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MUSTAFA  ASLIER(1925-2015)

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Painter, Professor, State Artist

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CURRICULUM  VITAE-ACTIVITIES-PROGRESSIONS

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Born in  October  29th,  1925 Kıicaali-Bulgaria

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1939, Imigration  to Turkey .

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1940-1943 Primary education in Turkish School in  Kobilane, Çataklar  village.

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1943-1946 Education in  Necatibey  İlköğretmen  High Shool,  Balikesir.

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ART EDUCATION

 

1946- 1949 Gazi Education Institude, Art Dept., Ankara

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1953-1958 Münih Unv.  Graphik  Artmasters, Germany

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1953-1954  German  education in Munich  university as a guest student in Münich  Graphic  Arts Academy

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1954-1958 Graphic  Arts  College,  Graduation, Stuttgart, Germany

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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1958 Galerie  Senatore, Stuttfart-Germany

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1959 National  Art  Galeria , Vienna,  Austria

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1972 Gallery  Afitap, Tehran, Iran

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1972 Lahore , Islamabad, Peşaver,Karaşi, Pakistan (4  solo  exhibitions)

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1986 National  Art  Galeria , Münster , Germany

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN NATIVE COUNTRY

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1959 , 1961, 1963,1964    Beyoğlu  City  Gallery, İstanbul

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1960,1962,1965 İstanbul Turkish-German  Cultural Center Art Galleries

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1961 Public  Education Centers  as Tekirdağ ,  Kırklareli ,Gelibolu

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1971 Taksim Art Galleries , İstanbul

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1979 Publicoop  Fine  Arts  Gallery , İstanbul

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1981 Tiglat  Art Galleries, İstanbul

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1982 Art Galleries  in  Ihlara  Hotel , Nigde-Aksaray

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1982  Art Galleries  in Akbank Osmanbey

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1987  Art Galleries  in Anadolu  University  ,Eskişehir

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1988  Art Galleries  in  Nur-Art  , Istanbul

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1991  Art Gallery  in  Garanti Bank ,Istanbul

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1991 Art Gallery  Emlakbank , Istanbul

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1992 Art Gallery  in Artium  ,Ankara

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1992  Art Gallery  in  Falez Hotel , Antalya

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1993  Emlakbank  Art Gallery , İstanbul

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1994  Emlakbank Art Gallery , İstanbul

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1994 Kibele Art Gallery , Eskişehir

 

NATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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1959-1983  National  Arts and  Sculpture  Exhibitions  Biennals

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1962 Contemporary   Turkish  Arts  Exhibitions in   Paris , Brussel , Berlin, Vienna, Rome

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1965 Turkish  Graphic Arts  Exhibitions  in ;  Bucharesh , Prag, Helsinky, Varsov , Algeria ,  Moskow

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1966 Group  Exhibitions  ,Iran, Pakistan  and  Tehran, Iran

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1966  Contemporary   Turkish  Arts  Exhibitions , Minnesota , NY, USA

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1972 Contemporary   Turkish  Print  Arts  Exhbiitions  ( acting as a curator and  administrator  in Germany, Yugoslavia  and  Polland)

 

1978-1983  İstanbul Sanatçılaraı Sergisi, İstanbul, Ankara

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1978    Istanbul  Artists  Exhibitions in , Istabul, Ankara,  Izmir,  Eskisehir, Kayseri, Malatya

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1986 T.B.M.M. Türk Plastik Sanatçıları Sergisi

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1988 Istanbul  Artists  Exhibitions in  Bilim Sanatevi , İstanbul

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1994  Turkish Contemporary  Print  Art Exhibition,  in  Istanbul Capitol  Art Gallery

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INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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1960  Paris  Biennale  (Represending  for Turkey ) Art  Exhibitions

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1962 Bianco e Nero  International  Engraving  Art  Exhibitions , Lugano,  Switzerland

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1967 Sao Paulo  Biennale  (Represending  for Turkey)

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1969 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition , Carpi- Italy

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1971 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition  Epinal- France

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1971 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition  Bologna- Italy

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1972 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition, Milano, Italy

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1972-1973 International  Print  Art   Exhibition , Tokyo-Japan

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1973  International  Print  Art   Exhibition, Ravenna- Italy

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1974 Frechen   International  Print  Art   Exhibition in   Germany 

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1974 Seul International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Korea

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1975 Epinal  International  Print  Art   Exhibition in Frnace

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1976 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition -Norway

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1978 Leverkusen  International  Print  Art   Exhibition in Germany

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1978 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Norway

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1978 Frechen International  Print  Art   Exhibition in  Germany

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1982 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Norway

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1986 New  Delhi  International  Indian   Painting   Triennale

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1986  Helsinki  International   Art   Exhibition , Finland

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1989  Münster Turkish  Artist  Group  Exhibition,  Ahlen, Germany

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1991 7th. International  Indian  Painting  Triennale

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1993 International  Swedish   Art  Fair 

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1994 International  Tokyo  Art  Fair

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AWARDS

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1947  Young  Artists  Award  by  Halkevleri General  Admistration

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1969 Bronze Medal for International   Exhibition   by  Ugo Carpi , Italya

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1973 Award  by The  republic  of  Turkey

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1974 Art Award  by  The Republic  of Turkey

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THE NAME OF THE MUSEUMS WHICH HAVE COLLECTED HIS PAINTINGS 

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National  Arts  and  Sculpture  Museum, Istanbul  (8  Pintings)

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National  Arts and Sculpture  Museum,  Ankara (11 paintings)

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National  Arts and  Sculpture  Museum,  Izmir  (3 paintings )

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Modern  Arts  Museum, Skopia – Yugoslavia  (4  paintings )

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Ben  and  Abby  Gray Foundation,  USA (6 paintings)

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Bucaresh , Prag , Algeria  Museums  (one  painting  each  of  them)

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Warsaw  Graphic  Arts Museums   (2  posters )

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Offenbach  Klinsor Book Museums  ( An  illustrader  book)

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Ugo Carpi  Wood  Engraving   Museums , Italy (2 paintings )

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Fredriksstad  Modern  Art Collection , Norway  (2 Paintings )

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PUBLISHED ART BOOKS

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1957 Psicologische   Eignungs- Untersuchungen  ( 70 pages in German  language)

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1962  Sytem Change  in Professional Education (62 Pages   Reserch)

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1980  To give  Formation  to  what  doesn’t  exist  ( 100  pages , Published  by  Marmara University , Faculty of  fine   Arts)

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1983 The history  of  graphic  and  Interpretations   (112 pages Published  by Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts)

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1986  Print Art  in Turkey   ( The book language is  in Turkish , in French,  in German)

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Tiglat Contemporary Turkish Arts, 4th volume 

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1987 Art 1 (The  book  for  secondary  Education  for National  Education  Ministry)

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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-National  Education  Commision  Report and  Proffessional  Education 1961 January, Profession  and Education)

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-Electronical  Machines and  Otomatization in Press  Organizations (1963 March, Profession  and Education)

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-The design of Children Books (1966 February, New Human Being)

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-The limits of Noble arts (1966 March, New human Being)

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-Noble Form and Personality (1966 September, New Human Being)

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To  Accomplish,  To  See and  To Tell (1966 October , New Human Being)

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A  Game That Leads To art (1966 November, New Human Being)

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 The Consc ious of Creative Formation (1971 June, Our  Turkey)

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The Formation of Design (1973 August, Structure)

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Contemporary and Original Print (1973 October, Structure)

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Turkish  Engraving  Art in 1972 ( 1973 June, Culture and  Arts)

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Turkish Design in the 50th Celebration  of our  Democracy   (1973 October , Culture and  Arts)

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20 Sculptures in Istanbul ( 1974 December, Culture and  Arts)

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The  roots of Modern Turkish Painting Which Goes The Past (1974 June, Our  Turkey)

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Bedri Rahmi Eyupoglu  and  His Status in Turkish    Arts (1976 June, Our Turkey)

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The  Artist and Our  Folk Arts (1979 June, Our  Turkey)

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Tradational  Folk  Arts and  Contemporary  Arts  ( 1979  July,  Art  Medium)

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The  link Between The Handcraft   Arts  and  Contemporary Design  (1981, Ege University   Symposium  Publications)

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The   Necessity and  its General  Principles( 1982, Ist.Technical  University  Publications)

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The Environment of Creation and Youth ( 1985, Mimar Sinan  University  Publications)

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Original  Printart in Tukrkey in the Last Century ( 1985, Hacettepe  University  Publications)

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Art Education Programmes and Methods(1986, Dokuz Eylul  University  Publications)

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Wood Engraving  in Original Turkish Printart (1987, Hacettepe  University  Publications)

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Exotisch  oder  Europaeisch  oder  Weltkunst , in  German.(1988 July,  Zeitschrif  für  Kultur Stuttgart-ınstitut  für  Auslandsbeziehugen.

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Dobag Project, Marmara  University   Faculty of Fine (Arts 1988 December, Culture and Arts)

Graphic Arts –Original printart (1989 , Sandoz Bulteni)

Graphic Design ( 1986, sandoz Bulten 3)

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CONFRENCES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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1985  ;  In Federal  Republic of Germany, Munich, Nurnberg, Frankfurt,  Giessen.

Subject: Traditional Turkish Carpetry  and   Applications of  Dobag.

Project by Marmara University.

1986;   Subject: Traditional Turkish  Carpetry  and  Dobag  Project  Applications  of Marmara University, in Giessen, Münster, Oldenburg, and  Zurich- Switzerland .

1987: March 19th, Subject:  Contemporary Turkish  Painting  Arts.  Museum of Art and Sculpture Munster, The Republic of  Germany.

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1987:  Oct. 27th., Stuttgart The  Institute of Foreign  Affairs . Subject : The  Ingluence of European  Art, on Turkish  Arts and  Sculpture. Stuttgart

Foreign Affairs Institute.

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1989  ; Oct. 22nd. Ahlen, The Republic of Germany, ‘’Contemporary  Turkish Arts’’

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1989  ; 23rd, Kamen,  The Republic of Germany,  ‘’Contemporary  Turkish  Arts’’

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MUSTAFA  ASLIER ‘S  ABILITY  IN  TEACHING  ART

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1950-1953  ;  Graphic  Arts Teacher  in publishing  Profession High School

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1958-1982 ; Original  Printart  and  Book  Design  Educator  in Istanbul  National  Applied  Fine  Arts  Academy.(Basic  Arts,  Original  Printart  and  book)

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1982-1992 ;  Educator  of  Marmara  University , Faculty of  Fine   Arts, Graphic  Art  Department.(Original  Prntart, Design  of  Graphics  Publication,  Illustration,  History  of  Graphic  Arts.)

 

OBLIGATIONS  IN  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTES

 

29/9/1949- 13/2/1950    Assistant  Art  Teacher  in  Ankara  Ataturk  High  School

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16/2/1950-  8/11/1950  Art Teacher  in  Ankara 2. Er  San.  Ens.  (Publishing  Department)

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14/11/1950 – 30/9/1951   Military  Service  an  Officer 

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30/9/1951 -  1/ 10/1953   Istanbul  Sultanahmet  Er. San.  Ens.  Art  Teacher   at  Publisheng  Dept.

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1/10/1953 -  15/10/1958  Education  in  Münich  and  Stuttgart  in  Compliance  with  Law  No:1416

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31/10/1958 -  7/12/1960  Educator  in  Academy of  Publishing  and  Applied  Fine  Arts

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6/12/1960   Full-time   Professor  at  the  same  Institotion.  Educator  in  Graphic  Arts  Department.

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5/5/1961- 31/10/1961   Director  Assistant  in  Istanbul  Fine  Arts

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14/12/1963-  14/12/1966  Department Head of Graphic Arts in Istanbul

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27.12.1968- 4.4.1971  Applied Fine Arts. (The  School is accepted as a junior faculty in 1962)

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04.04.1971-16.04.1977 Director pf Istanbul Natioanl Academy of Applied Fine Arts. (Being accepted by the Comission of Academy.)

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1977-1982 Department Head of Graphic Arts and  Acting as An Educator in Istanbul National Academy of Applied  Fine  Arts. 

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1982  The  Institute  becomes a faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University.

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29.12.1983  Associate  Professor

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1983-1985  Vice- Dean of Fine  Arts  Faculty.

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1985-1991  Dean of fine Arts Faculty of Marmara University.

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16.07.1992  Reaching   the age limit and  retiring.

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29.03.2015 He died on 29 March 2015.

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