An Overview of Modern Turkish Art ---International Academic Symposium(2007)

An Overview of Modern Turkish Art

 

Turkey was the earliest leader in Western art forms in the Middle East and North Africa. In 1883, it became the first country in this region to found an academy of fine arts along European lines. The Turkish elite directed these schools and gave courses in drawing open to the public. Turkish art was influenced greatly by European Modern Art. In the 1950's, the Turks started to be influenced by contemporary Art in America. Since the 1950’s, art has been a dynamic force, and artists have made their presence felt in all the major cities of Turkey. The Istanbul Biennial is an important event that has gathered together artists from around the world since 1987.

 

 

A short Overview of History of Turkey

 

Before we take an in depth look at Modern Art in Turkey, we should briefly review the history of this nation. Present Turkey is located in what was called the Anatolia region and the people that settled there were called ...........
 

Turkish miniature painting

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       Seker Ahmet Pasa. Self-portrait. Oil on canvas. 116X85cm.

 

 

 

 

 

    Osman Hamdi. the Weapons Merchant. Oil on canvas. 185x140cm.

 

 

 

 

 

         Mihri Musfik. Portrait of a young lady. Pastel. 38x28 cm.

1920s

 

 

 

as did the Western art forms espoused by the Republic's leaders.

 

 

Sculptures

 

 

Muridoglu became the leaders of Turkish sculpture. They were greatly influenced by Bourdelle, Maillol and Despiau who were sculptors for Academism. 

 

 

   

                   Hadi Bara. a sculpture of Ataturk in Adana in1928.

 

 

1930s

 

 

      
      Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu. Beyazit Public square. Oil on canvas. 50X70cm.

 

 

 1940s

 

Between 1938 and 1943, the State sponsored artists travel to Anatolia. During these trips all the material was provided by the State. 58 artists made trips to 63 provinces and 675 canvasses were produced as a result of the tours.

 

 In 1946 another group by the name of ‘ten people’s group’ emerged and they enriched the Turkish art with their new styles. This group was formed by ten students of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, and continued to work together as a group until 1956. The years of 1945 to 1950 brought about new developments, divisions, and transformations and established a new period in Turkish culture and art. In the 1940’s, abstract and expressionism predominated in Turkish painting.
   

                                                             (  Ann Sun-Ae/ Ph.D in Art  )

-한.터 수교 50주년 기념 국제 학술세미나에서  발표한 글 (2007년)-
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