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Kocamemi, (Ahmet) Zeki
(b Istanbul, 15 July 1901; d Istanbul, 19 Nov 1959). Turkish painter. He studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Istanbul, and for four years in Munich, where he worked under Hans Hofmann. On returning to Turkey (1927) he taught for a short period in Trabzon before living again in Istanbul. For the remainder of his life he taught at the Fine Arts Academy in Istanbul, first as an assistant in the architectural department, and then in the painting department. He exhibited work from 1927 at the Galatasaray Lycée exhibitions in Istanbul, including the still-life Table with Blue Cloth and Flower Pot (1926; Istanbul, Mimar Sinan U, Mus. Ptg & Sculp.) inspired by the work of Cézanne. He was soon recognized as a pioneer of modernism in Turkey, and he became a member of the Association of Independent Painters and Sculptors (Turk. Müstakil Ressamlar ve Heykeltraslar Birligi), established in 1928. The subject-matter of his paintings included still-lifes, portraits, nudes, landscapes and multi-figured compositions. He was also encouraged by the Turkish state to paint certain subjects such as the Transportation Unit (1935; Istanbul, Mimar Sinan U, Mus. Ptg & Sculp.), which depicts a cavalry unit transporting artillery, and the Funeral Ceremony of Atatürk (1939; Istanbul, Atatürk Mus.), which was awarded first prize in the First State Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture in 1939. His work was exhibited in Paris in 1946 at the UNESCO Exposition Internationale d’Art Moderne.
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