Material's application and door themed paintings in Turkish art

The subject of this study is to trail the `material?s? definition, place of importance andimprovement period within the Western Art and Turkish Art; to bring forth the mutualrelation between the `door? and the `material? within the modern art environment.In Western Art, `collage?s? first entry to canvas was through Cubism. Afterwards,improvement in certain movements such as in Dada, Pop Art and Conceptual Art has beenanalyzed, for those improvements gave the opportunity for the collage works of the artists ofthe era to take their place in the Western Art.`Materials?usage through the early centuries became tools of art has been highly regarded.Materials pre-entry into the Turkish Art (1950?s) has been explained and Turkish Artistsduring 1950-1970 has been examined. After 1960?s, the Abstract Art artists enhancements inworks of art, with the formation of new fairs, biennials and galleries, brought a new light intothe concept of material and helped on the first leap of Modern Art. The steps taken on the pathof Modernization has been emphasized for the purpose of giving short information about theartists, use the `material? in various ways.In conclusion, the `material?s? tie with the `door? has been studied and `door?s? place inhistory, architecture, its place and improvement in certain civilizations has been talked aboutand classified under sub-headers. Both the `door? theme?s place in artistic studies, image andthe artists works in this subject with given information and photographs has been studiedwithin this thesis? research subject.