While creating his works, Mustafa Aykurt (1988, Kayseri) sets out from the fact that the most important skill in human evolutionary development is the ability to imitate. From toys to games, from clothes to accessories, from war tools to flags, from epics to mythology and even to art, the tendency to imitate, a phenomenon that manifests itself in all of its culture, in other words, trying to understand nature through its language is a reflection of the instinct of survival. Recognizing the power in nature, man sought ways to use it; When he witnessed the continuity of nature as it transforms, he discovered that this cycle also existed within himself, and used the power he acquired to protect himself, to distance those who are not from himself, or to seize those who are not himself. The changing form of power in human hands for thousands of years and the evaluation of these changes through society is still an ongoing question. Man's way of using the power he has transformed from nature and his adventure from past to present are the main factors that shape Mustafa Aykurt's art. In this journey, the viewer's encounter with the artist's sculptures ensures that they are completed by gaining meaning.

Trainings

2010  Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Undergraduate 

2016  Tokyo University of the Arts (GEIDAI), MA

2017  Kanazawa College of Art, PhD