THE PLACE OF THE PAINTINGS PUBLISHED IN SERVET-I FUNUN MAGAZINE (1896-1901) IN THE FORMATION OF ART CULTURE

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, it is seen that the westernization movements in Turkish administrative and cultural life gained momentum and serious breakthroughs took place in the political, military, cultural and artistic fields. After the adoption of the Tanzimat Edict, with the declaration of the First Constitutional Era, intellectuals and artists of the period applied many innovative practices in order to bring the Turkish society to the level of development of Western civilization in the specified areas. In this context, the journals of Sanayi-i Nefise School and the journal of Servet-i Fünun include works and original works that will introduce Western culture, lifestyle, art, and way of thinking.

The aim of this research is to show, exemplify and interpret the extent to which the paintings published in the magazine Servet-i Fünun between 1896 and 1901 added innovations to Turkish culture and art. The main starting point of the study is to determine the innovative effects of the art of painting with the pictures in the magazine Servet-i Fünun, especially on literature and other arts. As samples, poems under the paintings, Sanayi-i Nefise school, existing works of art made in Europe and original paintings were used. It has been understood that the transformation in mentality and life styles in the works is achieved primarily through women, children, different forms of belief and nature elements. Qualitative method was used in the research and literature review technique was used in data collection. As a result of the examinations, it was concluded that the paintings published in the Servet-i Fünun Magazine showed functionality as concrete indicators of Westernization efforts and as innovative applications.

Keywords

Pictorial art, Sanayi-i Nefise School, Servet-i Fünun Magazine, Poetry under the Painting, Westernization