National Artist's Art Legacy Demonstrated In Baku
Date
7/13/2023 5:15:17 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more Nazim Mammadov's art legacy has been demonstrated at NUR Art
House.
Some of the artist's most famous art works were showcased as
part of the exhibition, Azernews reports.
The event was co-organized by Arts Council Azerbaijan NGO and
NUR Art House within Heydar Aliyev's Heritage Festival.
In his speech, head of Arts Council Azerbaijan NGO Dadash
Mammadov noted that every year Baku hosts an exhibition dedicated
to the incredibly talented artist Nazim Mammadov, whose name is
inextricably linked with the most beloved domestic cartoons.
Azerbaijan's prominent artist Nazim Mammadov (1934-2004) takes a
special place in the history of Azerbaijani animation.
Being one of the creators of the first Azerbaijani cartoons, he
made a great contribution to the formation and development of
national animation.
Nazim Mammadov was born in Baku in 1934. He graduated from the
Azim Azimzade Art School (1957) and animation courses at the
Soyuzmultfilm Studio in Moscow (1961).
Mammadov started working as an animator at the AzerbaijanFilm
Studio in 1961.
His art works immerse viewers into the beautiful world of
magical fantasy.
The artist's paintings evoke a sense of beauty and allow the eye
to enjoy the magical spectacle of a bright and interesting world,
captured on juicy canvases with a unique color scheme.
Nazim Mammadov is the author of more than 20 Azerbaijani
animated films. He has also been involved in the production of
forty documentaries.
In 1970, he made his first animated film "The Bear and the
Mouse". In 1988, Nazim Mammadov created the first animated opera in
the republic in five parts "Beautiful Fatma".
Along with animation, Mammadov was also engaged in easel
painting, graphics, and illustration of books for children. His
paintings are widely known in Azerbaijan and abroad. Nazim Mammadov
died in Baku on October 29, 2004.
NUR Art House is open from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission is
free.
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