Discussion of sarcasm as a form of expression in contemporary Turkish painting art after 1980

The irony, which we often need to use at almost every moment of our lives, has also taken its place in art and has been widely used by artists. Its definition in the dictionary means to say the opposite of anything expressed in allusion, to speak sarcastically to the opposite. In irony, the main goal is to express the actions performed or the opposite of the statements contained in the discourses. While the ability to perform these actions can be interpreted as a skill, the understanding of the opposite party is assential Because it is aimed to make the contrast understandable. Besides, a person expresses his thoughts by creating contrast through "what he wants to say" in order to criticize rather than directly say his thoughts. As mentioned, irony exists in all aspects of human life; it can be seen in a wide range of areas ranging from daily life, literature, theater to painting. Irony, as in the past, continues its importance today as a form of expression that contemporary art cannot give up. Artists have presented their rarest works throughout the history of art using the concept of irony. 'Examination of Irony as a Form of Expression in Contemporary Turkish Painting Art After 1980' is a research study that defines irony as a concept and examines the interaction of irony in the art of painting. In the first chapter, the definition of the concept of irony is given information about the effects it has added to the art of painting, the most important works of the world-known representatives of ironic painting are given visually and interpreted according to their chronological order. In the second chapter, under the title 'Examination of Irony as a Form of Expression in Contemporary Turkish Painting Art After 1980', important incidents and events related to the art of painting in the republican period, some works and interpretations of works by painters who gave ironic works in Turkish painting in the Republican period, an overview of Turkish painting after 1980 and the most important works and interpretations of works by Turkish artists. In the third part, the works of the thesis writer İlkem Güneri, which she wrote about Contemporary Turkish Painting, in an ironic style, and the interpretations of the works are discussed. Past incidents and events rooted in society, and important developments in daily life are the main subjects that İlkem Güneri includes in her works. She also used an ironic style in order to show the different aspects of these important developments to her audience.