Tolga Tres is a visual artist / musician based in London. Born in Istanbul/Turkey, he completed his degree in Visual Arts & Communication Design (BAU) and has been working as a creative since 2012. He is the founder of the design studio Birds & Dinosaurs, and the co-founder of the Holon Records label.

His visual work is largely inspired by nature; not as a separate and external realm, but as a singular conscious entity (Anima Mundi) that we are all part of.  Stylistic influences from movements such as surrealism, expressionism, biomorphism and collage art can be seen present in Tolga’s works while concepts like Carl Gustav Jung’s Unus Mundus, and Sheldrake’s morphic fields are some of the main sources of inspiration that provide a thematic axis.  As a result of the synthesis of his background in art and digital media education, the works aren’t therefore bound by a medium specific approach; rather they are following a multi disciplinary thematic visual narrative reflecting upon the cosmic zeitgeist.

Exhibitions:

Metamorphosis-London 2019
Kingdoms Part 1: Mineralia- London 2018
Anima Mundi-London 2017
TAA Collective -London 2016
The Crow’s Nest- London 2016
Safehouse II – London 2015
Affective State, Istanbul – 2011

For commissions & questions please drop a line at: info@birdsanddinosaurs.com