Arte Povera Movement in 1960?s in Italy and reflection on Turkish artists

?Arte Povera Movement In 1960?s In Italy and Reflection on Turkish Art Scene? is dissertation which concentrates on neo-avant-garde Arte Povera art movement started in Italy in the beginning of 1960s. Arte Povera art movement is nourished from Franciscan aesthetic and glorifies poverty and banality in art sphere. Arte Povere artists gained importance and international acceptance using daily life, nature, and poor materials. Arte Povera movement has started in early 1960s and Turkish art and cultural life has been affected with 1968 student movement in Europe and the USA whereas visibility of Arte Povera in Turkish art scene has started with İstanbul Biennial in 1987. However Arte Povera movement in Turkish art scene cannot be observed as collective as in Italy besides poor material usage can be observed solo projects of artist independently.The second section of this dissertation focuses on Italian Renaissance which effects Arte Povera art movement. In third section focuses on other art movements parallel to Arte Povera movement after Second World War. Fourth section of dissertation deals with relation of Franciscan aesthetic and Arte Povera art movement. On this section important Arte Povera artists are introduced. On the fifth section, the reflection of Arte Povera movement in Turkish artists was explored and selected artists are introduced.As a result of this dissertation, the relation of Italian Arte Povera artists and Turkish artists art works are compared on the bases of concepts and materials of Arte Povera.