On the eve of Children’s Day, an exhibition of works by students from Children’s Art School No. 2 in Ashgabat was opened at the Exhibition Center of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. The children presented 200 paintings and about 100 ceramic and jewelry pieces. It is a very prestigious event for aspiring artists, exhibiting alongside renowned artists in the same venue.
The first painting that caught our attention was “Spring Flowers” by Altynay Amanniyazova. Altynay filled the entire canvas with blooming plants. Bold, confident brushstrokes and a carefully selected color palette, echoing the natural spectrum, distinguish this work as one of the most successful. The self-portrait by Bibi Sapargulyeva is striking. For the first time, we encountered a self-portrait depicting a girl in a school uniform. But Bibi managed the portrait well, and it is likely that now many students at the school will want to immortalize themselves on canvas at a young age.
Gultach Ataeva presented an excellent work titled “From the Past to the Future.” She depicted running Akhal-Teke horses against the backdrop of the Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum and the new iconic buildings of the modern capital of our country. This is a complex patriotic theme, but the young artist managed it well. Gultach was especially successful in conveying the natural movement of the horses.
“Turkmen Treasures” is the name Abat Pashikova gave to her still life. Indeed, the slice of watermelon looked so “alive” and appetizing that the title of the painting was fully justified.
Joy radiates from Nurana Rakhymgulyeva’s painting “The Years of Happy Childhood.” Nurana conveyed the cheerful mood of children having fun playing with soap bubbles.
“There are 230 children studying at Children’s Art School No. 2,” says painting teacher Mukhabat Hudaygulyeva. “The children come with a desire to draw, and they acquire their skills within the walls of our school. Teachers also see their own achievements reflected in the success of their students. The pride of the school is Mukhammetnur Yaranov, who won 3rd place at the Young Artists’ Exhibition in Kyrgyzstan and brought back an Honorary Diploma from Moscow.”
Mukhammetnur is seriously engaged in painting, and in his free time, he enjoys creating various crafts. Some of his works adorned the ceramics exhibition. Particularly interesting is Mukhammetnur’s exhibit in which archaeologists discovered a dinosaur.
Jewelry art is very popular among the children. The exhibition features three displays of women’s jewelry. No woman visiting the exhibition would refuse the necklaces and earrings made by the children in the national style.
The exhibition demonstrated the high level of training of the students at the children’s art school. As we have learned, the next exhibition planned at the Exhibition Center will showcase the works of students from the Byashim Nurali Children’s Art School.
