OUTSIDE THE “CENTRE”. THE APPROPRIATION ART IN SLOVAKIA AND TURKEY

With globalization, transformations experienced in the postmodern era have been observed simultaneously or almost simultaneously in nearly all parts of the world; thus, like in other countries, artistic transformations have also manifested themselves in Slovakia and Turkey with increased communication and transportation opportunities with the West. This study focuses on how the method of appropriation, which gained significance with postmodernism following its pioneers in the modern era, emerged, and developed in Slovakia and Turkey. This study, starting from the belief that the desire of postmodernism to resolve the concepts of centre-periphery was not fulfilled, addresses the dominance of Western art in the field of art and the necessity to diversify this reference point by considering that there are other arts besides Western art, which is mainly seen as the sole reference in art research worldwide. The two countries that appear to have completely different outlooks regarding the perspective of the beginning of artistic transformation and the use of appropriation have occasionally produced similar topics, especially during the 1990s. However, due to the different social structures of these two countries, differences have also been observed during this period.