On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Haris Yakupov, Kazan will host art readings and an exhibition of his works will open
On November 21, 2019 at 9.30 in the National Art Gallery "Khazine" of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, VI KAZAN ART READINGS will open. The theme of the All-Russian scientific-practical conference: "The problems of realism in the visual arts." Among the participants of the scientific forum are scientists, teachers, employees of museums and archives. Specialists from Abakan, Almaty, Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladivostok, Kazan, Kiev, Chisinau, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nalchik, Perm, Samara will present the results of their research on such problems as the work of Haris Yakupov and his contribution to the development of realistic traditions of Tatar and Russian art , spiritual and moral aspects and figurative-style searches of the national art paradigm, the role of art education in the development of multinational Russian culture, interpretation in the forms and genres of visual and kusstva, methods and other artistic expression.
The guest of honor of the event Farid Kharisov is the son of an outstanding Tatar artist.
Program of the scientific-practical conference: https://izo-museum.ru/hazine/vyistavki-i-sobyitiya/vserossiyskaya-nauchno-prakticheskaya-konferentsiya-s-mejdunarodnyim-uchastiem
November 21, 2019 at 16.00 in the National Art Gallery of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan, the Kremlin, the Khazine Museum Complex, 3rd entrance) the opening of the exhibition “Haris Yakupov. Man is an era. ” The exhibition includes works from the collection of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan and private collections.
Haris Abdrakhmanovich Yakupov was born on December 23, 1919 in Kazan. He graduated from the Kazan Art College (1940). In 1946, he studied at the Moscow Central Studio "The Artist" with B.V. Johanson. In 1940, he was called up for service in the Red Army. Member of World War II. The front-line roads of Haris Yakupov passed through Stalingrad, the Kursk Bulge, Lviv, Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia.
Haris Abdrakhmanovich Yakupov was awarded the orders of Lenin, World War 2 degree, Red Star, Friendship of Peoples, "Badge of Honor", "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4th degree, "For Merit to the Republic of Tatarstan", medals. Laureate of State Prizes, Honored Artist of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and the RSFSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Winner of the PAX Gold Medal.
The exhibition of the works of Haris Abdrakhmanovich Yakupov will be continued by the exhibition “Workshop of the artist Haris Yakupov”, which presents the works of Shamil Shaydullin, Firinat Khalikov, Farid Yakupov, Zufar Gimaev and other artists who studied at the academic workshop of the Russian Academy of Arts in Kazan (since 1977).
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The works of Kh. A. Yakupov reflect the history of the Soviet people, the history of our country, dating back to the years when the first revolutionary speeches flashed in Russia (Prologue, 1887. Kazan Students). His work is deeply organic and natural. There is nothing accidental in it, and, therefore, far-fetched.
The war, which became a test for everyone, revealed in every person the abilities of his soul, which are the main in his character. For Kharis Yakupov, a witness to the heroism of thousands of officers and soldiers, a participant in this war, it was important to show the greatness of the spirit of a person who did not flinch before the trials (“Before the Sentence”, “Flight to Freedom”). The spiritualized, humane and courageous image of Jalil is still one of the most memorable images of the hero poet created in Soviet fine art.
Creating civilian paintings about the heroes of war, peaceful days, Kharis Yakupov first of all reveals in his characters their moral essence, spiritual beauty, harmony, his agreement with the world or their struggle, thoughts. And his heroes are not contemplators, not observers, but the most active and direct participants in life (“Shepherds”, “Portrait of a piglet M. Galiullina”, “Gold of Tataria”, “Chelninsky beauties”). In the works of Kh. A. Yakupov, one main image, one main plot, looms as it were: a man and his work, his place on earth - and he writes this main plot all his life.
The national origins of the work of Kharis Yakupov are in the colorful and decorative brightness of the color of paintings dedicated to the people of the Tatar village, in those types that he depicts. The artist, as if from within, captures the essence of the national, the national. The painting of his paintings is always recognizable, because he uses such combinations of colors, such strokes, which are inherent in him.
A diverse, complex life was always reflected in the artist’s work, peculiarly refracting, and with his paintings Haris Yakupov in his own way affirmed the truth, beauty, work and victory of the human spirit.
D.K. Valeeva,