Slide 2 THE FIRST PRESENTATION FAMILY PORTRAIT OSMAN HAMDI BEY (
A LADY OF CONSTANTINOPLE ) Slide 3 This painting, A Lady of
Constantinople, Istanbul is signed by Osman Hamdi Bey in 1881.
Although it is known that Osman Hamdi generally preferred figuring
his close environment, it isnt known who the lady is in this
painting. He figured Turkish values and a young lady who reflects
the latest fashion of Paris with her clothes.It is a great example
of orientalist painting. Also in Turkish Art history it is one of
the tries of figuring a person with an overall length. Slide 4
Osman Hamdi Bey ( 30 December 1842, Istanbul - 24 February 1910,
Istanbul) Osman Hamdi Bey was the son of brahim Ethem Pasha, an
Ottoman Grand Vizier.Osman Hamdi Bey went to primary school in the
popular Istanbul quarter of Beikta,after which he studied Law,
first in Istanbul (1856) and then in Paris (1860). However, he
decided to pursue his interest in painting instead, left the Law
program, and trained under French orientalist painters Jean-Lon
Grme and Gustave Boulanger. Osman Hamdi Bey also met his first wife
Maria, a French woman, in Paris when he was a student and then had
two daughters. He was an Ottoman statesman, intellectual, art
expert and also a prominent and pioneering Turkish painter. He was
also an accomplished archaeologist, and is considered as the
pioneer of the museum curators profession in Turkey. He was the
founder of Istanbul Archaeology Museums and of Istanbul Academy of
Fine Arts (Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi in Turkish, known today as the
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. In brief,he was an
intellectual who looked forward to the future. His cultural and
artistic activities and endeavors were to lead the society towards
modernization. Slide 5 A LADY OF TODAY. Slide 6 In the painting you
see the reflection of French fashion in Ottoman period. The elegant
ladies dress such clothes when they go to a special invitation. The
lady dresses formerly a long, full coat which is called ferace.
Inside this coat there is a white dress on her. As you see her hair
is covered with a cloth like a hat and her face is covered with a
transparent veil. On the other side, you see a lady who goes to a
special invitation, too. She dresses a long, modern dress with
cleavage. Her hair is open and a part of elegance. She uses
earrings and a purse as accessories. Instead of only eye make up in
Ottoman period, women can apply make up on their complete faces
today. When you look at the feelings of portraits, you see a lady
who is shy and formal in the painting. However you see a
self-confident lady with a smiling face in the photo. We can say
that there are big differences in both their clothing styles and
manners that reflect the habits of the past and present Slide 7 THE
SECOND PRESENTATION NAMIK ISMAIL ( A FAMILY PORTRAIT ) Slide 8 This
painting signed by Namk Ismail in 1800s. Slide 9 Namk Ismail (1890,
Samsun - 30 August 1935,Istanbul ) Namk Ismail started his
education in Istanbul. When he was in Primary school, he was so
interested in Art. After he had studied in Galatasaray High School,
he went to Paris for Art education. First he trained at Academy of
Julian and then Fernand Cormon workshops. In 1919 he came back to
Turkey and started to teach Art. Then he worked for a newspaper as
an artist and editor in chief.In 1922 he went to Paris and won a
competition that was related to the book Les Desenchantees of
Pierre Loti.In 1928 he became the director of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts
University. Namk Ismail was known with his realistic figures and
landscape paintings.It is seen that he followed an attitude from
starting impressionism to reaching expressionism in his paintings.
He was one of the defender artists who said Art is for society.
Slide 10 The Today Photo of a family. (June, 2014) Slide 11 Both in
the painting and the photo there are two middle class families.In
the painting you see the traditional villagers clothes of Ottoman
period. Both women and men wear baggy trousers (alvar). Men wear
hats which are called fes. The women are veiled. In the family life
of that time, women only deal with housework and look after the
children. Men earn their keep of the family. In the painting you
see that the house is made of soil. Windows are in deep coves so
they can be used as shelves. On the walls there are some Islamic
items and pictures and some symbols of fertility.The furniture are
made of wood such as the lounge that they sit. However, in today
photo the traditional clothes give place to quite comfortable and
modern clothes. You see high apartments and concrete buildings.
This family lives in a flat. They have some decorative items which
reflect their likes. More modern and stylish furniture are
prefered. Furthermore we can indicate that both women and men take
place together in family life and also work life today. Slide 12
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