The series dives into the biblical narrative through the use of still lifes. Pergamon explores the simplicity of faith as well as diversity of expression.
Born in Istanbul. Lives and works in Houston. Paints figures, objects, and the space between them.
Ozzy Demir works in oil and acrylic. His work explores conflict and potential, and the weight people carry between them. Figuration and still life, often with cultural and religious imagery, though the subject is rarely what is on the surface.
Largely self taught, Demir built his practice through apprenticeships with working artists across the United States, including Ken Auster. He is drawn to subjects that carry more than they appear to: hands in prayer, bodies in struggle, ordinary objects loaded with memory and meaning.
Every commission starts with a conversation. A person, a place, an object that matters to you.