(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Miralasgar Mirgasimov is a truly outstanding sculptor, who
contributed to the development of sculpture art in Azerbaijan.
He was the first Azerbaijani sculptor, who received a full
specialized higher education.
As a child, Miralasgar enjoyed drawing and spent hours sculpting
or painting. Once his mother asked the prominent sculptor Pinhos
Sabsai to test the child's creative ability.
Under Sabsai's guidance, the young talent created a clay
sculpture of Quentin Dorward, a hero of Walter Scott's novel, which
had a strong impression on the child. Seeing the sculpture, Sabsai
praised the young talent.
Furthermore, the boy was taught special classes at the
Azerbaijani Art School, which he graduated with honors in 1994. He
also studied at the Repin Institute of Arts in Saint
Petersburg.
Monuments to Jafar Jabbarli in Baku, Nariman Narimanov in
Sumgayit, and Jalil Mammadguluzada in Nakhchivan by Miralasgar
Mirgasimov adorn Azerbaijani cities.
His artworks, such as 'Portrait of an Oilman', 'Portrait of a
Girl', and 'Girl with a Dove' are exhibited at the National Art
Museum.
The sculptor's works gained fame not only in Azerbaijan but also
in Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, Germany, Canada, Egypt, and other
countries.
His marble work 'Portrait of a Girl' was especially popular. The
sculpture was awarded the third prize at the Warsaw International
Festival.
Mirgasimov's 'Portrait of an Oilman' was first exhibited in the
opening hall of the 1961 World Art Exhibition, then, along with his
other pieces of art, it was exhibited at the 1967 World Exhibition
in Montreal.
People's Artist Togrul Narimanbayov, once wrote about the
sculptor: 'Miralasgar Mirgasimov's creativity is characterized by a
high romance, a poetic vision of the world, an inexhaustible
optimism, admiration for the man's beauty, and by his rich
spiritual world.'
The artist's animalistic sculptures included images of a lion,
walrus, horse, and gazelle.
Mirgasimov's merits were highly appreciated by the Azerbaijani
state.
The sculptor was awarded various orders and medals, including
the Shohrat (Honor) Order.
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