?"

DOODLE FOR COLLECTOR

After sharing my art and manifesto on Instagram, interest grew rapidly. My first collector commissioned a custom piece, leading me to create a free, cartoonish universe on 70x100 cm surfaces with 0.3 graphic pens—completely sketch-free.

Yes, I was finally selling my art, but something was still missing. I knew I had to take it to the streets.

This new chapter began on Bağdat Avenue. To be honest, I was frustrated that galleries weren't offering me exhibition space while my works were already finding collectors. So, I took matters into my own hands: I rented those wooden and metal billboards placed in front of buildings under construction/demolition and started pasting my drawings there, operating completely anonymously. I turned the street itself into my personal gallery.

During the pandemic, I left my first major public installation right at the Kadıköy waterfront—letting the city and its people interact with my art freely.

DOODLE STREET WORK

Selling art wasn't enough; frustrated by the traditional gallery system, I took to the streets of Bağdat Avenue. I rented construction billboards to anonymously display my art, eventually leaving my first major public piece at Kadıköy waterfront during the pandemic.

A shadow of memory at the center. Inspired by a lost teddy bear in the earthquake rubble—translating collective grief into continuous lines.

DOODLE TEDDY

Watching the tragic Turkish earthquake on television, a lost teddy bear pulled from the rubble inspired an evolution in my style. Placing the bear like a shadow at the center, this emotional masterpiece is now officially registered on the Turkish digital art stock market.

"Fuck it, Mickey." Kadıköy street installation from the pandemic era—critiquing capitalism while the world was on pause.

DOODLE M*CKEY

Teased as the "rich kid" at my agency, I created a Capitalism Series featuring Popeye, Richman, and a giant Mickey Mouse. Placed in Kadıköy during the pandemic when money felt meaningless, Mickey stood arms open as cash flew toward him—a sharp critique on who truly profited from chaos.

Richman (2D Doodlism & Pop-Art). Capturing the consumerist idea that unlimited wealth can claim even the most iconic pop-culture symbols.

RICHMAN

Combining Doodlism with 2D pop-art, I created Richman—incorporating Pikachu to show how wealth claims everything in pop culture. I then took a sculpture workshop, sculpted Richman in 3D clay on my second try, exhibited it at The Marmara Hotel Bodrum in October 2021, and sold it.

Classical nostalgia meets modern Doodlism. Integrating 2D pop characters directly onto vintage antique oil paintings.

DOODLE RETRO

While hunting for vintage home decor in antique shops, I began buying forgotten old paintings and integrating my 2D Doodlism characters onto their classic canvases—turning a fun experiment into a whole series of upcycled antique interventions.

Alt Text: A Doodlism painting featuring the iconic figure of Popeye integrated with 2D pop-art colors and continuous black-and-white line work.

POPEE

A beloved childhood hero, Popeye became a recurring symbol in my Capitalism Series. Following Richman, I brought his iconic form to life by crafting a 3D clay sculpture.

A framed fine-art Doodlism print of the Richduck character rendered in bold pop-art colors inside a sleek white frame.

RICHDUCK

Richduck marked my transition into true artistic professionalism. Synthesizing all my prior techniques, I created a full pop-art collection featuring multi-colored fine-art prints, 3D sculptures, and custom Doodlism banknotes.

Doodlisa—my personal favorite. Reimagining the world's most famous portrait through continuous Doodlism lines and shadow layers.

DOODLISA

Doodlisa is my personal favorite. Blending a Mona Lisa concept from my agency days with the shadow technique from Teddy, I created an acclaimed series featured across multiple art exhibitions.

A floating piece of the Doodlism Universe: Styrofoam cube suspended using magnetic levitation technology.

DOODLE CUBE

Pushing Doodlism into physical space, I crafted a Styrofoam planet covered in linework and levitated it mid-air using magnetic technology—a breakthrough experiment I later repeated with a floating Mario head.

Doodle Abstract. Born from a transformative conversation with Prof. Dr. Melih Erdoğan—moving beyond the cartoon realm into abstract depth.

DOODLE ABSTRACT

Seeking deeper art conversations, I met Prof. Dr. Melih Erdoğan in Antalya. His advice to push beyond the cartoon realm inspired my Doodle Abstract era. Losing my beloved mentor this year leaves a deep void, but his guidance forever shapes my art.

Mario in the Doodlism universe: A childhood coin-chaser repaying his debt to my lost hours.

DOODLE MARIO

Following the Capitalism Series, I became obsessed with Mario—a childhood figure who literally spent his life chasing coins. Feeling he owed me for all my stolen childhood hours, I made Mario the continuation of my series across multiple artworks.

Hours of dizzying overhead work in Kabataş. Painting the ceiling inside the home of Louis Vuitton’s Australian shoe designer.

DOODLE CELLING - KABATAS

In Kabataş, Istanbul, I painted a custom ceiling mural in total freedom for Louis Vuitton’s Australian shoe designer. Staring upward for hours was dizzying and physically intense, but it pushed Doodlism into new architectural spaces.

Days spent looking up on the 35th floor of Sapphire Towers. Translating a collector's keywords into a massive ceiling mural.

DOODLE CELLING - SAPHIRE

High above Istanbul on the 35th floor of Sapphire Towers, I spent days painting the game room ceiling for the tower’s owner—translating custom keywords provided by the collector into a massive overhead mural.

Doodle Car: A world first!

DOODLE CAR

Taking Doodlism to the road. I believe I am the first in the world to transform a classic car—specifically a vintage Mercedes sitting in a friend's garage—entirely in this intuitive style. Every inch of the classic bodywork is covered in spontaneous, black-and-white continuous lines and characters, merging history and engineering with my personal artistic universe.

This is just the start of the digital evolution... stay tuned, there's much more to come!

DOODLE ANIMATION

Fueled by a passion for constant experimentation, I've taken Doodlism into the digital realm—merging continuous linework with innovative digital formats. This evolution bridges traditional drawing with technology, with many more digital concepts on the horizon.

Infusing bold pop-art hues into continuous line work. Opening a new, rhythmic door within the Doodlism universe.

DOODLE POPART

Following the Tony piece, I began infusing bold pop-art colors into the spaces between my continuous lines with strategic harmony. Opening a vibrant new chapter in my universe, I call this exploration Doodle Pop Art.

A physical manifestation of my daily wear: 3D printed, hand-assembled, and wrapped in spontaneous Doodlism flow.

DOODLE SHOES

Combining digital design, 3D printing, and hand painting, I sculpted a shoe wrapped in fluid Doodlism linework. Based on the exact sneaker I've worn for years, this piece marks my shift toward even more spontaneous, unplanned figures.

Over a year in the making: Custom vehicle sculpture unveiled at the exhibition before joining its private collection.

DOODLE 3D CAR

When a collector asked for a sneaker piece, I offered a custom car sculpture instead. Taking over a year to complete, this complex project challenged my boundaries and pushed my 3D sculpting expertise to a whole new level.

ringing Doodlism to the hands of young imaginations. From Dali Dali to our Agula publishing journey.

DOODLE BOOK'S

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, my wife Fulya and I co-authored Dali Dali. After collaborating with ''Martı Yayınları'' on a doodle coloring book, we brought our third book to life through our brand, Agula.

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