16.05.2019 The personal exhibition “Turan” of the graphic artist, Fatima Tarazi.
On May 16, at 4 pm, the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens the personal exhibition “Turan” of the graphic artist, Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR and Kazakhstan, Fatima Tarazi.
Fatima Tarazi – participant of all-Union, republican, regional, international exhibitions of the countries of near and far abroad: Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yemen Arab Republic, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Mexico, Poland, Hungary, USA, Switzerland, France, Italy and others. In 1997, she participated in the World Forum “Women for Peace and Culture”, where she presented her works at a personal exhibition in France (Paris) under the auspices of UNESCO.
Fatima Tarazi works in various techniques of fine art, among which a special place is occupied by the graphical technique of lithography (drawing on stone). The main theme of creativity is folklore, Kazakh folk tales and epos. She created a series of graphic works in the technique of autolithography to Kazakh folk tales and the world-famous epos "Manas".
Most of her creative activity (since 1990), artist-designer Fatima Tarazi devoted to recreating the collections of Kazakh national clothes. Author's sketches of clothing design were created for the participants of the famous international song festival "Asia Dauysy": Roza Rymbayeva, Dos Mukasan ensemble, the announcer and presenter Rabiga Amanzholova, stage costumes for the People's Artist of Kazakhstan Ayman Musakhodzhayeva and the State Symphony Orchestra, State Folk Orchestra named after Kurmangazy, costumes for the play "Princess Turandot" and the play "Chingis Khan" (dir. B. Atabaev), the M.Auezov State Academic Drama Theater. In 1993, the first show of her "Star of Turan" wedding dress collection was presented at the "Asia Dauysy" international song festival.
In 1994-1995 F. Tarazi on the instructions of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayeva worked on a project to develop the design and style of clothing for the Republican Guard of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as for the flight attendants of the Presidential Boeing. She developed the design of smartly-dressed, casual, seasonal clothes for the police, the traffic police, the State Aviation style, and introduced Academic gowns for Academics of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The first gowns designed by artist F. Tarazi were presented to the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev and President of Turkey Suleyman Demirel, Academician of Agrouniversity Sagadiyev. In the same years, the style of the uniform of the Republican Guard President, approved by the Commander-in-Chief of the Troops of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev, was developed and created.
At present, Fatima's works are kept in museums of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the Milan Gallery of Italy, in private collections in the USA (Washington) and Western European countries. In 2010, two paintings were acquired by the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. F.Tarazi is the prize-winner of the Republican Youth Festival "Zhiger", the winner of award of the international exhibition in Baku (1983); scholarship holder of State Presidential Scholarship (2012).
The exhibition will demonstrate the different sides of the creative activities of the artist-designer Fatima Tarazi – from the creation of stage, concert, national costumes to works of graphic art.
The exhibition will present about 100 works of the master.
The exhibition will run until June 16, 2019.
15.05.2019 The batik exhibition “My Silk Road” by Zhanar Nuketayeva.
The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 2019 at 3.00 pm opens the batik exhibition “My Silk Road” by Zhanar Nuketayeva.
Zhanar Nuketayeva – a psychologist, candidate of philosophy, graduated from Leningrad State University.
Zhanar lived most of her life with her husband diplomat abroad — Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, where she began to work in the arts. In 2003, after meeting with a master from Indonesia, Palupi in Saudi Arabia, she learned the French “cold batik” technique. Zhanar does not get tired to learn, improve, grow, achieve something new in her work. She continued her studies with the masters of Pakistan, Sri Lanka being in the United Arab Emirates. It should be noted her original, extraordinary approach to everything what she does. Her works are notable for their fullness, graceful execution and ease, expressiveness, search for an interesting compositional solution, revealing a storyline in which the play of light is remarkably conveyed. The names of the paintings are romantic – “Thousand and One Nights”, “Tulips on a blue background”, “Birds of Paradise”, “Lotos”. In her works, the master reflects her vision of the culture, traditions of different nations and countries where she lived. She uses both hot and cold batik techniques. When creating a masterpiece, various types of silk (Japanese, Chinese, etc.), brushes, and special paints are used. Zhanar gladly creates original works and claims that she happily devotes her free time to creativity – batik, origami, ornaments made of natural stones.
In addition to creating paintings on silk, Zhanar, having received a master's degree in cosmoenergy and a master of Reiki, is currently engaged in “Thetahealing” technology, based on the activation of vital energy and healing of human, the disclosure of psychic abilities.
The master tries herself in other areas – she writes books on the culinary art of the peoples of the world, publishes brochures on the rites and traditions of the Kazakh people. She writes with her heart and lives with a magical light of talent, inspiration and love, walking her own Silk Road.
For the first time, Zhanar Nuketayeva presents her personal exhibition, which will display 50 works in the batik technique-silk paintings, as well as designer jewelry. On the opening day of the exhibition, the Ambassador of Indonesia in the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Rahmat Pramono, musicians from Indonesia, artists and guests from Pakistan, as well as students of the Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University will perform.
On May 22 at 15.00 Zhanar Nuketayeva will hold a free master class on the art of batik painting. Registration for the master class by phone: 264-46-50, +77017557657
The exhibition will run until May 31, 2019.
22.04.2019 The exhibition "The Great Scientist of the Kazakh Land", dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Academician K.I. Satpayev.
On April 22, 2019 at 15.00 Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will open the exhibition "The Great Scientist of the Kazakh Land", dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Academician K.I. Satpayev.
Academician Kanysh Satpayev is an outstanding geologist, scientist and major organizer of science, the founder of the Republican Geological Service and the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, the founder of Bolshoi Zhezkazgan and the Institute of Geological Sciences, which is now bearing his name. He is the first president of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan and the first all-union academician Kazakh (since 1946). One of the brightest pages of the history of geological exploration and discovery of the mineral wealth of Kazakhstan, the organization of extensive comprehensive research aimed at the early identification of deposits is associated with his name.
The purpose of the exhibition: familiarization with the life and activities of the first Kazakh geologist, academician; popularization and preservation of the scientific heritage of the scientist; demonstration of fund documents of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, photo documentary and personal belongings of the archive of academician K.I. Satpayev.
The exhibition consists of four sections:
The first section, “Choosing a Path,” is dedicated to the biography of K.I. Satpayev: photographic documents of his childhood, his studies at Semipalatinsk teacher’s seminary and his work as a teacher, his student years at Tomsk University of Technology.
The second section – “The scientist-geologist” is devoted to the scientific and practical activity of K. Satpayev. Photo documentary and personal belongings demonstrate practical activities: a geological engineer, a head of a department, and a chief geologist of Atbasar and Karsakpaik geological trusts. K.I. Satpayev organized and conducted the first stationary geological explorations at the copper Zhezkazgan and coal Baikonur deposits. He marked the beginning of a systematic identification of mineral reserves in the entire Zhezkazgan-Ulytau region, discovered the Ulytau-Zhezkazgan copper ore deposit – one of the three largest in the world.
The third section – “Academician K. Satpayev – the founder of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR” is devoted to the activities of K.I. Satpayev, thanks to whom in 1944, a government resolution to establish the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR was adopted. On June 1, 1946 K.I. Satpayev was elected as the first President of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan. In October of the same year, he was elected a full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The merits of the scientist were marked by government awards, which are presented at the exhibition. Personal documents and personal belongings of the scientist will be presented.
The fourth section is “Heritage.” The scientific works of K. Satpayev is devoted to questions of geology. Of the 240 published works, 42 relate to the geology and mineral resources of the Dzhezkazgan-Ulutau region. Works on geology represent the first and main section of his scientific heritage. The second section of the literary heritage of K. I. Satpayev, characterizing him as an organizer and promoter of science, as well as a public figure, includes 298 articles, 242 of them were published in Russian, 51 in Kazakh, 5 in English. At the exhibition the reprinted Algebra Textbook is also presented.
Today, the name of an outstanding scientist, organizer of science and practice, a charming man and a keen mentor, a true patriot of his people Kanysh Imantayevich are: the small planet Satpayev, a city in the Karaganda region; it is perpetuated in the names of the mineral, flowers, glacier and mountain peak, streets, enterprises and institutions of Kazakhstan, established the prize and scholarship named after K. Satpayev.
The exhibition will last until June 1, 2019.
13.05.2019 The exhibition “The Art of Mosaic of Turkish Masters"
On May 13, 2019 at 15.00 the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan opens the exhibition “The Art of Mosaic of Turkish Masters / SEHER ALTINER & MOSAIC ALMATY GROUP”.
Mosaic Almaty Group was founded in 2017 on the initiative of Master Seher Altyner. This is a group of women - specialists in mosaic art, who have been working in a team for many years, studying style, motifs and techniques of making, grouting and finishing techniques, etc.
Seher Altyner, Asly Zhanlyel, Nilgun Gektash, Pelin Toledo Seikhan, Elena Dzhan – are participants of the exhibition.
Masters in the process of creating their masterpieces of mosaics use various materials, such as bulk and laminated glass, Italian glass, stone, marble, ceramics, polyester, buttons, coffee beans, mirror, accessories, beads. For three years of fruitful work, the Mosaic Almaty group has created many works that will be presented for the first time at the exhibition.
Turkish mosaic is a popular art genre, dating back to 300 BC. Pictures and various products of the decor have long been famous for their expressiveness and luxury, served as an ornament of palaces, temples, churches. During the Golden Age, this art was spread in the Roman and Byzantine empires for the decoration of floors, ceilings, and walls. For example, a famous ceramic mosaic decorated with tulips was invented in Turkey. The ancient Turkish residents mainly created a vegetable painting. The most famous and ancient mosaics are found in Gazentepe, Hataye (Turkey), Ravenna (Italy), Bardo (Tunisia), Park Guel (Spain) and Jerusalem (Israel). Currently, interest in mosaic art is increasing among many nations of the world, and there is an improvement in the technology for producing mosaic tiles and works of art.
The Gypsy Girl, known to the whole world, made of tiny pieces of natural stone based on ancient Greek myths, as an analogue of Mona Lisa, being a model of Byzantine art and a symbol of the Mosaic Museum of Turkey, became the symbol of mosaic art. A reproduction of the painting “Gypsy” will be presented for the first time at the exhibition by the craftswomen of the Group under the leadership of Seher Altyner.
Seher Altyner was born in Istanbul, an archeologist and artist by education. After many years of work in the financial department of Philip Morris Company, Seher took up the creative work of mosaic, studied the intricacies of making mosaics in Izmir’s studios and the ancient Byzantine mosaic technique of Italy, and received an artistic education in Ravenna (Italy, Emilia-Romagna region). In her work she referred to the works of famous artists such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Klimt, Vermeer and Botticelli.
Currently, she is the leader of the group Seher and her students (from Turkey) live in Almaty, where they create their masterpieces and teach everyone to the art of mosaic.
The exhibition will feature more than 50 works of mosaic art.
The exhibition will last until 20 May, 2019.
18.04.2019 Festival-Exhibition "Pearls of Kazakhstan"
On April 18, from 15.00 to 18.00, the Museum holds Festival-Exhibition "Pearls of Kazakhstan" within the framework of the implementation of long-term priorities and state programs of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev "Ruhani Zhangyru", the announced Year of Youth of Kazakhstan and the article "Seven Facets of the Great Steppe".
The Republic of Kazakhstan surprises with the diversity of natural zones, national parks and reserves, an abundance of rivers, lakes, forests, enchanting with rich flora and fauna, including the mountain slopes of Zailiysky Alatau and Tien Shan, the steppe expanses of Kazakhstan, known throughout the world and unique in their beauty and virginity - Sharyn, Borovoye, Kolsai, Altyn-Emel, Medeo, etc.
The exhibition is attended not only by artists, but also teachers and students of art schools and art studios of Almaty. Among the participants artists Indira Bobro Badambaeva, Marlan Nysanbaev, Kantarbaev Maksat, Kantarbaev Diaz Adamsopieva Nurdana, Kuldybaev Mirlan, Leynveber Lena, Gushchin Igor, Drozdova Lydia, Akhmetov Rina, Suleimenov Rauan workshop "You're an artist" (headed by Mertenovs Dina and Murat), International School of Almaty, N. Nazarbayev Educational Foundation (N. Prikhodchenko), Secondary School No. 65, ArtLab Creative Drawing School (headed by Natalia Li), Da Vinci Art Studio (headed by Isakova E. N.), the creative studio "ArtMixstudio" (headed by A.A. Chernysheva), "Alem art" and others.
The museum’s partner is A. Kasteev School of Art and Design, who annually takes an active part in museum events. At this time, young artists with joy and pride will present their new works, reflecting the theme of the nature of Kazakhstan, made in various techniques – painting, drawing, applied art. The exhibition will show the audience the stages of the formation of an amateur artist from bright fairy-tale fantasy drawings to serious academic works.
The festival will include: a concert with the participation of children's musical groups, a defile-show of flower hat compositions made by children of the art studio “Scarlet Sails”, as well as master classes from A.Kasteev Art and Design School – on pottery, felting, dot painting, linocut, master class on "Kanzashi", "Alla Prima", etc.
The exhibition will feature more than 200 works, different in genre and technique.
The exhibition will last until the end of April 2019.
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