Introducing a new plastic understanding with the abstraction of our traditional motifs

Our painters were sent not only overseas trips but also on domestic excursions. These painters who have studied Western art were asked to recognise the Anatolian culture and later to introduce the art and artists to the Anatolian people. They were also asked to produce works in accordance with "national identity creation" and "populism" principles. These works have found place in the revolution exhibitions. So that Anatolian culture, life, art and folklore have influenced our contemporary art of painting. Our painters have seen the local motifs and themes with a western understanding and an individual interpretation and considered them among most interesting topics of our contemporary art. In the first part of this study; how our traditional motifs are shaped, the plastic values, the effects and contributions of them to the contemporary Turkish art are discussed with a general overview. In addition to the general overview, the basics of the formation stories and plastic values of our traditional motifs were evaluated by carpet and rugs motifs. Especially rug motifs were made example. In the second part, the stages of the formation and development of contemporary Turkish art and the effects and contributions of our traditional motifs to our painting art are discussed. Examples of artists that have worked in this field and their works are included in the study. Key words: Contemporary Turkish Painting Art, Traditional Motifs, Republic Period, Art