A BRIEF OVERVİEW to “NUDE SCULPTURE” in TURKISH ART
“NÜ HEYKELİN” TÜRK SANATINDAKİ YERİNE KISA BİR BAKIŞ

Author : Derya UZUN AYDIN
Number of pages : 118-131

Abstract

By the period of westernization, Otoman empire has become ready for a few changes in art life as well. After that, arts such as art, architecture, sculpture, or music has become known by western. However, considering Islamic beliefs, “nude” sculptures has always been one of problematic events. With the republic, this attitude has begun to de-escalate, but afterwards developments in sculpture has continued rapidly. Following these developments, unique works has been observed in sculpture or nude sculpture. However, this fact should be noted that, the difficulties that sculpture face in the contemperary turkish art has not finished, has failed to finish. It is argumentative whether such a viewpoint to sculpture, caused by political and ideological factors or religious reservations. This process is such an important issue that constitutes a separate research topic.

Keywords

Turkish sculpture, Nu, Republican period

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