“ I usually use images found through Google Images and use them as an outline for my work , of course giving credit to the original owner on Instagram ,” shared Dogan . Layering filters and effects over each photograph , there is barely any resemblance to the original Google image once Dogan is done . Using the effect of broad brushstrokes and bleeding colours , Dogan transforms each photograph to the digital version of an abstract painting .
“ I always liked art and read about different artists such as Vincent van Gogh , Michelangelo , Leonardo da Vinci , Salvador Dali and many others ,”
said Dogan , who maintained a connection to the arts despite lacking the “ gift of drawing or painting .” Feeling a creative pull toward drawing and painting but lacking the manual skill , Dogan found a side avenue approach to his artistic aspirations .