New Approaches in Contemporary Turkish Ceramic Art: Installation, Expression and Concept

Abstract

New approaches and means of expression in contemporary Turkish ceramic art have developed rapidly in the last 20 years. This development is proceeding simultaneously with different disciplines of art. Today, means of expression in different disciplines such as painting, sculpture, and ceramics give their place to postmodern statements. Aside from the traditional, there is also a search for new means of expression. Methods such as ready-made objects, reproduction, print, repetition and copying are means of expression in contemporary art. Today, some ceramic art works are built on installations. Installation, expression and concept are important in the works of artists such as Burçak Bingöl, İnsel İnal and Candeğer Furtun. Thus, the means and perception of expression have gone through changes based on societal occurrences. This research includes the works of contemporary Turkish ceramic artists who implement “Installation, Expression and Concept”. It is expected that carrying out an analysis on the works of these artists will determine both the significance of the topic, and the present change and development in Turkish ceramic art.