Arif Alasgar
Arif Alasgar Arif Ələsgər | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arif Məmmədhüseyn oğlu Ələsgərov 18 March 1944 |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Citizenship | USSR, Azerbaijan, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy (1964-1970) |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, art professor |
| Employer(s) | Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (1977-2001) Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts (2001-2008) Karadeniz Technical University (2008-present) |
| Awards |  Honored Art Worker (Azerbaijan) (1992) |
Arif Ələsgər (Azerbaijani: Arif Məmmədhüseyn oğlu Ələsgərov; born 18 March 1944) is a painter and Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan.
Biography
[edit]Arif Alasgar was born in Baku on 18 March 1944.[1] He studied at Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy from 1964 to 1970. In 1975 he joined the Artists' Union of the USSR. From 1977 to 2001 he worked as a teacher, senior lecturer, and associate professor at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. From 2001 to 2008 he worked as the Head of department at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts and received the title of professor. He has been Professor and Head of the Department of Art at the Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey since 2008.[2] The artist is also the author of textbooks "History of Estamp and Ofort" and "Composition in Design" published in 2001–2003.[3] He was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan in 1992.
Alasgar's main theme in his art is Baku and Absheron.[3] Graphics play an important role in his creativity. His works are displayed in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan and in the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, and are held in private collections in Turkey, France, Poland, Hungary, Italy, England and other countries.
Some of his best-known paintings include "Wrestling", "Jugglers", "Old City", "Old Bayil", "Memories", "The World of Fuzuli", "Autumn", "Erzurum", "The Beginning of Life", and "Music Workshop".[3]
His Anniversary Exhibition was held in October 2014 in Baku.[4][5][2]
Arif Alasgar currently lives in Turkey.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts
- ^ a b AzPress.az Anniversary
- ^ a b c Biography
- ^ "Arif Ələsgərovun 70 illik yubileyinə həsr olunmuş fərdi yaradıcılıq sərgisi keçiriləcək". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ "Əməkdar rəssam Arif Ələsgərovun yubiley sərgisi". medeniyyet.az. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Arif Alasgar
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Artists from Baku
- Soviet painters
- 20th-century Azerbaijani painters
- 21st-century Azerbaijani painters
- Azerbaijani portrait painters
- Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design alumni
- Academic staff of the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts
- Academic staff of Karadeniz Technical University
- Azerbaijani expatriates in Turkey