20. Yüzyıl Batı Sanatında Antik Yunan Heykelinin İzleri
Abstract
Ancient Greek Sculpture in the 20th Century Western Art
Ancient Greek art and culture had served as a significant guide for Western civilisation for centuries. Greek philosophy, literature and mythology as well as art and architecture had a major impact on artists especially in the periods of Renaissance and Neoclassicism. It is interesting to see that Ancient Greek sculpture has still been inspiring for the 20th century western painters, sculptors and performance artists. This article will focus on the visual representations of four statues -Apollo Belvedere, Venus of Milo, Nike of Samothrace and Sleeping Ariadne- in the imagination of artists working in various styles. Depictions of aforenamed statues and their novel and distinctive interpretations had been the subject of this descriptive research. 20th century creations have been scanned for traces of Ancient Greek sculpture. These timeless paragons of Classical and Hellenistic periods acquired a fresh life thanks to the 20th century art world’s admiration and respect for the Ancient Greek sculpture. It can be concluded that by juxtaposing classical and contemporary imagery, artists created memorable and engrossing works.
Keywords Ancient Greek Sculpture, 20th century, Western Art
Öz
Antik Yunan sanatı ve kültürü, asırlar boyunca Batı uygarlığı için önemli bir rehber olagelmiştir. Yunan felsefesi, edebiyatı ve mitolojisinin yanı sıra sanatı ve mimarisi, özellikle Rönesans ve Yeni Klasikçilik dönemlerindeki sanatçıların üzerinde büyük bir etki bırakmıştır. Antik Yunan heykelinin 20. yüzyılın batılı ressam, heykeltıraş ve performans sanatçılarına ilham kaynağı olduğunu görmek ilginçtir. Bu araştırma, dört heykelin -Apollo Belvedere, Milo Venüsü, Semadirekli Nike ve Uyuyan Ariadne- değişik üsluplarda çalışan sanatçıların imgelemindeki görsel temsillerine odaklanacaktır. Adı geçen heykellerin tasvirleri ve onlara katılan yeni ve farklı yorumlar, bu betimsel araştırmanın konusu olmuştur. 20. yüzyıl sanatındaki yaratımlar, antik Yunan heykelinin izlerini bulmak amacıyla taranmıştır. Klasik ve Hellenistik dönemlerin bu ebedî örnekleri, 20. yüzyıl sanat dünyasının antik Yunan heykeline duyduğu hayranlık ve saygı sayesinde, yeni anlamlar ve taze yaşamlar kazanmıştır. Klasik ve çağdaş imgeleri yan yana getirerek, sanatçıların akılda kalıcı ve düşündürücü eserler yarattığı sonucuna varılabilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler Antik Yunan heykeli, 20. yüzyıl, Batı sanatı
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