Varoluşun Derinliklerini Sanat Yoluyla Ortaya Çıkarmak: Philip Guston Örneği

Year 2025, Issue: 33, 211 - 222, 27.01.2025

Ömür Göktepeliler , Betül Kurt

https://doi.org/10.17484/yedi.1550412

Abstract

Bu makale, Amerikalı ressam Philip Guston’ın serilerini varoluşsal temalar bağlamında ele almaktadır. Philip Guston'ın serileri genel olarak, Amerikan toplumundaki ırkçılık, bağnazlık ve sosyal adaletsizliğin bir incelemesi olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışma, Guston’ın kişisel ve siyasi kimliğinin sanatındaki dönüşümü nasıl etkilediğini ve bu dönüşümün sanat tarihinde nasıl bir yer edindiğini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada, Guston’ın eserlerinin estetik ve felsefi boyutları, sanat tarihindeki konumu ve toplumsal mesajları detaylı bir şekilde ele alınmaktadır. Yapılan bu araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden literatür tarama yapılmış ve eser inceleme yöntemi ile eserler, estetik özellikleri, kullanılan teknikler, tarihi bağlam ve Guston’ın kişisel yaşamı göz önünde bulundurularak incelenmiştir. Bu makale, Philip Guston’ın sanatsal çalışmalarını, sanatın toplumsal adaletsizlikle yüzleşme ve bu sorunlara meydan okuma aracı olabileceğini gösteren önemli bir örnek olarak değerlendirirken, sanatçının eserlerinin sadece sanatsal açıdan değil, aynı zamanda toplumsal mesajlar taşıyan eleştirel bir duruşa sahip olduğunu da vurgulamaktadır. Sonuç olarak Philip Guston’ın sanatsal çalışmaları, sanatın toplumsal adaletsizlikle yüzleşme ve meydan okuma gücünü gösteren önemli bir referans niteliğindedir.

Keywords

Philip Guston, varoluşsal, kara mizah, soyut dışavurum, sembolizm

Revealing the Depths of Existence through Art: The Case of Philip Guston

Abstract

This article analyses the series of American painter Philip Guston in the context of existential themes. Philip Guston's series are generally considered as an examination of racism, bigotry, and social injustice in American society. The study aims to reveal how Guston's personal and political identity influenced the transformation of his art and the place this transformation holds in art history. In the study, the aesthetic and philosophical dimensions of Guston's works, their position in art history, and their social messages are discussed in detail; a literature review, one of the qualitative research methods, was conducted and the works were analyzed by considering their aesthetic characteristics, the techniques used, the historical context and Guston's personal life. This article evaluates Philip Guston's artistic works as an important example showing that art can be a means of confronting and challenging social injustice while emphasizing that the artist's works have a critical stance that carries both artistic and social messages. In conclusion, Philip Guston's artistic works are an important reference that shows the power of art in confronting and challenging social injustice.

Keywords

Philip Guston, existential, dark humor, abstract expression, symbolism

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