The Meeting Point Of Sculpture And Photography

The Statue Of The Thinking Man In The Garden Of Bakirköy Mental Hospital And Fiction Photograph

Abstract

The subject of the article is the relationship between the Thinking Man statue in the garden of Bak?rköy Mental Hospital and the fictional photograph. In this study, which is discussed based on the relationship between sculpture art and photography, Augusto Rodin's thinking man statue in the garden of Bak?rköy Mental Hospital, which has great importance in the history of sculpture art; the analysis is made through a photograph taken in the hospital garden, designed as a living sculpture. Photography, which is constructed as a living sculpture, shows how the art of sculpture is handled through photography and reinterpreted with what kind of expression language. It is important to reveal how art touches human thought and emotions, using the example of photography and sculpture, as it will help us better understand the social and cultural context. It is aimed to reveal the effect of photography and sculpture on humans by discussing the relationship between the Thinking Man statue in the garden of Bak?rköy Mental Hospital and fictional photography in this article. Comparative analysis method was used in order to reveal the similarities and differences between the Thinking Man sculpture and the fictional photograph. This article focuses on the messages that sculpture and fictional photography give to the viewer in the example of the thinking man statue, emphasizing the unique features of both sculpture and fictional photography.