David Lynch has long shaped my visual imagination through fractured identities, uneasy domestic spaces and the darkness hidden beneath ordinary life. This original portrait translates that atmosphere into a grotesque mixed-media image built from expressive lines, muted colour and psychological tension. Rather than seeking photographic likeness, I approached Lynch as a figure suspended between dream and disturbance. Created in Istanbul in 2020, the work forms part of my
Physical print available on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1751346515/ongoing portrait series devoted to filmmakers, musicians, writers and cultural figures who challenge conventional ways of seeing. Original artwork and portrait illustration by İlker Ortaç, an Istanbul-based writer, illustrator and visual artist.