Turkish women in fine arts

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Nezihe Derler's painted Çini
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Sanayi-i Nefise

The first Turkish painters appeared no earlier than the mid-19th century during the Ottoman Empire era. (However, there were a few miniaturists before the 19th century.) The first art academy in Turkey was established in the 19th century but was meant only for male art students. [1] Therefore, art remained gender-segregated until 1914, when an art school for women was established, but still, they could work under strict rules since working on nude models of the opposite sex was prohibited. The daughters of the enlightened people in Turkish society were allowed to participate in art privately, and they could not make it a career. Therefore, coming from such families, a girl child could get support from the family but only to practice art as a hobby and not as a profession. [2] The portrayal of female artists in Turkey initially did not intend to show them as skilled people as their male counterparts could have been portrayed. It showed the female artists as people operating in the shadows of male artists and thus could not fit on the same continuum. [2] The first Turkish woman painter was Müfide Kadri. [3] (1889-1912) and the first Turkish woman sculptor was Sabiha Ziya Bengütaş. The first art academy for girls was Sanayi'i Nefise which became co-educational in 1914. [4] During the Turkish Republic-era, art training was promoted by the government, and beginning in 1930 painting courses were added to the curriculum of the schools.

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Women’s art in Turkey has thrived lately, and it has gained a lot of praise from women artists. In Turkey, women have taken a leading role in art not because they have been drawn or compelled to make art portraits but because of their individual and experimental attitude that has continued to thrive and made the women come up with artwork that defines the woman’s position in society. Schematic imagery is the tradition of Turkish art. Women have excelled in this art as they try to invent and experiment with new ideas that continue shaping Turkish fine arts. The most influential artist in Turkish art is Tomur Atagok, the most influential artist in Turkish art and particularly her work of the goddess. It is an essential piece of art that shows the power of women as she brings out different portrayals of women. Looking at this work, Atagok brings out a woman with protruding buttocks and large breasts to show the power of women in society. It shows the importance of the female body and brings out the identity of being a woman and the essential role of women in society. [5]

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Hale Asaf
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Hülya Vurnal İkizgül

Painters

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This is a list of female painters from Turkey, listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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Gizem Saka

Ceramicists

Multidisciplinary arts

This is a list of female artists from Turkey working within multiple art disciplines, and listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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References

  1. ↑ "The lost women of modern Turkish art". Apollo Magazine. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. 1 2 "Gale - Product Login". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  3. ↑ Melekler mekanı page (in Turkish)
  4. 1 2 "Türk Kadın Ressamlar kimlerdir?". HAYATIMIZ OKUL (in Turkish). 2009. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  5. ↑ Inel, Berke; Inel, Burçak (2002). "Discovering the Missing Heroines: The Role of Women Painters in Early Modernist Art in Turkey". Middle Eastern Studies. 38 (2): 205–212. ISSN   0026-3206.
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