Aliye Berger ve sanatı

Abstract

When Aliye Berger who was known in Turkey as a engraving artist, received first prize in a painting competition held by Yapı Kredi Bank in conjunction with the International Art Critics Congress the art circles in Turkey were shocked. The theme of the competition was `Work and Production in Turkey` and the jury consisted of three important art critics: Lionello Venturi, Sir Herbert Read, and Paul Fierens. These foreign critics stated that they found Berger's piece, `Güneşin Doğuşu` (Rise of the Sun), with its representation of the sun, water and earth, to be the only piece in the competition that was not cliche. According to the critics, the piece was worthy of the grand prize because of the artist's free style of thought and work; the ability to go beyond the dimension of the intellectual without remaining bound to the socio-economic structure of the society she lives in, and the attempt to reach a synthesis by producing an assimilation with modern art. Between 1951 and 1972, Aliye Berger held many personal exhibitions both in her home country as well as abroad. In addition, she also participated in many group exhibitions. She was awarded the second prize at the Tehran Biennial in 1955. A engraving artist, Aliye Berger also worked with other techniques. Most of her paintings and engravings are in abstract exspressionist style. One might say that in the compositions of Aliye Berger, who transfers her inner-world onto her paintings and engravings, there is a subjective type of expression. Most of Aliye Berger's works are black-and-white engravings. However, she made some colored engravings as well. She tried new experiments with each drawing she did, and instead of increasing the number of prints, she made changes to each print which she then transferred onto paper. It is because of this that, none of her print are alike. The artist used a variety of materials for her engravings: paper bags, sandpaper, and cloth.IX Aliye Berger's paintings and engravings contain impressions from her own life, while a great number of her works depict daily life scenes. In addition to scenes of Büyükada, a place which was especially important for the artist, she also did scenes of Istanbul. In short, she transferred onto her works everything she loved about life. One of Turkey's most productive artists, Aliye Berger's works were featured in numerous exhibitions during her twenty year career as an artist and she never stopped working, continuing to produce artistic works up until her death. Aliye Berger died on August 9, 1 974, on Büyükada, a place she had immortalized in so many of her engravings. Key Words: Artist Family, Woman Artist, Engraving, 'The Rise of the Sun`, 1954 International Art Critics Congress Grand PrizeVIII When Aliye Berger who was known in Turkey as a engraving artist, received first prize in a painting competition held by Yapı Kredi Bank in conjunction with the International Art Critics Congress the art circles in Turkey were shocked. The theme of the competition was `Work and Production in Turkey` and the jury consisted of three important art critics: Lionello Venturi, Sir Herbert Read, and Paul Fierens. These foreign critics stated that they found Berger's piece, `Güneşin Doğuşu` (Rise of the Sun), with its representation of the sun, water and earth, to be the only piece in the competition that was not cliche. According to the critics, the piece was worthy of the grand prize because of the artist's free style of thought and work; the ability to go beyond the dimension of the intellectual without remaining bound to the socio-economic structure of the society she lives in, and the attempt to reach a synthesis by producing an assimilation with modern art. Between 1951 and 1972, Aliye Berger held many personal exhibitions both in her home country as well as abroad. In addition, she also participated in many group exhibitions. She was awarded the second prize at the Tehran Biennial in 1955. A engraving artist, Aliye Berger also worked with other techniques. Most of her paintings and engravings are in abstract exspressionist style. One might say that in the compositions of Aliye Berger, who transfers her inner-world onto her paintings and engravings, there is a subjective type of expression. Most of Aliye Berger's works are black-and-white engravings. However, she made some colored engravings as well. She tried new experiments with each drawing she did, and instead of increasing the number of prints, she made changes to each print which she then transferred onto paper. It is because of this that, none of her print are alike. The artist used a variety of materials for her engravings: paper bags, sandpaper, and cloth.

Aliye Berger's paintings and engravings contain impressions from her own life, while a great number of her works depict daily life scenes. In addition to scenes of Büyükada, a place which was especially important for the artist, she also did scenes of Istanbul. In short, she transferred onto her works everything she loved about life. One of Turkey's most productive artists, Aliye Berger's works were featured in numerous exhibitions during her twenty year career as an artist and she never stopped working, continuing to produce artistic works up until her death. Aliye Berger died on August 9, 1 974, on Büyükada, a place she had immortalized in so many of her engravings. Key Words: Artist Family, Woman Artist, Engraving, 'The Rise of the Sun`, 1954 International Art Critics Congress Grand PrizeVIII When Aliye Berger who was known in Turkey as a engraving artist, received first prize in a painting competition held by Yapı Kredi Bank in conjunction with the International Art Critics Congress the art circles in Turkey were shocked. The theme of the competition was `Work and Production in Turkey` and the jury consisted of three important art critics: Lionello Venturi, Sir Herbert Read, and Paul Fierens. These foreign critics stated that they found Berger's piece, `Güneşin Doğuşu` (Rise of the Sun), with its representation of the sun, water and earth, to be the only piece in the competition that was not cliche. According to the critics, the piece was worthy of the grand prize because of the artist's free style of thought and work; the ability to go beyond the dimension of the intellectual without remaining bound to the socio-economic structure of the society she lives in, and the attempt to reach a synthesis by producing an assimilation with modern art. Between 1951 and 1972, Aliye Berger held many personal exhibitions both in her home country as well as abroad. In addition, she also participated in many group exhibitions. She was awarded the second prize at the Tehran Biennial in 1955. A engraving artist, Aliye Berger also worked with other techniques. Most of her paintings and engravings are in abstract exspressionist style. One might say that in the compositions of Aliye Berger, who transfers her inner-world onto her paintings and engravings, there is a subjective type of expression. Most of Aliye Berger's works are black-and-white engravings. However, she made some colored engravings as well. She tried new experiments with each drawing she did, and instead of increasing the number of prints, she made changes to each print which she then transferred onto paper. It is because of this that, none of her print are alike. The artist used a variety of materials for her engravings: paper bags, sandpaper, and cloth.IX Aliye Berger's paintings and engravings contain impressions from her own life, while a great number of her works depict daily life scenes. In addition to scenes of Büyükada, a place which was especially important for the artist, she also did scenes of Istanbul. In short, she transferred onto her works everything she loved about life. One of Turkey's most productive artists, Aliye Berger's works were featured in numerous exhibitions during her twenty year career as an artist and she never stopped working, continuing to produce artistic works up until her death. Aliye Berger died on August 9, 1 974, on Büyükada, a place she had immortalized in so many of her engravings. Key Words: Artist Family, Woman Artist, Engraving, 'The Rise of the Sun`, 1954 International Art Critics Congress Grand Prize