Abstract
The Changing Form Language of Stone in Modern Sculpture Art
This article aims to contribute to the reading and understanding of the stone sculptures made from the modern period to the present as a "form language" by showing the changing form language of the stone, which has gained a new expression opportunity in modern art by breaking away from the traditional figurative understanding, through the changing subjective-objective form codes. It has been and continues to be the ancient material of art. Form and material expression possibilities are the main factor in the creation of an image and point to a language. In man's adventure with art, stone has been both a traditional sculpture material and a form language in which emotions and thoughts are expressed. In the modern period, stone turns into a form language that we have not seen in tradition in terms of changing art expressions. Changing codes in the language of the stone also affected rhythm, light, shadow, texture, movement, space, fullness and similar values. The form language of the stone in traditional thought has undergone a great change with modernity. Stone is both a material language and a An artist becomes a language of art just as it is a formal language. In this respect, stone is an indispensable material of modern sculpture, as opposed to being a material of traditional sculpture. In modern times, stone has been shaped according to the changing language of form and has become the focus of attention of artists with its plastic features from concrete to abstract. The change that started with August Rodin in sculpture, stone has turned into a new form language in the works of artists such as Constantin Brancusi, Hans Arp, Henry Moore, Tony Cragg, Isamu Noguchi. Stone has gained new expression and expression possibilities as a form-material language, which has changed in the modern process and has reached its unique power of expression.
Keywords
Modern, sculpture, art, stone, changing form, language
