TEHRAN-Zarna Gallery in Tehran launched an exhibition of paintings by the famous Kazakh artist Alpysbay Kazgulov on Friday.

The exhibition is organized by the cultural attaché office of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Tehran, Mehr reported on Friday.

Kazgulov, 65, graduated from the School of Graphic Arts of the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. He has created numerous paintings, most of which are scattered across galleries and private collections in Asia, Europe, and America.

He has held several individual exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Russia, Great Britain, Japan, Turkey, the Netherlands, and Belgium. 

He has been an honorary member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan since 2001 and has been awarded the prestigious European Union of Arts Prize.

Kazygulov is a patriot of his homeland and people because the life of his ancestors became the leitmotif of his creative activity.

His pictures are filled with the same content as their creator. The nomadic lifestyle of the Kazakh people in the works of the author is so detailed and symbolic that admiration takes place in the soul and mind. The joyful play of colors and shades personifies the path of the nomadic people from darkness to eternal light. The author describes his creations as a necessity of striving for movement.

In the canvases of Kazygulov, reality and a fantastic tale of the Kazakh steppe are intertwined. The images of the girls are exquisitely conveyed, and the nomad’s fighting spirit is vividly displayed. A charming palette of colors awakens a stream of thoughts and feelings in the minds of the viewers.

Kazygulov remains surprisingly intelligent, disinterested, kind, and humane, while his unimaginably beautiful and filigree work has been breathing for decades.

The use of color in Kazgulov's works is never a mere supplement to a painting but an expressive medium on its own merits. Each brushstroke distances the depicted scene from reality, yet ultimately, becomes its most truthful representation.

In addition to showing the artworks by the Kazakh painter, the exhibition seeks to introduce the culture of Kazakhstan through various programs such as showing a historical Kazakh film, playing Kazakh songs, and a workshop to instruct the alphabet of the Kazakh language.
 
The exhibition of Kazgulov’s paintings will continue until January 31 at Zarna Gallery, located at No. 10, Osku St, Enghelab St.

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