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\n A general view of the “Generation of 1914: Painters We Know” exhibition at the \u0130\u015f Bank Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye, Sept. 21, 2026. (Photo courtesy of \u0130\u015f Sanat)<\/p>\n
Featuring works by Ibrahim \u00c7all\u0131<\/a>, Feyhaman Duran, Nam\u0131k Ismail, Sami Yetik, Ali Sami Boyar, H\u00fcseyin Avni Lifij, Mehmed Ruhi Arel, Nazmi Ziya G\u00fcran and Hikmet Onat, the exhibition also includes pieces by their teachers, contemporaries and later generations they influenced. Together, the works offer a broad perspective on the generation\u2019s impact on Turkish painting.<\/p>\n Art as collective memory<\/p>\n Speaking at the opening, Suat S\u00f6zen, deputy general manager of I\u015f Bank, said the 1914 Generation represented not merely a change in artistic style but a fundamental shift in artistic thinking.<\/p>\n After developing their skills at the Sanayi-i Nefise School in Istanbul and refining their approaches in Parisian studios, the painters returned home and brought a fresh perspective to Turkish art, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey moved beyond academic conventions and pursued the open air, the changing light of the Bosporus, nature and humanity,\u201d S\u00f6zen said. \u201cEvery color they transferred to the canvas with their brushstrokes was, in fact, an aesthetic harbinger of the modern T\u00fcrkiye to come. Through their works, this generation transformed art into a collective memory and laid the foundations of Republican-era painting.\u201d<\/p>\n S\u00f6zen said presenting the country’s valuable artistic heritage through such a rich selection was particularly significant. He also praised the Arkas Group’s commitment to preserving, sustaining and sharing cultural heritage, describing it as evidence of the progress made in private collecting and museum development in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n He added that the depth and scope of the exhibition would not have been possible without Lucien Arkas’ passion for art and forward-looking vision.<\/p>\n I\u015f Bank, Arkas join forces<\/p>\n Lucien Arkas, chairman of the board of Arkas Holding, said collaborating with T\u00fcrkiye I\u015f Bank in the arts was a privilege.<\/p>\n
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\n A general view of the “Generation of 1914: Painters We Know” exhibition at the \u0130\u015f Bank Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye, Sept. 21, 2026. (Photo courtesy of \u0130\u015f Sanat)<\/p>\n