Saim Bugay (1934–2008) was a

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sculptor.

Life

Early life and education

He was born in 1934 in

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, Turkey. He attended the

Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ( tr, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbu ...

from 1962 to 1967 and was educated in the studio of

Şadi Çalık Şadi Çalık (1917 Heraklion – 24 December 1979 Izmir) was a Turkish sculptor. He is famous for his abstract sculpture. Çalık was born in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in 1917. In 1923, during the Population exchange between Greece an ...

Building experience in Europe

Between 1969 and 1975 he traveled though Europe and took this opportunity to study and examine wood sculpture in the different countries he visited. In France on a state scholarship he ha master classes on tree sculptures.

Teaching

He taught at the

from 1975 till he retired in 2002.

Death

He died in 2008 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

and was buried in the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

Works

His first abstract sculptures which he made from working iron. In his tree sculptures he showed importance to a symmetric fetish or emblem. He conveyed different messages in his sculptures. He is considered to be one of the successful representatives of the middle class in this field. His works can be found in the

İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum The İstanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum (''İstanbul Resim ve Heykel Müzesi'') is in the Tophane area of European İstanbul, Turkey, and is part of the large Galataport complex. The museum was originally housed in the mansion of the crown pr ...

as well as in private collections in Turkey and abroad.

Some of his works include

*''Uzay'' (1967),

*''Güneş'' (1968),

*''Sazçalan'' (1968),

*''Güneş 21'' (1970), France *''Çocuklar'' (1983)

Exhibitions

He had 10 personal exhibitions. Seven were in France and three were in Turkey. He also participated in collaborative exhibitions.

Awards

In 1969 he won the first place award in the sculpture division of State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition.

Sources

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bugay, Saim Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery 1934 births Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni Turkish male sculptors Academic staff of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University 2008 deaths People from Mersin