Saim Bugay
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Saim Bugay (1934–2008) was a Turkish sculptor.
Life
=Early life and education=
He was born in 1934 in Mersin, Turkey. He attended the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy from 1962 to 1967 and was educated in the studio of Şadi Çalık.
=Building experience in Europe=
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In France on a state scholarship he ha master classes on tree sculptures.
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=Teaching=
He taught at the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy from 1975 till he retired in 2002.
=Death=
He died in 2008 in Istanbul 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 as well as in private collections in Turkey and abroad.
=Some of his works include=
- Uzay (1967), İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum
- Güneş (1968), İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum
- Sazçalan (1968), İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum
- Güneş 21 (1970), France
- Çocuklar (1983){{cite web
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Exhibitions
Awards
Sources
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Category:Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
Category:Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni
Category:Turkish male sculptors
Category:20th-century Turkish sculptors