San'at Art Magazine

Journal of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan

2 2005

Republic is actively preparing to celebrate such a remarkable date as 2700-year anniversary of the establishment of the Karshi city. It will be widely celebrated in 2006.

The editorial board included into this issue a number of articles dedicated to this city, its architecture, arts and crafts, musical culture, traditional female clothing and the like.

HISTORY OF ART
Xenippa - Nahshab - Nasaf - Karshi (evolution of historical names of the city)
Xenippa - Nahshab - Nasaf - Karshi (evolution of historical names of the city)

Man rendered the Kashkadarya Valley inhabited in the Stone Age. It is evidenced by the findings of the Silicic implements of the late epoch of Middle Palaeolith (100 – 40 thousand years ago) dis...

 
HISTORY OF ART
Battle-piece Genre in the Creative Work  of Kamaletdin Behzad
Battle-piece Genre in the Creative Work of Kamaletdin Behzad

In 2005 the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall celebrate the 550th anniversary of Kamaletdin Behzad, the unsurpassed master of Eastern miniature of the 15th century, the best of the best p...

 
HISTORY OF ART
Medieval Architecture of the Karshi City
Medieval Architecture of the Karshi City

Architecture of the Karshi city developed following the general course of Central Asian architecture development. Mass construction used beaten clay-pasha, raw bricks or roll-like clods of clay &ndash...

HISTORY OF ART
Arts and Crafts of the Kashkadarya Oasis in the 19th-early 20th centuries Arts and Crafts of the Kashkadarya Oasis in the 19th-early 20th centuries

In the 19th century artistic culture of the Kashkadarya oasis turned out to become a local center representing distinctive features of the folk arts. Production of copper embossing utensils, pottery, ...

Traditional Kashkadarya Female Clothing of the First Half of the 20th Century Traditional Kashkadarya Female Clothing of the First Half of the 20th Century

Since olden days Kashkadarya has been one of the ancient cultural centers of Central Asia where population was forming through a complicated fusion process of different ethnical groups dominated by th...

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PROCESSES
Way to Self-knowledge Way to Self-knowledge

In what does the originality of creative identity of an artist reveal it? This question has been always actual. The question, “What way are we following?” has remained open in Uzbekistan s...

Here and Now Here and Now

Presentation of the exhibition project ‘Constellation’ initiated by the Swiss Bureau for Cooperation and Development of the Switzerland Embassy to Uzbekistan was held at the Tashkent Repai...

Sufi Parable and the Contemporary Art Sufi Parable and the Contemporary Art

Djamal Usmanov’s project “The Valley of Knowledge’’ was awarded the special prize of the Foundation ‘’Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan’’ that tog...

Wind of his Motherland Wind of his Motherland

Bakhtier Usarov, the master of studio pottery, was born in Karshi and represents the new generation of youth that came today into the world of arts having big opportunities for self-improvement and cu...

MUSIC
From the History of the Karshi Musical Culture From the History of the Karshi Musical Culture

In the antiquity and early Middle Ages musical art of Karshi and Kashkadarya oasis entered the areal of the Sogdian culture sharing its main indicators and attributes. Judging from few today’s f...

Musical Classics as a Development Factor of the Spiritual Culture Musical Classics as a Development Factor of the Spiritual Culture

Along with the national musical heritage the great role in the formation of the spirituality of today’s youth is also played by the European musical culture. Having achieved the highest prime du...

THEATRE
The Issue of Artistic Integrity of Mass Performances The Issue of Artistic Integrity of Mass Performances

A new system of national holidays celebrated at the State level developed in Uzbekistan after gaining independence. Among them are early banned religious and updated folk traditional holidays, various...

OUR JUBILEERS
Talent Devoted to People Talent Devoted to People

In 2005 the Republican creative community shall celebrate the 80th anniversary of Kutlug Basharov, the famous artist, talented graphic artist and painter (1925-2004).


Director Bakhodir Yuldashev Director Bakhodir Yuldashev

For the 60-th anniversary


INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS
Threads of Centuries Lead into the Future Threads of Centuries Lead into the Future

The recent state visit of I.A. Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, China has made a new successful step in further development of the Uzbek-Chinese relations. In the course of the visit the heads of the...

Fashion - Perspectives of the French-Uzbek Cooperation Fashion - Perspectives of the French-Uzbek Cooperation

The Vice-Rector of the Paris Academy of Arts, Mrs. Maurin Cohrs, and the Director of the Paris Fashion Lyceum, Mrs. Marie Morot-Raquin, visited the Center of Modern Arts on 12 June 2005. There was hel...

CHRONICLE
Chronicle of the Artistic Life Chronicle of the Artistic Life

1 - 14 April

Traditional exhibition of humor “Askiya - 2005” was held at the CEH. It presented the works of the recognized masters of brush, who really made laugh everybody who sought for...