Painting and illustration in plastic arts

Illustration was born from the needs of various orientation and tendencies since the ancient times and still exists. Nowadays, it has become an art form which helps the message to be transmitted in the most simple and fast way. Illustration, which has the ability to leave a significant impact on people, has become a vehicle for viewers and readers to present certain ideas and information required to be transferred with the text in order to support it. In this study, illustration with its history and relationship with the plastic arts has been examined refering to its place in the international art and the Turkish art to emphasize its controversial place in fine arts. At this point, the boundaries of painting and illustration, assuming the role of the artist as an illuminator, have been studied. Its obtaining the value as "original work of art" is examined and discussed by coming out of the positions such as visual media, books, magazines and advertising. Determining the place of illustration in the plastic arts is one of the most important points at this study. The historical development of illustration in line with the the plastic arts, have been examined by displaying work samples of the important artists. With all this research, the boundaries of illustration have been tried to expand and referred to variable definitions of art itself. Key Words: Illustration, Painting, Art