Bobur Ismoilov
Bobur Ismoilov (b1973) is best known in his own country and abroad for his highly decorative paintings where his allusions knit together the rich pictorial traditions of the Central Asian region where the pictorial narrative is traditionally based on the synthesis of visual culture with the philosophy and poetry. Bobur Ismoilov emerged on the international art scene as an exemplar of a recent trend new orientalism made popular by young generation of artists coming from Central Asian region. Bobur’s new orientalist style, explores the persistent mythology of Silk Road region and frees him to dissect his lineage and ancestry in an effort to further understand the formation of his artistic identity. The paintings blossom from within the artist and aim to reflect his own state of mind rather than the reality of the external world. His continuing search for communicative and meaningful form of expression follows an idea of pathos formulae and may be described as a range of body configurations and placements of the human form in space which communicates a definable range of mental and emotional states of the artist. Further, he creates memorable images rooted in the iconic imagery of his cultural inheritance with a touch of Sufi symbolism and dashes of symbolic color to convey meaning. The purpose of the metaphorical work is to engage with the cultural and aesthetic values of his homeland.
ﺏبﻝلﻭوﻭوﺡحﺍاﺕتﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﻭوﻭوﺥخﺍاﺭرﺭرﺝجﻬﮭﻬﮭﺍا ﺏبﻝلﺍاﺩدﺩدﻩهﻩه ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﺵشﺕتﻬﮭﻬﮭﺭرﺭر ،٬،٬1973ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻉعﺍاﻡمﻡم ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﻭوﻭوﻝلﻭوﻭوﺩدﺩد ﺍاﺍاﺱسﻡمﺍاﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﻭوﻭوﻑفﻑف ﺏبﻭوﻭوﺏبﺭرﺭر ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻭوﻭوﺱسﻁطﻁطﻯى ،٬،٬ﺁآﺁآﺱسﻳﯾﻳﯾﺍا ﻝلﻡمﻥنﻁطﻁطﻕقﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺕتﺹصﻭوﻭوﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭرﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺕتﻕقﺍاﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﺩدﺩد ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻥنﺍاﻥنﻥن ﺥخﻳﯾﻳﯾﺍاﻝلﺍاﺕتﺕت ﺕتﺡحﺍاﻙكﻱي ﺡحﻳﯾﻳﯾﺙثﺙث ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﺯزﺯزﺥخﺭرﺭرﻑفﺓة،٬،٬ ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻝلﺱسﻑفﺓة ﻡمﻉع ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺏبﺹصﺭرﺭرﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺙثﻕقﺍاﻑفﺓة ﺕتﻭوﻭوﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﻑفﻑف ﻉعﻝلﻯى ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺕتﺹصﻭوﻭوﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭرﻱيﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺱسﺭرﺭرﺩدﺩد ﻳﯾﻳﯾﻕقﻭوﻭوﻡمﻡم ﻭوﻭوﺡحﻳﯾﻳﯾﺙثﺙث .ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﺵشﻉعﺭرﺭر ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺃأﺥخﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭر ﻝلﻝلﺍاﺕتﺝجﺍاﻩهﻩه ﻙكﻥنﻡمﻭوﻭوﺫذﺫذﺝجﺝج ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺩدﺩدﻭوﻭوﻝلﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻥنﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﺵشﻬﮭﻬﮭﺩدﺩد ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﺱسﻡمﺍاﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﻭوﻭوﻑفﻑف ﺏبﻭوﻭوﺏبﺭرﺭر ﺏبﺭرﺭرﺯزﺯز ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻕقﺍاﺩدﺩدﻡمﻳﯾﻳﯾﻥنﻥن ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺵشﺏبﺍاﺏبﺏب ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻥنﺍاﻥنﻳﯾﻳﯾﻥنﻥن ﺝجﻳﯾﻳﯾﻝلﻝل ﺥخﻝلﺍاﻝلﻝل ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﺍاﺍاﺵشﺕتﻬﮭﻬﮭﺭرﺭر ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﺫذﺫذﻱيﻱي "،٬،٬ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺝجﺩدﺩدﻳﯾﻳﯾﺩدﺩد ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺍاﺱسﺕتﺵشﺭرﺭرﺍاﺍاﻕقﻕق" ﻳﯾﻳﯾﺱسﺕتﻙكﺵشﻑفﻑف ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺝجﺩدﺩدﻳﯾﻳﯾﺩدﺩد ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺍاﺱسﺕتﺵشﺭرﺭرﺍاﺍاﻕقﻱي ﺏبﻭوﻭوﺏبﺭرﺭر ﺃأﺃأﺱسﻝلﻭوﻭوﺏبﺏب ﺇإﺇإﻥنﻥن .ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻭوﻭوﺱسﻁطﻁطﻯى ﺁآﺁآﺱسﻳﯾﻳﯾﺍا ﻡمﻥنﻁطﻁطﻕقﺓة ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﺱسﻝلﺍاﻝلﺕتﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﺏبﺕتﺵشﺭرﺭرﻳﯾﻳﯾﺡح ﻝلﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﻳﯾﻳﯾﺱسﻡمﺡح ﻙكﻡمﺍا ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺡحﺭرﺭرﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭر ،٬،٬ﻁطﻁطﺭرﺭرﻳﯾﻳﯾﻕقﻕق ﻝلﻡمﻥنﻁطﻁطﻕقﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﺱسﺕتﻡمﺭرﺭرﺓةﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺃأﺱسﺍاﻁطﻁطﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭر .ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻥنﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻭوﻭوﻳﯾﻳﯾﺕتﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﻝلﺕتﺭرﺭرﻙكﻳﯾﻳﯾﺏبﺓة ﺃأﺃأﻭوﻭوﺱسﻉع ﻝلﻑفﻬﮭﻬﮭﻡمﻡم ﻡمﺡحﺍاﻭوﻭوﻝلﺓة ﻑفﻱي ﺃأﺱسﻝلﺍاﻑفﻪﮫﻪﮫﻭوﻭوﺃأ ﺕتﺕتﺝجﻝلﻯى ﺃأﺃأﻥنﻥن ﺏبﺩدﺩدﻝلﻝل ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺩدﺩدﺍاﺍاﺥخﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺡحﺍاﻝلﺕتﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﺏبﺫذﺫذﻝلﻙكﻙك ﻡمﺕتﺝجﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻉعﻡمﻳﯾﻳﯾﻕقﺓة ،٬،٬ﺙثﻥنﺍاﻳﯾﻳﯾﺍاﻩهﻩه ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﺏبﻭوﻭوﺏبﺭرﺭر ﻝلﻭوﻭوﺡحﺍاﺕتﺕت ﺕتﺃأﺕتﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺕتﻉعﺏبﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭر ﺃأﺃأﺵشﻙكﺍاﻝلﻝل ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﺱسﺕتﻡمﺭرﺭر ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﻥنﺍاﻥنﻥن ﺏبﺡحﺙثﺙث ﺇإﺇإﻥنﻥن .ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺥخﺍاﺭرﺭرﺝجﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻉعﺍاﻝلﻡمﻡم ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻕقﻉع ﺕتﻥنﻉعﻙكﺱسﺱس ﺏبﺃأﻥنﻬﮭﻬﮭﺍا ﻭوﻭوﺹصﻑفﻬﮭﻬﮭﺍا ﻭوﻭوﻳﯾﻳﯾﻡمﻙكﻥنﻥن ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺵشﻑفﻕقﺓة ،٬،٬ﺹصﻳﯾﻳﯾﻍغﺓة ﻑفﻙكﺭرﺭرﺓةﺓة ﻳﯾﻳﯾﺕتﺏبﻉع ﻝلﻝلﺕتﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﺹصﻝلﻝل ،٬،٬ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﻕقﺍاﺏبﻝلﺓة ﻡمﻉعﻥنﻭوﻭوﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓةﺍاﺍاﻝل ﻳﯾﻳﯾﻥنﻕقﻝلﻝل ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺫذﺫذﻱيﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻑفﺽضﺍاء ﻑفﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺏبﺵشﺭرﺭرﻱيﻱي ﻝلﻝلﺵشﻙكﻝلﻝل ﻭوﻭوﻡمﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﺽضﻉع ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺝجﺱسﺩدﺩد ﺕتﺵشﻙكﻳﯾﻳﯾﻝلﺍاﺕتﺕت ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﻡمﺝجﻡمﻭوﻭوﻉعﺓة .ﻝلﻝلﻑفﻥنﺍاﻥنﻥن ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﻉعﺍاﻁطﻁطﻑفﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺫذﺫذﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻥنﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺡحﺍاﻝلﺍاﺕتﺕت ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﻡمﺡحﺩدﺩدﺩدﺩدﺓةﺓة ﻡمﺝجﻡمﻭوﻭوﻉعﺓة ﻡمﻉع ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺙثﻕقﺍاﻑفﻱي ،٬،٬ﻝلﻡمﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭرﺍاﺍاﺙثﻪﮫﻪﮫ ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺃأﻳﯾﻳﯾﻕقﻭوﻭوﻥنﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺹصﻭوﻭوﺭرﺭر ﻑفﻱي ﻡمﺕتﺝجﺫذﺫذﺭرﺭرﺓةﺓة ﺕتﻥنﺱسﻯى ﻝلﺍا ﺍاًﺍاﺹصﻭوﻭوﺭرﺭر ﺏبﻭوﻭوﺏبﺭرﺭر ﻳﯾﻳﯾﺥخﻝلﻕقﻕق ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻬﮭﻬﮭﺩدﺩدﻑفﻑف ﺇإﺇإﻥنﻥن .ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﻉعﻥنﻯى ﻉعﻥنﻥن ﻝلﻝلﺕتﻉعﺏبﻳﯾﻳﯾﺭرﺭر ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺭرﺭرﻡمﺯزﺯزﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﺃأﻝلﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻥنﻥن ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺹصﻭوﻭوﻑفﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺭرﺭرﻡمﺯزﺯزﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﻡمﻥنﻥن ﻝلﻡمﺱسﺓة .ﻪﮫﻪﮫﻭوﻭوﻁطﻁطﻥن ﻑفﻱي ﻭوﻭوﺍاﺍاﻝلﺝجﻡمﺍاﻝلﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﺙثﻕقﺍاﻑفﻳﯾﻳﯾﺓة ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻕقﻳﯾﻳﯾﻡمﻡم ﺭرﺭرﺏبﻁطﻁط ﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻭوﻭو ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻡمﺝجﺍاﺯزﺯزﻱيﻱي ﺍاﺍاﻝلﻉعﻡمﻝلﻝل ﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﻫﮬﮪھﺫذﺫذﺍاﺍا
Young Warrior 120x120cm oil on canvas 2014
Behind the scenes 90x90cm oil on canvas 2013
Harp Player 90x90cm oil on canvas 2014
The Portrait 90x90cm oil on canvas 2014
Meditation 80x110cm oil on canvas 2014
The First Snow 100x80cm oil on canvas 2014
Tree of Desires 150x125cm oil on canvas 2013
Royal Hunting 140x100cm oil on canvas 2014
Reflection 100x70cm oil on canvas 2014
Parallel 140x70cm oil on canvas 2013
Brides’ Garden 180x90cm oil on canvas 2014
Duality 180x90cm oil on canvas 2014
Identification 180x90cm oil on canvas 2014
The Power of Attraction 90x180cm oil on canvas 2014
Profile 50x50cm oil on canvas 2014
The Girl and The Wind 40cm oil on canvas 2014
1973 – Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1987 – 1990 – Benkov Art College, Tashkent 1990 – 1996 – State Institute of Arts, Tashkent Exhibitions 2014 – Parasomnia, Alif Gallery, Dubai 2012 – 6th International Photo Biennale, Fine Art Gallery of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 2011 – International Festival of new cinema and contemporary art Rencontres Internationales, Berlin 2009 – Atlas Gallery, Moscow 2008 – Alexandre Cadain Gallery, Paris 2008 – Signs of Time, Centre of National Arts, Tashkent 2007 – Treasures of Uzbekistan festival, Bourse de Commerce, Paris 2006 – Caravan Saray, Tashkent 2004 – Applied and Decorative Art of Central Asia, UNESCO, Paris 2003 – Stair Gallery, Moscow 2002 – Artitude Gallery, Paris 2001 – Central Asian Cultural Festival, Studio Raspail, Paris 2001 – Central Asian artists, Humay Gallery, London 2001 – La Comedie Theatre, Paris 2000 – Legends and People of the Silk Road, Arndean Gallery, London 1997 – Asia Art 97, International Biennale, Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 1993 – Young artists show, Ilkhom theatre, Tashkent
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