THE IMAGE OF MASCULINE IN NUR KOÇAK AND YUE MINJUN’S WORK OF ARTS IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER
NUR KOÇAK VE YUE MINJUN’UN YAPITLARINDA TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET BAĞLAMINDA ERKEK İMGESİ

Author : Ü.Ilgaz (ÖZGEN) TOPCUOĞLU
Number of pages : 251-263

Abstract

The male image has taken place as an important image in art history in the context of social gender. When looked at social gender roles in general, they express the person’s sociologically determined identities. As known, research on the male image in terms of social gender in today’s art is not as much as the female image. In this context, it’s considered that the male image being an image supplementing the female image shouldn’t be neglected. The aim of this study is to draw attention to the male image in today’s art, to query and to examine the male images that change and transform in the context of social gender. In the study, as a sample in this context in contemporary painting, the male identities in works of today’s artists Nur Koçak and Yue Minjun, who have interpreted the male image as apart from its traditional roles, have been scrutinized comparatively. Both artists are among successful artists handling the male images apart from traditional male roles and creating awareness in this respect.

Keywords

Contemporary Art, Gender, Male Image, Nur Koçak, Yue Minjun

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