MODERN SANAT SÜRECİNDE KADIN İMGESİNİN RESİMSEL VE TOPLUMSAL AÇIDAN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

In this study, which is called as the examination of the image of woman in the modern art process from a pictorial and social perspective, the effects of the image of woman on the main artists and their works are examined considering the artistic and social change taking place in the process of modern art. The socio-economic developments taking place in the process of modern art, the new world understanding that has started to change with the French Revolution and the industrial revolution have opened the door to many social innovations. This new formation, which started especially in the west and started to spread all over the world, brought about phenomena such as art, literature, science and technology. In the light of this new formation, many artistic innovations have taken place. The artists have turned to individuality in their new quests. These works, which artists paint in original style, are directly proportional to the period features of the society in which they live. Within these new formations, the image of woman, which is the unique image of the artists, has come to an undeniable place. In the light of cultural developments that are proof of the level of development in a society, it is thought that the image of woman, which has an important place in modern art, should be evaluated from a pictorial and social perspective. In this context, the existing sources obtained were searched and the effect of the social understanding and art developments of the period was tried to be examined in the light of the main works of the artists who exhibited intense studies on the image of woman in the modern art process.