BIOGRAPHY
Derya Ozparlak Toronto-based Canadian artist working in animation, stop-motion, sculpture, mixed media and installation.
Derya graduated with an Honours BFA in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Anadolu University in Turkey.
Her work is about navigating identities, such as gender identity, immigrant identity and discrimination, cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism, and urban transformation.
Her artworks are held in corporate, private, museum and public collections. She has participated in numerous groups, solo exhibitions, art fairs, and symposiums in Canada, France, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the US, Spain, Lebanon, Germany and Italy.
She is now pursuing her second BFA at OCAD University in the area of Experimental Animation.
Animations
YOU ARE FIRED the perfect human self portrait The Ocean Anijam breath nightmare paralysis, sleep paralysis
Nothingness
“Nothingness” I installed this coffin called “Nothingness” by utilizing wooden fruit cases The reality is that you are either rich or poor. When you pass away, your body is placed on marble until your cemetery costs have been paid. I wanted to represent a coffin on behalf of someone who has no money to be…
Breaking News
“Breaking News” In this installation, there is a rocking chair situated behind a table. The table has been covered by a white table cloth and there are colourful microphones, these microphones are artificial and were placed on the table. The rocking chair is a metaphor for how our politicians and media see world issues and…
Blue
“Blue” He is sick and tired of His ambitious Life. He doesn’t want to show his weaknesses to his colleagues. His body is positioned in a “x” position and this shows his desire to be released. He does this secretly. The significance of the balloon string tied to his tie and the colour of the…
Mobbing
“Mobbing” She’s a white-collar woman working in a Skyscraper pushing a 9-hour career every day. She is insulted in her career as a woman. The purple balloons tied to her tongue represent the silence that she is often forced into. The colour purple represents a metaphorical burst. She has so much to say and her…
Your Ego Is My Lego
“Your Ego Is My Lego” The story is about a white-collar businessman who is an ambitious person. He is a well educated and hardworking person. He wants to be a CEO. When he was a University student, he imagined what his perfect future life would be like; he imagined it would be wonderful and satisfying…