Figurative artworks

2024

Geometric, colorful illustration of a fly with stained-glass style wings on a dotted gray background.

The Fly
Living in a box
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2024

A small organism as an architectural masterpiece: With “The Fly”, Ata Bozaci reveals the hidden structural intelligence of nature. The finely drawn body reveals biomechanical precision – wings as supporting structures, eyes as domes. A homage to architecture in a microcosm.
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2023

Three muscular, stylized male figures are overlapping, standing side by side with hands on hips, in abstract earthy tones.

The three muscle animals
Living in a box
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2023

Ata Bozaci plays with the famous trio’s name and combines it with the image of physical strength – inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger as an icon of muscle culture. The exaggerated bodies resemble architectural pillars – powerful and shaping. In this way, the “Muscle Animals” become symbols of strength and society, creating an image suspended between heroism and irony.
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2022

Abstract art of a seated woman with long wavy hair, her arms wrapped around her knees, using warm brown and orange tones and geometric shapes.

Olya
Living in a box
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2022

Olya is part the Living in a box series, exploring the complex relationship between humans and architecture in densely populated cities like Zurich. The portrait reflects feelings of confinement and limited space caused by urban density.
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Digital illustration of a stylized human figure in swimwear and flippers, with geometric shapes and shades of blue and purple.

Deepdive
Living in a box
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2022

At the bottom of the sea, in the endless, open space where freedom seems boundless, an opposing feeling emerges: claustrophobia. The diver – surrounded by vastness, yet dependent on the limited air in their lungs – suddenly feels the walls closing in. Apparent freedom becomes an illusion, and silence turns to pressure. Each breath is a reminder of life’s fragility – down where there is nothing but water, darkness, and time.
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2020

Modern room with large Matterhorn artwork, sculptures, books, shelves, a round table, and a decorative chandelier.

Installation view
4478 m ü. m., punkt 58
Zürich | 2020

The Matterhorn is the most famous mountain in Switzerland. Here it is represented in a geometrical language. This work was created with a groundbreaking laser technology that vaporizes the material instead of cutting it — a world first. The MDF panels were lasered in their raw state or with a white or gray coating. The differences in height give the work a three-dimensional appearance. The movement of the viewer brings the work to life.
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Geometric, abstract illustration of the Matterhorn peak on a brown wooden background, with sharp angles and faceted shapes.

4478 M brown
100 x 70 cm
Laser sublimation on wood | 2020

Abstract illustration of the Matterhorn’s jagged peak, rendered in gray and black geometric shapes against a light gray sky.

4478 M grey
100 x 70 cm
Laser sublimation on wood | 2020

A person crouches beside a large wall artwork of stylized trees drawn with minimal lines in a modern, minimalist space.

Forest
6.6 × 1.98 m
Laser sublimation on wood panel
Apartment House Eisvogel, Andermatt | 2020

This laser-sublimated landscape consists exclusively of lines at two angles. The different depths of the sublimation give the forest its dimension. This geometric reduced work looks incredibly alive and organic from a distance.

A tied, full black garbage bag set against a plain, dark background.

Waste bag
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2020

Waste Bag belongs to the series of works “Living in a box”. The contents of a waste bag give more information about oneself than one would like.
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2019

Illustration of a human heart in warm shades of red, orange, and yellow with geometric shapes and lines.

Heart orange
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2019

This heart was created in collaboration with the company Studer in Thun. The heart should reflect the passion and craftsmanship of the company. The constructed heart which consists of circles and lines takes a direct reference to the products produced by the company Studer for medicine and technology.
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Three illustrated fish are arranged vertically side by side on a blue background, showing detailed scales and fins.

Three illustrated fish are arranged vertically side by side on a red background, showing detailed scales and fins.

Herrings blue
Herrings red
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2019

“Living in a box” is a theme that has accompanied the artist since 2013. Living together in the smallest space and the activities that have become routine are depicted by means of daily objects.
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Egli
ink on paper | 2017

Stencil artwork of three overlapping, stylized swimmers in starting position in silver, gold, and bronze tones with outlined shapes.

Start
70 x 100 cm
Acrylic on paper, stencil | 2019

Black-and-white stencil artwork of a stylized swimmer leaning forward with a swimming cap, consisting of curved lines and color gradients.

Springer, black
70 x 100 cm
Acrylic on paper, stencil | 2019

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Great crested grebe meets rudd
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2019

Grayscale illustration of a woman standing in water from behind, wearing swim trunks and water wings, with geometric shapes emphasizing her body shape and symmetry.

Water wings
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2019

2018

A colorful mural of a swimmer gliding underwater, painted on a white and blue wall in a modern, sunlit room.

Immersion
12 x 3.8 m
Mixed media on wood panel, graffiti
Berufsbildungszentrum IDM, Thun | 2018

“A person is also just a swimmer.” This statement is fitting for the digital development of our society. This artwork thematizes the immersion in a matter or in the digital world.

A young jumper in midair above a pool, curled up into a ball, with diving boards and poolside lounge chairs in the background.

Ass bomb
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2018

Black-and-white illustration of a modern bathhouse by the water, with abstract clouds and a person standing on a boat in the foreground wearing a life preserver.

Refugees at Limmat
240 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2018

This dark chapter in the history of refugees happens right under the artist's nose in Zurich. Several refugees drown while trying to escape from the police.
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Abstract geometric illustration of a snow-capped mountain with angular shapes and a deep blue sky in the background.

Dufourspitze
190 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2018

Stylized illustration of a mountain range with jagged peaks and snowy slopes in varying shades of blue and white.

Eiger Mönch Jungfrau
100 x 70 cm
Fine art print | 2018

Abstract geometric illustration of a mountain with a small town at its base, using shades of blue, gray, and white.

Niesen
140 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2018

2017

Abstract geometric illustration of a womans face on a dark book cover, titled Fifteen Seconds of Fame by Bozaci.

FIFTEEN SECONDS OF FAME –
A gallery of digital portraits, Ata Bozaci
24 x 28 cm, 2015
Hardcover, 150 pages, english,
limited edition

In the book “Fifteen seconds of fame” various friends are portrayed. For the portraits, the artist uses frontal photos as a template. With circles and straight lines he divides the face into segments. These segments are colored in until the image is complete. The interesting discovery is that practically everything organic has a similar construction plan that can be summarized in circles. These circles are connected to each other at the smallest point of contact.
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Stylized geometric portrait of a person with dark hair in a bun, wearing a collared shirt, facing forward with neutral expression.

Alicia
Fifteen seconds of fame
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2017

This is a work from the Heiniger family portrait series. Alicia is the daughter of the entrepreneur Stefan Heiniger.
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Digital illustration of a nude woman curled up on her knees, depicted with geometric lines and warm brown tones.

Alexandra
Living in a box
140 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2017

Alexandra is a French model who lives in Zurich. She posed for the series “Living in a box”. The work is privately owned by the Gubelmann family.

Geometric, black and white illustration of a human skull with detailed lines and dot patterns on a plain beige background.

Skull cream
Living in a box
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2017

Three symmetrical, detailed skeleton illustrations aligned vertically on a white background, resembling a mirrored pattern.

Skeleton sixpack white
Living in a box
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2017

White geometric skeleton patterns are aligned vertically in three rows on a solid black background, creating a mirrored effect.

Skeleton sixpack black
Living in a box
70 x 100 cm
Fine art print | 2017

2016

A colorful geometric mural of a baby holding a smartphone in its hand and a cable as an umbilical cord, painted on the side of a tall building under a partly cloudy sky.

Online baby
Living in a box
23 x 6 m
Mixed media on mural, Jardin Orange, Shenzhen | 2016

The “Online baby” was created during the development of the artist residency Jardin Orange in 2016. Six years earlier, the artist traveled with his longtime friend Fouad (Ceet) Ben Allal to various cities in China to exhibit. Ceet stayed and organized different events including this residency and exhibition in Shenzhen. Various international artists were invited to transform the newly emerging settlement into an open air gallery. This colorful work is the main work of the series “Living in a box”.

Geometric, grayscale illustration of a seated baby with closed eyes touching their cheeks, against a black background.

Geometric grayscale art depicting a family. The two large figures, a man and a woman, are intertwined and embracing the baby.

Perfect baby
Family
Living in a box
100 x 140 cm
Fine art print | 2016

Who doesn't hope that their offspring will enter the world healthy and strong? No one chooses to raise a disabled child. Medicine offers us more and more possibilities to give birth in a controlled way. Is the pursuit of a perfect baby legitimate or immoral? And where does this thought drive us? The artist asked himself these and similar questions after the miscarriage of his son (Marley Bozaci R.I.P.).
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2015

A man stands between two framed artworks, one of a stylized baby and the other of a geometric skull, against a dark wall.

Installation view, Fifteen seconds of fame
Galerie Soon, Bern
Trace Gallery Zürich | 2015

With an air of cultivated nonchalance, today’s hipster snaps a selfie with his smartphone, posts it on Facebook instantly and awaits the virtual thumbs-up from his friends across the globe. Exhibtionism to this degree was inconceivable before the birth and subsequent popularity of social media. When Andy Warhol exclaimed in 1968 that everyone would get their “fifteen seconds of fame” in the future, he could not have imagined today’s fast-paced world of micro-moments. Our attention span has shrunk so dramatically since Warhol’s time that his fifteen minutes have been shortened to fifteen seconds of fame.

His portraits emphasize an iconic aspect of social media culture, the portrait photographs serving as user profile pictures on social media sites. Using full-frontal portrait shots to focus on his subjects’ facial features, the artist has successfully assembled a gallery of faces, or quite literally, a “face book”.

A small black bee centered on a plain white, lightly textured background.

Bee eats the flower
Living in a box
50 x 70 cm
Fine art print | 2015

Stylized illustration of a rooster in bright shades of red, brown, and black with bold lines and geometric shapes on a solid-color background.

Rooster easts the bee
Living in a box
60 x 80 cm
Fine art print | 2015

2014

Amanda
6 x 16 m
Living in a box
Mixed media on mural, graffiti
Stamp Festival, Hamburg | 2014

Created by Ata Bozaci (aka Toast) during the STAMP Festival in Hamburg, this 6×16 m mural depicted a stylized portrait of graphic designer Amanda Beck, built from iconic circular forms. Located across from IKEA Altona, the artwork became a landmark of urban art in Hamburg. It has since been removed.