Far east in painting art void fullness concept

Mankind has tried both to reach reality and the connection of being with the universe on the axis of culture, beliefs and thoughts that it has throughout history. Changes in thoughts in this process; continued to contribute to the development and progress in this area. In this context, the concept of void-occupancy is also according to different civilizations; beliefs, philosophy and positive sciences were interpreted from different perspectives. In this thesis, in the context is examined of the different opinions and interactions between Eastern and Western civilizations, how the concept of void and fullness is perceived and reflected on art. In the first part of this thesis, which consists of three main chapters, it is examined by giving information about how the concept of void fullness is perceived in Western philosophy and art of painting and how it is reflected in art. In the second part of the thesis, how the concept of emptiness-fullness is interpreted in Far Eastern culture and philosophy, how to symbolizing the resulting interpretations on the dualities such as yin yang and negative positive and their reflections on Painting. In addition, in this section, the belief system is mentioned and brief definitions of its importance in the Far East culture have been made. In the last chapter, which are mentioned the contributions of the Far East to Western art in some historical periods and examples of selected artists are presented. It is clear that societies that sometimes struggle for superiority and strive for separation of cultures have actually interacted throughout history and contributed to cultural and artistic developments in the course of their differences. These interactions will continue to develop in different fields, as examples of this are noticed in art works.