At our 546th Art Gathering, we are visiting the "İbrahim Çallı Retrospective Exhibition" at the Istanbul Art Museum. The exhibition of İbrahim Çallı, who led a life "as rebellious as his brush, as colorful as his palette," brings together the master's works in various genres. Titled "The Memory of Color, The Soul of the Brush, A Passionate Life Lived with Colors: İbrahim Çallı," the exhibition features a total of 64 oil paintings and mixed media works, as well as 24 photographs. The works in the exhibition consist of portraits, landscapes, figurative depictions, and nature-themed pieces. One of the most striking works in the exhibition is a portrait of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, painted by the artist himself. Born in 1882 in Çal district of Denizli, İbrahim Çallı graduated from the School of Fine Arts with top honors and was sent to Paris in 1910. Having trained for four years in the studio of the renowned French painter Fernand Cormon, Çallı returned to Turkey in 1914 with the outbreak of World War I and, together with other painters, formed the school of art known as the "1914 Generation" or "Çallı Generation." This generation introduced Impressionism to Turkish painting and worked together in the Şişli Studio, which was established to create war paintings. Despite his academic training, Çallı is known for his free and fluid brushstrokes and his emphasis on the harmony of light and color. He drew his subjects from daily life, the glittering landscapes of Istanbul (especially Göksu, Emirgan, and the Bosphorus), portraits, and still lifes; his still lifes made from trees in the Academy garden are known as "Çallı's famous magnolias." Having taught at the Academy of Fine Arts for many years, Çallı trained important figures of Turkish painting such as Şeref Akdik, Refik Epikman, Elif Naci, Ali Avni Çelebi, Zeki Kocamemi, and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu. Continuing his activity during the Republican era, the artist painted portraits of Atatürk and reflected the revolutions and social changes of the period in his works. We will tour the exhibition with Sertaç Dinçer, the director of Istanbul Art.

Wednesday, March 4th

12:00-13:00

Address: Bedrettin, Şişhane Caddesi, No:57, Beyoğlu

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