Asaf Jafarov
Asəf Əli İskəndər oğlu Cəfərov
Born
Asaf Ali Alexander oglu Jafarov

(1927-07-28)28 July 1927
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died3 April 2000(2000-04-03) (aged 72)
Baku, Azerbaijan
NationalityAzerbaijani
OccupationPainter
AwardsPeople's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR

Asaf Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Asəf (Ağasəf) Əli İskəndər oğlu Cəfərov; 28 July 1927, in Baku – 3 April 2000, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani painter, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR.[1]

Early life and education

Asaf Jafarov was born on 28 July 1927 in Old City (Baku). His first education was at a painting school named after Azim Azimzade from 1945 until 1950. From 1951 until 1957, he continued his education at Surikov Moscow Art Institute.[2]

Career

In 1957 he was sent to India and Pakistan for creative trips by the Institute. His works are mostly in still life, thematic picture and portrait genres. Asaf Jafarov created a new gallery of works with his own composition, coloring and designs. National colors, folklore and traditional content are dominant in the artist's creativity.

Works

"Vagif Mustafazade", "Niyazi", "Jafar Jabbarly", "Aliagha Vahid", "Arif Malikov", "Rashid Behbudov", "Vajiha Samadova" are his famous portraits.[2][3] After his creative trips to regions of Azerbaijan he created "Snow in Baku", "Caspian Sea", "Absheron", "Winter in Baku", "Spring", "A Hot Day", "Winter", "Mashtagha Village", "Buzovna Village", "Evening Time" and other paintings. Asaf Jafarov had also historical paintings like "Nasimi is in the assembly of free thinkers" and "Awakening".[4][5]

The artist has participated in many international exhibitions, and won the "Grand Prix" at "The World Art Exhibition" in Austria (1980).[5]

Death

Asaf Jafarov died on 3 April 2000 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bu gün Azərbaycan SSR Xalq rəssamı Asəf Cəfərovun anım günüdür" [Today is the memorial day of People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR Asaf Jafarov]. az.baku-art.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. 1 2 "Xalq rəssamı Asəf Cəfərovun sənət dünyası" [Art world of people's artist Asaf Jafarov]. medeniyyet.az. May 11, 2016. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Milli ruhlu rəssam" [Artist with a national spirit]. medeniyyet.az. May 27, 2011. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  4. ↑ 90th Anniversary Exhibition of Asaf Jafarov medeniyyet.az
  5. 1 2 90th Anniversary of Asaf Jafarov via edumap.az
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.