Visual Arts in Turkey (HART 413)

2022 Spring
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
History of Art(HART)
3
6
Ahu Antmen Akiska ahuantmen@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
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Interactive lecture
Interactive,Communicative,Discussion based learning,Task based learning,Guided discovery
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CONTENT

“Visual Art in Turkey” is an overall historical survey on Turkish visual arts from the late 19th century to the present. Framing issues of tradition, modernity, postmodernity, contemporaneity within a chronological trajectory, the course aims to introduce students to the changes in artistic production in relation to cultural changes in Turkish society in the 20th century. Historical and cultural shifts relating to artistic identity, artistic trends, and artworks are taken into focus to reflect the transformation of the artistic sphere and visual culture in modern Turkey.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • To introduce artistic production in relation to cultural changes in Turkish society in the 20th century.
  • Compare various artistic styles and artworks in Turkish art
  • Describe the main historical and cultural dynamics that have influenced major trends in Turkish art practice

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 3

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 1

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 1

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 3


1. Develop knowledge of theories, concepts, and research methods in humanities and social sciences. 3

2. Assess how global, national and regional developments affect society. 3

3. Know how to access and evaluate data from various sources of information. 4


1. Demonstrate an understanding of the multiple methodologies and interpret different approaches, concepts, and theoretical legacies in the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. 1

2. Identify interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, literature, visual studies, philosophy, and geography. 1

3. Cultivate a critical approach to the study of culture, articulating the relations between culture, power, and history; exploring cultural diversity and socio-cultural change at the local, national and global level; and exploring the corresponding demands for rights and social justice. 2

4. With the use of appropriate technologies, be able to present advanced oral and written evaluations of developments in the realm of cultural production, consumption, and representation. 3


1. Demonstrate safe working habits and a general understanding of materials and processes in the visual arts. 1

2. Demonstrate knowledge of representational processes using visual as well as audial material as mediums of representation. 1

3. Show working knowledge of the process of transforming abstract/textual concepts into concrete, audio/visual forms. 1

4. Appreciate and express the cultural significance of art and understand its evolution and purposes. 5

5. Develop an awareness of compositional and organizational strategies for the effective deployment of formal elements of visual art. 2

6. Read visual texts with a deep knowledge of art history and theory and the ability of situating the content and form of the visual representation both in a historical and thematic context. 5

7. Employ necessary background knowledge regarding art administration in the body of museums and galleries. 1

8. Show a practical and technical command of materials and methods in one or more media of the visual arts. 1

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 40
Midterm 40
Participation 20

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Readings

Ahu Antmen, “Can We Make Another’s Past Our Present?”, Artists in their Time (Istanbul: Istanbul Modern, 2015): 42-53.
Ahu Antmen, “A History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Turkey”, Unleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey (London: Thames&Hudson, 2010): 12-33.
Wendy Shaw, “From Old Niches to New Paintings”, Ottoman Painting (London&NY: I.B. Tauris, 2011): 11-39.
Ahu Antmen, “Jeune Turc, Jeune Femme: Impressions of a New Beauté Orientale”, Mapping Impressionist Painting in Transnational Contexts, ed. Emily Burns-Alice M. Rudy Price (NY&London: Routledge, 2021): 103-117.
Ahu Antmen, “Making or Breaking? Authority, Charisma and Public Monuments: The Case of Atatürk Monuments in Turkey”, Beyond Imagined Uniqueness: Nationalisms in Contemporary Perspectives, ed. J. Burbick-W. Glass (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010): 35-47.
Murat Ural, “Romance of the Republic: Artists Tour the Homeland”, Yurt Gezileri ve Yurt Resimleri 1938-1943 (İstanbul: Milli Reasürans Galerisi, 1998).
Partha Mitter, “The Picasso Manque Syndrome”, The Triumph of Modernism (London: Reaktion Books, 2007): 7-13.
Zeynep Yasa Yaman, “d Group 1933-1951”, d Group (Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2002): 7-43.
Zeynep Kuban, “An Overview of the Turkish Students of André Lhote”, André Lhote and His International Students, ed. Zeynep Kuban-Simone Wille (Insbruck University Press, 2020): 137-161.
Nihal Elvan, “Employment and Productivity-1954 Yapı Kredi Painting Contest”, From the History of Turkish Painting: Employment and Productivity (Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2004): 7-41.
Necmi Sönmez, “L’Ecole de Paris et les Peintres Turcs”, Paris Okulu ve Türk Ressamları (İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2000): 13-66.
Funda Berksoy, “Sosyal Olayların Türk Resmine Yansıması ve Batı Etkileri”, Sanatta Etkileşim (Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, 1998): 58-63.
Nilgün Özayten, “Object Art, Conceptual Art, Post-Conceptual Art Trends in Turkey”, User’s Manual: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1986-2006, ed. H. Altındere-S. Evren (Istanbul: Art-İst Yayınları, 2007): 10-26.
Jale Erzen, “Yeni Kuşak Ressamlarımız”/ “Türkiye’de Resim ve Çağdaşlık”, Türkiye’de Sanat ve Resim Üzerine (Ankara: Akılçelen Kitaplar, 2018): 41-46/59-66.
Beral Madra, “The Various Stages and Developments of Contemporary Art in Turkey 1990-2015”, User’s Manual-Contemporary Art in Turkey, ed. S. Evren-H.Altındere (Berlin-Ist: Revolver Publishing, 2015):139-146.
Ahu Antmen, “Tracing Social Constructs of Gender in Turkish Art From the 1970s to the 2000s”, User’s Manual-Contemporary Art in Turkey, ed. S. Evren-H.Altındere (Berlin-Istanbul: Revolver Publishing, 2015):139-146.
Şener Özmen, “The Tormented East or ‘Welcome to Diyarbakır’”, User’s Manual: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1986-2006, ed. H. Altındere-S. Evren (Istanbul: Art-İst Yayınları, 2007): 108-114.
Marcus Graf, “The International Istanbul Biennial 1987-2007”, User’s Manual: Contemporary Art in Turkey 1986-2006, ed. H. Altındere-S. Evren (Istanbul: Art-İst Yayınları, 2007): 64-72.