"Caveman-17"
Acrylic on Paper | 18.1x24 in
$375.28
Tayyar Özkan
I DO NOT DRAW FOR LIVING, I LIVE FOR THE DRAWING! -
49 artworks by Tayyar Özkan (Selection)
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"Cyborg"
Acrylic on Canvas | 27.6x19.7 in
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"WE ARRIVED"
Acrylic on Canvas | 19.7x27.6 in
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"City Life-2"
Acrylic on Canvas | 19.7x27.6 in
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"Caveman E=MC2"
Digital Arts | 27.6x23.6 in
$216.82
"Love Boat"
Digital Arts | 27.6x19.7 in
$185.12
"Hidden"
Acrylic on Paper | 24x18.1 in
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"A Young Sailer"
Digital Arts | Several sizes
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"Caveboy"
Digital Arts | Several sizes
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"The AGE of the CAVEMAN-16"
Acrylic on Canvas | 27.6x19.7 in
$612.99
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"SKY"
Acrylic on Canvas | 27.6x19.7 in
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"Urban Life"
Acrylic on Paper | 18.1x24 in
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"Crowd"
Digital Arts | 19.7x27.6 in
$216.82
"Caveman Thinker"
Digital Arts | 27.6x19.7 in
$216.82
"Lotus"
Acrylic on Canvas | 19.7x27.6 in
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"Window"
Acrylic on Paper | 27.6x19.7 in
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"Girls"
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"Cavewoman"
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"Golden City"
Acrylic on Canvas | 19.7x27.6 in
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"Bee"
Acrylic on Canvas | 19.7x27.6 in
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"Life Goes On"
Acrylic on Paper | 18.1x24 in
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"Boy with a dog"
Digital Arts | 27.6x19.7 in
$185.12
"Caveman Chip"
Digital Arts | 27.6x23.6 in
$200.97
"The Road"
Acrylic on Paper | 24x18.1 in
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"The Hill"
Acrylic on Paper | 27.6x19.7 in
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"Eskimo Boy"
Digital Arts | Several sizes
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"The AGE"
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"Robot"
Acrylic on Canvas | 27.6x19.7 in
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"The Power"
Acrylic on Canvas | 27.6x19.7 in
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"The Bridge"
Acrylic on Paper | 24x18.1 in
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"Caveman the AGE"
Digital Arts | 27.6x19.7 in
$200.97
"Indian Girl"
Digital Arts | 27.6x19.7 in
$193.05
"A Sea Ball"
Acrylic on Paper | 19.7x27.6 in
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"A Shepherd"
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"Caveman View"
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"Under the Sea"
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Biography
Tayyar Ozkan was born in Turkey, in 1962. He graduated from Ankara Gazi University, Faculty of Fine Arts in 1983. He published his early works between 1976-1989. After he moved to USA in 1989; he worked on graphic and textile design for Tommy Hilfiger, Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Joe Boxer, Intimo, Tiffany, Mavi Jeans and many others between 1989-2018. His on going comic strips Caveman appeared in Heavy Metal in 1993 until present. First Caveman book was pubished by NBM in 1997.
His collaboration with writer Joel Rose and Amos Poe produced the mystery book La Pacifica (282 pages) for Paradox/DC Comics in 1994. He inked 4 issues of the The Dreaming for Vertigo/DC. Meanwhile, he worked for the Paradox the Big Book Of... collections. He has self published 4 Caveman comic books. A hard cover graphic novel (as it has been picked as "a book of month" by FNAC in France) has been published by French publisher 2L Productions. Caveman published in Spain in 2001 by Dude Comics and in 2007 by Diartgroup, in Holland by Libripress Publishing House in 2007 and in England by Markosia Enterprises in 2019. Full Color Caveman novel was released in Turkey, in 2011.
He taught a course on Sequential Art: How Comics Rule at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Caveman strips have been published in Guangzhou Daily newspaper in China in 2005-2006. His comic strips called "the Age" appeared in Heavy Metal illustrated magazine in USA in 2012-13. He directed animation films and also created many characters, drew storyboards for TV commercials, films and animated movies.
He still works in the same field as a freelancer.
Lately, he started to work on acrylic paintings on canvas which you can find them here on his site.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1962
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
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Education
1979 - 1983
Gazi University- Fine Art Faculty
Ankara,
Ankara,
Türkiye
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Galleries & Groups
Presented by 2 Art Galleries or Groups
Flagmanart
(Art gallery, Russia)
Galería MOM-CHILE
(Art gallery, Chile)Achievements
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Last modification date : May 28, 2024
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I love how you notice details and convey the atmosphere
thanks.. very kind of you.
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