boyamalar

Boyamalar is a Turkish noun that refers to paintings or coloring works. It derives from the verb boyamak, meaning to color or paint, with the plural suffix -lar, and is used to denote bodies of painted works or the activity of painting. In Turkish art discourse, boyamalar can designate both the finished paintings produced by an artist and the practice or technique of painting itself. The term is common in museum catalogs, art histories, and academic writings as a broad label that can apply to different media within the painting tradition.

The scope of the term is broad: it can refer to small or large-scale works, studio productions, or decorative and wall paintings. In discussions that distinguish painting from related forms, scholars might differentiate by using terms such as resim (picture or painting in general), minyatür (miniature painting), duvar resmi or fresk (wall painting or fresco). Nevertheless, boyamalar remains a flexible umbrella that can encompass diverse painting practices across Turkish-speaking regions and historical periods, including Ottoman, Republican-era, and contemporary works.

Translations into other languages typically render boyamalar as "paintings" or, in contexts emphasizing color work, "colorings." The exact sense depends on context, curator notes, and accompanying documentation. See also resim, minyatür, duvar resmi, Osmanlı resim sanatı, Turkish painting tradition.