Ömer Camcı is a digital artist from Türkiye with a background in graphic design. His NFT collection, Anxiety of Abstract Space, explores the intricate layers of human emotions, particularly anxiety, through abstract black & white designs.

The artist graduated from Kocaeli University and started his journey in digital art in 2023, drawing from his lifelong interest in creative work. His art is driven by a desire to express what words cannot – Ömer reflects a personal exploration of inner chaos, offering viewers a chance to connect with their own emotions through his striking visual style.

We asked Ömer about his art, creative process, and inspirations.

*Digital Art by Ömer Camcı, from NFT series Anxiety of Abstract Space*

Can you tell us about your background as a digital artist? How did you get started in this field?

I have been interested in creative work since my childhood. I graduated from Kocaeli University as a Graphic Designer. After graduating, I wanted to make drawings just for myself and after making drawings for about a year, I wanted to take this endeavor a step further and started appearing as a digital artist about a year ago in 2023.

What inspires your art? Are there any particular themes or subjects that you enjoy exploring through your artwork?

In my abstract black and white art, I delve deep into the complexity of human emotions and experiences. Each stroke and form on the canvas reflects a journey through confusion and difficulty, a period in my life when words failed to express what I felt within. The absence of color strips away distractions, allowing the raw emotions to emerge and take center stage. My art is a visual language of my inner turmoil, a bridge between the chaos of my thoughts and the canvas, where I find solace and understanding. Through abstract shapes and contrasting shades, I invite viewers to explore their own emotions and interpretations, finding connection and resonance in the depths of abstraction.

What does your creative process look like? How do you approach brainstorming and conceptualizing ideas?

The creative process often begins with trying to deal with the thoughts that consume me, challenge me, and occupy my mind, and continues with me articulating how these will be reflected on paper. Sometimes in this process I sit down and think before doing something, I think this kind of approach has a positive effect on the creative process and sometimes an idea just comes out of nowhere without doing anything, if there is something special, I think such ideas are at least as beautiful as the ones I thought of, but of course these ideas do not come out every time I want them to.

After the thought process, I draw my sketch with a pencil or in my perfect notebook or on a large piece of paper (probably 70x50 cm) depending on the size of the composition I will create, the reason I start with a pencil is to minimize the margin of error that can be made during the drawing. After my perfect drawing is finished, I usually draw most of my composition with a 0.3 mm rapido pen. After that, if I like the resulting drawing, I draw it again on the computer with Adobe Illustrator, the primary reason I redraw it on the computer is to give it a better image on digital platforms. And finally, after my computer drawing is finished, it is ready to meet the audience.

Are there any specific projects or goals you're currently working towards as a digital artist?

The only project I am currently working on is Abstract Space Anxiety and I definitely want to develop this series and introduce it globally, of course it is an ambitious goal for me at the moment but I am determined to go there with sure steps and apart from that I want to focus on other concepts in the future, maybe I will try something more figurative maybe some kind of collage work of course these are just dreams for now but of course they can be done in the future.

How do you think NFTs are impacting digital arts?

I would say that NFTs are a great opportunity for any artist, well known or not, to present their creations to people and give them a lot of freedom. It gave me the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and I was able to present my art without being influenced by anyone and I think it is a great thing.

What is a profound childhood memory?

Many years ago, when I was in primary school, I was bored during a lesson and I sat down and started fighting with pencils, erasers, notebooks and everything I could find as if they were spaceships. My teacher couldn’t stand me and called my mother and I spent the rest of the lesson sitting with my mother while everyone listened to their friends.