FIGURE UNDERSTANDING IN ANATOLIAN SELJUCKS AND USE OF HUMAN BODY IN PAINTING ART
ANADOLU SELÇUKLULARINDA FİGÜR ANLAYIŞI VE RESİM SANATINDA İNSAN BEDENİNİN KULLANIMI

Author : F.Emel ERTÜRK
Number of pages : 97-124

Abstract

It is known that drawing of human figure dates back to prehistoric ages and it is as old as known human history. Because of human drawings have some significant variances between them, from primitive art, Ancient Greek to today’s drawings, they include some important data. Today, human body as a part of nature is respected as the best example for balance and harmony. Although, as it is known, all artists filter what they see or design with their own visual perception, they convey them within social understanding. Briefly, picture/painting which varies from society to society and period to period can be defined as a tool for expression, interpretation, enlightenment, manifestation, representation, portrayal and explanation. In Turkish society, desire for painting, especially painting with human figures has been continuing for centuries. Turks, starting to settle in Anatolia since the mid-XI. century, produce artworks by combining the art which they brought from Middle Asia with the art that has been present in Anatolia for millenniums. With the presence of Seljuk Turks in Anatolia, plenty of documental artwork containing plant, animal and human figures are introduced as first examples of Anatolian painting art. “Varka and Gülşah” which dates back to beginnings of XIII. century, composed of 71 miniatures, designed as horizontal stripes and expressing love and heroism is one of the most important artworks reflecting the style of Seljuk painting. It is found important to research painting style of miniatures, representation of figures within perspective of color and composition understanding and figure proportions in this significant artwork, and thus, these research areas constitute main objective of this study.

Keywords

Painting, Human Body, Miniature, Varka and Gülşah

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