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UzDaily (English), Uzbekistan
October 6, 2012 Saturday 12:24 AM GMT
Tatevosyan's art: an echo of 19th-century Samarkand
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com)
Fifty-three paintings by late prominent Uzbek painter of Armenian
origin Oganes Tatevosyan are on display at the Youth Art Palace.
Titled "Samarkand Suite", the art show offers pieces reflecting daily
life in Samarkand in the early 19th and mid-20th century.
The simplicity in Tatevosyan's paintings is combined with fine
details, accuracy in observation and deep content. In his series of
works dedicated to Samarkand, currently on display at the Youth Art
palace, the painter conveys the spirit of not only the people but also
of the time when he created the artworks, thereby perpetuating through
paints another page in the history of ancient Samarkand.
Tatevosyan is one of the artists who contributed massively to the
formation of Uzbekistan's school of fine art. In the early 1920's,
Tatevosyan, through the interpretation of miniature, was in the quest
for achieving national originality in his paintings. In the late
1920's, the artist created a series of landscapes and genre
compositions, relying on a blend of free style painting and thorough
miniature with a distinctness of each object. Subsequently, these two
trends intertwined in Tatevosyan's creations. His paintings can be
found at museums in Uzbekistan, Russia and other countries.
Haled Omar Abdallah, the director of the Egyptian Culture Center (Egypt):
"When I just arrived in Tashkent, I was struck by the amount of work
that Fund Forum carries out and the number of events it organizes.
These events help people to learn so much about culture and science.
Tatevosyan's exhibitions is one of the first art shows that I attended
and I think that through works about just one city the painter was
able to demonstrate general oriental elements as well. Egyptian and
Uzbek cultures have a lot in common. I identify with both the cultures
because although I am an Egyptian the nationality item in my birth
certificate says 'Uzbek'."
Emmanuel Cosmo, photographer (Italy):
"I visited Uzbekistan five years ago and today I see so many changes
in the country. I see the way historical monuments blend with modern
architecture. I love ancient cities and especially the Uzbek cities of
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Therefore Tatevosan's exhibition
dedicated to Samarkand is very interesting. I now think it would be
great to create a series of photographs titled 'Samarkand Suite'."
October 6, 2012 Saturday 12:24 AM GMT
Tatevosyan's art: an echo of 19th-century Samarkand
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com)
Fifty-three paintings by late prominent Uzbek painter of Armenian
origin Oganes Tatevosyan are on display at the Youth Art Palace.
Titled "Samarkand Suite", the art show offers pieces reflecting daily
life in Samarkand in the early 19th and mid-20th century.
The simplicity in Tatevosyan's paintings is combined with fine
details, accuracy in observation and deep content. In his series of
works dedicated to Samarkand, currently on display at the Youth Art
palace, the painter conveys the spirit of not only the people but also
of the time when he created the artworks, thereby perpetuating through
paints another page in the history of ancient Samarkand.
Tatevosyan is one of the artists who contributed massively to the
formation of Uzbekistan's school of fine art. In the early 1920's,
Tatevosyan, through the interpretation of miniature, was in the quest
for achieving national originality in his paintings. In the late
1920's, the artist created a series of landscapes and genre
compositions, relying on a blend of free style painting and thorough
miniature with a distinctness of each object. Subsequently, these two
trends intertwined in Tatevosyan's creations. His paintings can be
found at museums in Uzbekistan, Russia and other countries.
Haled Omar Abdallah, the director of the Egyptian Culture Center (Egypt):
"When I just arrived in Tashkent, I was struck by the amount of work
that Fund Forum carries out and the number of events it organizes.
These events help people to learn so much about culture and science.
Tatevosyan's exhibitions is one of the first art shows that I attended
and I think that through works about just one city the painter was
able to demonstrate general oriental elements as well. Egyptian and
Uzbek cultures have a lot in common. I identify with both the cultures
because although I am an Egyptian the nationality item in my birth
certificate says 'Uzbek'."
Emmanuel Cosmo, photographer (Italy):
"I visited Uzbekistan five years ago and today I see so many changes
in the country. I see the way historical monuments blend with modern
architecture. I love ancient cities and especially the Uzbek cities of
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Therefore Tatevosan's exhibition
dedicated to Samarkand is very interesting. I now think it would be
great to create a series of photographs titled 'Samarkand Suite'."