Sürgünde Bir Ressam Jak İhmalyan

Jak Ihmalyan (Istanbul, 1922 - Moskova, 1978) Ermeni komünist genç bir ressam olarak 1940’larin Türkiyesinde kendisine hayat hakki taninmayinca yurtdisina çikmak zorunda kaldi. Olaganüstü duygulu, tertemiz iç dünyasini yansitan tablolariyla tanindi. Yakin arkadasi Nâzim Hikmet, siir kitabini resimleyen Ihmalyan’in sanatina olan hayranligini “Bir gün öyle siirler yazacagim ki, senin resimlerine layik olsun” sözleriyle ifade eder. Jak Ihmalyan 64 yil sonra bu kitapla ülkesine dönüyor.Jak Ihmalyan (Istanbul, 1922 - Moscow, 1978) was forced to go abroad, when as an Armenian communist young painter he was denied the right to life in the Turkey of 1940s. He was known for his paintings that reflected his extraordinary soulful, pristine inner world. When Ihmalyan illustrated a book of Nâzim Hikmet, the great poet expressed his admiration for his art: “One day I will write poems so as to be worthy of your paintings.” With this book, Jack Ihmalyan returns to his country 64 years later.