Deniz Ozyol

Deniz Ozyol is a Turkish mixed media artist working at the intersection of sculptural relief, painting, and material experimentation. Self-directed in her practice, she has developed a singular technique that sets her apart: three-dimensional face casts she takes directly from her own face, set in epoxy resin and embedded into acrylic-painted panels.
The result is a body of work that is simultaneously painting and sculpture — raw, tactile, and deeply personal.
Her ongoing series, Persona is not a mask that conceals the self. It is the visible trace of the self in transformation.

Each work begins with an experience, an emotion, and the subtle shift that follows. The face becomes a witness to this process — carrying the marks of what has been understood, endured, released, or embraced.

Colors, textures, and material interventions do not illustrate events; they reveal the inner changes those events leave behind.