The exhibition presents the works by Rasim Babayev -
the artist who belongs to the group of outstanding Azerbaijanian artists. The
paintings of Babayev are full of true love for his country, its history,
folklore and culture.
The exhibition comprises paintings and graphical works
dated back from 1970s - the late stage of the artist's career, marked by his
search for the truth and original personal interpretations of the art of
Chinese Calligraphy and Arabic East: China Ink drawings and graphical
arabesques. In graphical works the artists chooses «painterly» techniques -
soft pastels, flexible ink, charcoal that makes a strong contrast of white
paper and a black line. The main technical methods in graphical works such a
line, a stroke and a paint dab are emphasized in Rasim Babayev's works. The
artist is inspired by the eternal subjects like a man and a woman, the good and
the evil, the light and the darkness. The main heroes of his pictorial
compositions are dragons and giants - the underworld inhabitants. Depicting
mythological and fairytale creatures while using metaphors and grotesque
Babayev embodies his thoughts on the key moral and social issues.
The
exhibition is organized with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Russian Federation and Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Russian
Federation
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