Nurullah Berk | |
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| Born | (1906-03-22)March 22, 1906 İstanbul |
| Died | January 9, 1982(1982-01-09) (aged 75) İstanbul |
Nurullah Berk (March 22, 1906 – January 9, 1982) was a Turkish painter, writer and an academician who pioneeredcubism andconstructivism in Turkey.[1][2]
After finishingGalatasaray High School he attendedSanayi-i Nefise Mektebi, todayMimar Sinan Fine Arts University, where he studied underHikmet Onat andİbrahim Çallı.[3] In 1924 he went to Paris to attendÉcole des Beaux-Arts where he studied withErnest Laurent andAndré Lhote.[4] After finishing his studies in 1928 he returned toIstanbul. With some of his friends he established "Müstakil Ressamlar ve Heykeltıraşlar Birliği" (Union of Independent Painters and Sculptors).[5] After five years, he again went to Paris and then returned in 1933. With other fellow artistsAbidin Dino,Elif Naci,Zeki Faik İzer,Cemal Tollu andZühtü Müridoğlu he became a leader of a movement that was described as a reaction to established 1914 generation impressionism and exploringcubism andconstructionism. They eventually called themselvesGroup D. He was instrumental in developing a Turkish identity in painting.[6]
In 1939 he joined the faculty of İstanbul Art Academy (Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi). In 1962 he was appointed as the director ofState Art and Sculpture Museum (Resim Heykel Müzesi). Between 1932 and 1977 he published 15 books on painting, modern art and various famous painters. He held many exhibitions and won various awards. His best-known works are; “Still life with Playing Cards,” “Woman Ironing,” “The Tailor”, “The Concubine” and “Thorns”.
He was married to Münevver (Andaç), a cousin ofNazim Hikmet and had a daughter. Later they divorced and he then married Efser[7] and had a daughter with her as well. He died in 1982 and buried inHeybeliada Cemetery.
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