PAINTING IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTINUITY AND STYLE IN ART

The most striking characteristic of ancient civilizations is their continuity. The most important factor that ensures this continuity is the stylization unique to that civilization. While unique to each civilization, style is essential for the existence and continuity of that civilization. Style, regardless of the artistic or cultural field, must manifest the nature of the structure in the most appropriate form and appearance. The fundamental reason for the long-term existence of ancient civilizations is the harmony or style created by the relationship between nature and manifestation, which constitutes the soul and body of that civilization. Style is the embodiment of the essence and nature through appropriate media and materials, or it comes into existence in the form of a work of art. To clarify this problem and recognize its importance, it has been understood that each of the ancient civilizations studied from an artistic perspective created their own unique styles, and that, although they may have varied periods within themselves, these styles exhibit consistency and integrity in their essence or essence, especially in art. The examples examined for this study were selected from authentic sources and the field of visual plastic arts. They were examined using qualitative methods and models, and analyzed using modern analytical methods appropriate to each type of work. The study concluded that the visual plastic arts created by ancient civilizations, regardless of their type, material, or technique, were created and emerged as a result of a deliberate conception, design, and realization based on the specific nature of that civilization, from beginning to end.