Cultural Evaluation of Perceptual Problems in Modern Turkish Painting

Abstract

The development of modern art in the historical process, in contrast to the hundreds of years of history of Western countries, there is an average of one hundred and fifty years in Turkish painting. Despite this important distinction, the point that Turkish painting has reached today is a level that cannot be underestimated. Despite all this, Turkish painting still has not reached the place it should be and Turkish painters have not produced works that can be called "masterpieces". The main reason for this situation is thought to be perceptual problematic in this study. Because Turkish painting was limited to three big cities such as Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. Therefore, in general, painters did not stay very close to Anatolian culture, which is seen as the carrier of Turkish culture, and could not benefit from their own cultural roots as much as they should and as a result, perceptual problematic emerged because they did not interact sufficiently with their own culture. Literature review was used as a method in this research, which is based on the cultural evaluation of the perceptual problematic in modern Turkish painting. According to the results of the survey, the perceptual problematic in the cultural context began to be overcome, thanks to the painters' approach to their own culture and their synthesis of traditional and modern elements. It is thought that Turkish painting will progress and accelerate in the international platform over time. Culturally, Turks have the richest and deep-rooted heritage in the world. Therefore, it is believed that the cultural lands of the Turks, which have hosted many civilizations, will become a source of inspiration