SCULPTURE

Sculpture or carving is an art, when using various tools three-dimensional works produced and aesthetic values with their feelings and thoughts to them. This three-dimensional works of art can both abstract and concrete illustrations and may reflect a descriptive or verzierende property. The sculpture has been since the earliest historical periods used to an event or a personality in the form of a monument to commemorate.

Since the earliest historical periods were the Turks in the Steinbehauung very successful. The oldest examples, one comes up in the art of Central Asia. The Orhon monuments can also be used as sculptures. The first primitive statues, the stone figures of the ancestors Scheidegg, which symbolises the human figure. After the acquisition of the Islamic religion has also worked in sculpture - as well as in other art forms - due to the religious rules the descriptive representation abandoned. In its place came as the Arts verzierende relief work, carving and inlay. However, in the works of Anatolian Seljuk used in the relief work on human and animal figures angetoffen. The grave stones and bricks goal (to the marksmanship training) at the time of the Ottoman Empire were works with the finest and most beautiful ornaments were equipped. But in practical structures, such as wells, fountains, fountains, etc., these ornaments encountered. Let's talk today by the Turkish art of sculpture, which is influenced by the West, modern three-dimensional performing arts.

The Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi (School of Fine Arts) in Turkey was the first institution in the art of sculpture classes there. Oskan Yervant Efendi, Ottoman citizen who taught in this institution, was one of the first sculptors. Until the founding of the Republic may be in this school trained artists such as sculptors İhsan Özsoy, İsa Behzat, Mahir Tomruk and Nejat Sirel counted. Except İsa Behzat the other artists were also in the republican period. The tradition of this school that they were abroad and later, they benefited as a teacher.

Among the artists of the modern Turkish sculpture, Ali Hadi Bara, Zühtü Müridoğlu, Nusret Suman, Ahmet Kenan Yontunç, under the name Hüseyin Anka known Hüseyin Özkan, the operating abroad İlhan Koman, Hüseyin Gezer, Mehmet Şadi Çalık, Kuzgun Acar and Saim Bugay mentioned. In addition to these artists were also women and Sabiha Bengütaş, Nermin Faruki, Lerzan Bengisu Günseli Aru and trained.