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MUSTAFA  ASLIER(1925-2015)

Painter, Professor, State Artist

CURRICULUM  VITAE-ACTIVITIES-PROGRESSIONS

Born in  October  29th,  1925 Kıicaali-Bulgaria

1939, Imigration  to Turkey .

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

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

ART EDUCATION

 

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

1953-1958 Münih Unv.  Graphik  Artmasters, Germany

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

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

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

1958 Galerie  Senatore, Stuttfart-Germany

1959 National  Art  Galeria , Vienna,  Austria

1972 Gallery  Afitap, Tehran, Iran

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

1986 National  Art  Galeria , Münster , Germany

SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN NATIVE COUNTRY

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

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

1961 Public  Education Centers  as Tekirdağ ,  Kırklareli ,Gelibolu

1971 Taksim Art Galleries , İstanbul

1979 Publicoop  Fine  Arts  Gallery , İstanbul

1981 Tiglat  Art Galleries, İstanbul

1982 Art Galleries  in  Ihlara  Hotel , Nigde-Aksaray

1982  Art Galleries  in Akbank Osmanbey

1987  Art Galleries  in Anadolu  University  ,Eskişehir

1988  Art Galleries  in  Nur-Art  , Istanbul

1991  Art Gallery  in  Garanti Bank ,Istanbul

1991 Art Gallery  Emlakbank , Istanbul

1992 Art Gallery  in Artium  ,Ankara

1992  Art Gallery  in  Falez Hotel , Antalya

1993  Emlakbank  Art Gallery , İstanbul

1994  Emlakbank Art Gallery , İstanbul

1994 Kibele Art Gallery , Eskişehir

 

NATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1959-1983  National  Arts and  Sculpture  Exhibitions  Biennals

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

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

1966 Group  Exhibitions  ,Iran, Pakistan  and  Tehran, Iran

1966  Contemporary   Turkish  Arts  Exhibitions , Minnesota , NY, USA

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

 

1978-1983  İstanbul Sanatçılaraı Sergisi, İstanbul, Ankara

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

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

1988 Istanbul  Artists  Exhibitions in  Bilim Sanatevi , İstanbul

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

INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1960  Paris  Biennale  (Represending  for Turkey ) Art  Exhibitions

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

1967 Sao Paulo  Biennale  (Represending  for Turkey)

1969 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition , Carpi- Italy

1971 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition  Epinal- France

1971 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition  Bologna- Italy

1972 International  Wood  Engraving   Exhibition, Milano, Italy

1972-1973 International  Print  Art   Exhibition , Tokyo-Japan

1973  International  Print  Art   Exhibition, Ravenna- Italy

1974 Frechen   International  Print  Art   Exhibition in   Germany 

1974 Seul International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Korea

1975 Epinal  International  Print  Art   Exhibition in Frnace

1976 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition -Norway

1978 Leverkusen  International  Print  Art   Exhibition in Germany

1978 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Norway

1978 Frechen International  Print  Art   Exhibition in  Germany

1982 Fredriksstad  International  Print  Art   Exhibition  in Norway

1986 New  Delhi  International  Indian   Painting   Triennale

1986  Helsinki  International   Art   Exhibition , Finland

1989  Münster Turkish  Artist  Group  Exhibition,  Ahlen, Germany

1991 7th. International  Indian  Painting  Triennale

1993 International  Swedish   Art  Fair 

1994 International  Tokyo  Art  Fair

AWARDS

1947  Young  Artists  Award  by  Halkevleri General  Admistration

1969 Bronze Medal for International   Exhibition   by  Ugo Carpi , Italya

1973 Award  by The  republic  of  Turkey

1974 Art Award  by  The Republic  of Turkey

THE NAME OF THE MUSEUMS WHICH HAVE COLLECTED HIS PAINTINGS 

National  Arts  and  Sculpture  Museum, Istanbul  (8  Pintings)

National  Arts and Sculpture  Museum,  Ankara (11 paintings)

National  Arts and  Sculpture  Museum,  Izmir  (3 paintings )

Modern  Arts  Museum, Skopia – Yugoslavia  (4  paintings )

Ben  and  Abby  Gray Foundation,  USA (6 paintings)

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

Warsaw  Graphic  Arts Museums   (2  posters )

Offenbach  Klinsor Book Museums  ( An  illustrader  book)

Ugo Carpi  Wood  Engraving   Museums , Italy (2 paintings )

Fredriksstad  Modern  Art Collection , Norway  (2 Paintings )

PUBLISHED ART BOOKS

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

1962  Sytem Change  in Professional Education (62 Pages   Reserch)

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

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

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

Tiglat Contemporary Turkish Arts, 4th volume 

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

 

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Formation of Design (1973 August, Structure)

Contemporary and Original Print (1973 October, Structure)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

CONFRENCES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

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.

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

Foreign Affairs Institute.

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

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

MUSTAFA  ASLIER ‘S  ABILITY  IN  TEACHING  ART

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29.12.1983  Associate  Professor

1983-1985  Vice- Dean of Fine  Arts  Faculty.

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

16.07.1992  Reaching   the age limit and  retiring.

29.03.2015 He died on 29 March 2015.

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