Abstract :
Reorienting the Turkish Art of Painting in 1940s, the painters of the Yeniler Grubu painted the nature as different from each other but with today’s interpretation. The painting education they received in Europe was much effective on this manner of painting. The Yeniler Grubu strove to redepict the nature through the internality of Anatolia as well as through the Western understanding of form. Through this Anatolian viewpoint, they tried to reflect a socialist understanding on their works. In the paintings of the painters of the Yeniler Grubu were the themes such as Anatolian people’s lives, rural life, farming, and work and workers. While the painters of the Yeniler Grubu holding a wide variety of exhibitions continued their socialist speech for long, some of the painters of the Group deviated from the socialist speech, turning towards more up-to-date issues with the effect of their time.
