Thought reflections from Özdemir Altan

Özdemir Altan the most important painting artist of Turkey, was born in 1931 and stil livesin stanbul. He graduated from Zeki Faik zer?s atelier in IDGSA Painting Department in1956. He participated so many international and national art activities, he openednumerous exhibitions. He was the first artist who improved some ideas such as; modernist,avangarde approach to pop-art in Turkey.With Altan?s natural talent, he proves that he has an endless, dynamic, poductive artist.He is an artist who made so many newness and orginals in Turkey and in the world. Hecontinues to renew firstly himself and painting.?In his exhibitions he appropriates an art understanding that coincidentally mixedincongrous elements such as; different texture, materials, light etc… from 1988 hedeveloped coincidental mixing method to prove artistic space is made up of ifferntconcepts, backrounds, edifices and logics that meet in extrme point.? (Özdemir Altan summaryof retrospective exhibition, 2007)This thesis was made for explaining Özdemir Altan?s characteristics and revolutionist inTurk?s and the World?s painting art and help to understood his thoughts and his painting.