Bedri Baykam

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Bedri Baykam (2006)

Bedri Baykam (born April 26, 1957 in Ankara ) is a Turkish artist and writer. Occasionally he works as an actor.

Life

Baykam was born in 1957 as the son of the Turkish politician and CHP MP Suphi Baykam and the architect Mutahhar Baykam. Baykam himself tells in his autobiography that he started painting at the age of two and had exhibitions in Europe as a child. He was considered a “child prodigy”, but there is no evidence for this. Baykam passed his matriculation examination at Özel Saint-Joseph Fransız Lisesi .

Baykam studied from 1975 to 1980 at the Sorbonne in Paris and graduated with a Master of Business Administration . At the same time he studied acting at L'Actorat in Paris. From 1980 to 1987 he lived in California and studied painting and film production at the California College of Arts in Oakland . He had exhibitions in New York, California and Paris. In 1987 he returned to Turkey and has lived in Istanbul ever since.

In addition to his work as an artist, Baykam has published 18 books so far (as of spring 2020), five of them on art and 11 on politics. Some of the better-known works include Monkeys' Right to Paint , which has been published in Turkish and English. Baykam sheds light on the plight of non-Western artists and criticizes the Western focus of recent art history. Baykam also wrote the novel Kemik , which was published in December 2000. In 2005 the novel, which spanned a century, was also published in English under the title The Bone .

2011 Baykam participated in the protest against the demolition of the " Menscheitsdenkmal " in Kars part, which campaigned for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians. Baykam and his assistant were seriously injured by a knife.

Baykam made several short films and was involved as an actor in Turkish films. Baykam is the founder of a film production company and publishing company in Istanbul.

Baykam works for the Kemalist association Ataturkçü Düşünce Derneği . He is also one of the founders of the Turkish Committee of the International Association of Art and was Chairman of the IAA from 2015 to 2019. He has been a member of Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) since 1995 . Between 1995 and 1998 he was an elected member of the party's party council. Baykam also ran for chairmanship of the party at the general assembly in Ankara in October 2003. He is an outspoken supporter of Kemalism .

Baykam founded the monthly art magazine Skala in 2000, which was published until 2002. He writes for Cumhuriyet and for art and political magazines for the Turkish left.

family

Baykam has been married to the journalist Sibel (Yağcı) Baykam since May 1997. The couple has a son.

Exhibitions

Publications (selection)

  • Donemin Rengi . Piramid Yayınları, Istanbul 1997, ISBN 975-7860-86-7 .
  • Bedri Baykam: saydam katmanlar = transparent layers . CAM, Istanbul 1998.
  • with Hasan Bülent Kahraman: Bedri Baykam: the voyeur of history = tarihin röntgencisi . Piramid Sanat, Istanbul 2012.
  • Harry Kampianne: Carte blanche à Bedri Baykam: homage to Edvard Munch . Piramid Film Production and Publishing, Istanbul 2010.
  • Sistem Eleştirileri . Piramid Yayınlarıl, Istanbul, ISBN 975-8554-49-2 .
  • Sivil Diktaya Hayır . Piramid Yayınları, Istanbul.
  • Binyıl Kırılması . Piramid Yayınları, Istanbul 2001, ISBN 975-8554-06-9 .
  • The bone . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2005, ISBN 975-8554-14-X .
  • Harika Çocuk . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2006, ISBN 975-8554-16-6 .
  • Sonsuz Okyanus. America Yılları 1980–1987 . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2006, ISBN 975-8554-15-8 .
  • Koleksiyonlardan Bedri Baykam 1983-2008 . Beşiktaş Belediyesi, Istanbul 2009.
  • Sivil Diktaya Hayır . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2010, ISBN 978-975-8554-23-2 .
  • Çapraz Dalga Zamana Karşı . Piramid Sanat, Istanbul 2014, ISBN 978-975-8554-28-7 .
  • From Graffoman to Street Art . Piramid Yayınları, Istanbul 2016, ISBN 978-975-8554-39-3 .
  • Bedri Baykam as Seen by The Critics . Piramid Yayınları, Istanbul 2017.
  • Tek Adam Diktasına Hayır . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2017, ISBN 978-975-8554-46-1 .

literature

  • Keskinok Kayıhan: Bedri Baykam . Doğuş Matbaası, Ankara 1966
  • Kayıhan Keskinok Biçimleme görsel algının gelişim sorunları ve Bedri Baykam . Güzel Sanatlar Matbaası A.Ş., Ankara 1968
  • Bedri Baykam: paintings, collages, prints, drawings . Art Galeri, Istanbul 1982
  • Bedri Baykam . İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı, Istanbul 1987
  • Öykü Eras: electrical contractor Kaleminden Bedri Baykam . Piramid Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2016, ISBN 978-975-8554-48-5

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bedri Baykam , Istanbul Grafik Sanatlar Müzesi, accessed on March 29, 2020
  2. ↑ a b c Bedri Baykam , Piramit Sanat, accessed March 29, 2020
  3. ↑ Claudia Wahjudi: The sick child , Tagesspiegel, September 8, 2012
  4. ↑ News forum : Personal details. In: Kunstforum International , Volume 209, 2011, p. 22
  5. ↑ AIAP-IAA General Assembly in Pilsen, 2015 , AIAP-IAA, accessed on March 29, 2020
  6. ↑ Bedri Baykam at Cumhuriyet, accessed on 29 March 2020
  7. ↑ Bedri Baykam , Sanatçi Delayı, accessed on 29 March 2020
personal data
SURNAME Baykam, Bedri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish painter, author, actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Ankara