I'm Aylin Zulfikar, a visual communication designer and AI-artist exploring the boundaries between classical art, digital aesthetics, and contemporary culture. My work reinterprets iconic imagery through artificial intelligence, merging historical visual languages with modern identity and emotional expression. I often approach cultural phenomena in an ironic and playful way, creating unexpected visual dialogues between past and present.

Elena Zulfikar

I'm Aylin Zulfikar, a visual communication designer and AI-artist exploring the boundaries between classical art, digital aesthetics, and contemporary culture. My work reinterprets iconic imagery through artificial intelligence, merging historical visual languages with modern identity and emotional expression. I often approach cultural phenomena in an ironic and playful way, creating unexpected visual dialogues between past and present.

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I’m Aylin Zulfikar, a visual communication designer and AI-artist exploring the boundaries between classical art, digital aesthetics, and contemporary culture.

My work reinterprets iconic imagery through artificial intelligence, merging historical visual languages with modern identity and emotional expression. I often approach cultural phenomena in an ironic and playful way, creating unexpected visual dialogues between past and present.

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Language

Russian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Turkish
Advanced
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Freelance designer
December 31, 2023 - July 20, 2025
Worked as a freelance designer drawing illustrations and developing interactive graphics.
Russian language teacher at Okan University
December 31, 2019 - July 20, 2025
Taught Russian language courses to university students.
Russian language teacher at Gebze Technical University
December 31, 2019 - July 20, 2025
Taught Russian language courses.
Freelance Visual Communication Designer at Istanbul / Vienna
January 1, 2022 - Present
Creation of AI-generated artworks combining classical art references with modern cultural and fashion motifs. Conceptual experiments with digital identity, emotion, and aesthetics. Developed thematic series such as reinterpretations of Klimt, Vermeer and surreal portraits merging eras and styles. Concept design for interactive and AR-based storytelling experiences (in development).

Education

Master's Degree at Anadolu University
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Bachelor's Degree at Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2013
M.A. Studies in Visual Communication and Design at Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
January 1, 2024 - March 23, 2026
Diploma in Publishing and Editing (Master’s degree) at St. Petersburg State University, Russia
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2012
Illustration and Digital Graphics at Netology
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Fashion Art at İsmek
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021

Qualifications

Fashion Illustration
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other