Yavuz Görey


Yavuz Görey was a Turkish sculptor.

Life

Yavuz Görey was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 27 August 1912. He is the brother of graphic artist İhap Hulusi Görey.
After attending the primary and middle school at Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul and Galatasaray High School, he graduated in 1929. He studied mathematics at University of Liège. He took painting lessons at the Antwerp Fine Arts Academy in Belgium. He completed his higher education at the Istanbul Fine Arts Academy, where he was a student in Namık İsmail's studio for a year, in 1940. He became an instructor at the Architecture Faculty of Istanbul Technical University. He died in 1995 in Istanbul.

Career

He worked with an abstract understanding and became known for his figurative busts and sculptures. He was influenced by German sculptor Rudolf Belling while working with him at the Istanbul Fine Arts Academy. He was one of the sculptors, who was invited by the Municipality of Istanbul to create a sculpture to be put in the parks and squares of the city to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Republic.
He died in Istanbul.

Works