Five bright lines are on the canvas of contemporary art

An exhibition of works of five graduates of creative laboratory established in the gallery of the Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan, which are united by love of art and friendship, which was born during the years of studying at the alma mater. Despite the commonality of interests, each of them has its own distinctive pictorial handwriting and author's vision. 

There is a feeling at getting acquainted with the works of Gakhryman Gochmuradov that the artist does not need to leave the house to find a plot for his paintings. It is enough to look at his painting "My Flowers", on which the artist depicted sleeping children. Generously painted bed linen broadcasts a well-known aphorism: children are the flowers of life. 

In the painting "Workshop" Gakhryman depicted his workspace, where every centimeter of the square was used with profit! Above there is the shelf with paintings, on the side is a shelf with books, a sofa - for thought and ... a washing machine that simultaneously performs the function of a table. The picture abounds with small and large objects, harmoniously coexisting on the space of the canvas and conveying the everyday charm. 

The name of Begench Berkeliev is well known to art lovers. The "Telephone" is one of the works that attracted my attention. Using the foreshortening from above, he pictured a group of boys bending over a cell phone, or rather five tahia and one top of the head... 

Original "National Still Life", made up of ... patterned girlish and boyish tahia and juicy pomegranate fruits, harmonizing in color and shape. A non-trivial view of ordinary phenomena and objects is a characteristic feature of Begench's work. 

Amanmurad Modiev chose a completely different direction in painting. His paintings "Bazaar", "Winter melon" and others are written in the style of decorative ornaments, thanks to which even the usual gifts of melons and fields become picturesque and form harmonious patterns, saturated with a palette of emotions. 

Spectacular interest attracts the work of "Caracal", in which two overlapping storylines can be traced: in the lower space of the canvas - a natural pearl from a bird's eye view, in the upper - a branch of pomegranate tree with ripe appetizing fruits, as a symbol of the picturesque and generous territory – Karakala. 

A characteristic feature of the author's style of Dovran Hezretgulyev is color restraint and emphasis on details. The dominant dark background effectively emphasizes the story message of the canvases, pushing the boundaries of the viewer's perception and the semantic interpretation. The work of "Caracal", on the contrary, is saturated with harmonious color nuances and captivates with realism, as well as the canvas "Preparing for the holiday", which broadcasts joy. 

Graphic works of Rahman Rahmanov are distinguished by philosophical imagery and symbolism. The most illustrative in this context are "Vegetable Garden" and "Dervish". A pompous woman, symbolizing fertility, threaded ripe fruit on a string. She leaned her back against the apple tree, which is perceived with her as a whole. 

The figurine of a dervish in battered clothes hardly moves along lifeless takyrs. The varieties of fortune bent the tired body, but not the spirit of the wandering philosopher...