Fine and applied arts of New Uzbekistan

In the New Uzbekistan, which has set the Third Renaissance as a big goal, the development of national fine and applied art is considered an integral part of the country’s socio-economic development. As a result of such attention of the head of the state and the government to the field of fine and applied art, a unique system was formed that gives the international public a wide opportunity to show the national artistic wealth of our country and the examples of creativity of artists and creators, the achievements made in modern fine and applied art with their existing diversity.

The state policy in the field is reflected in the development strategy of New Uzbekistan. In the new historical stage, the development strategy V – the direction of ensuring spiritual development and bringing the industry to a new stage was added. Its 75th goal is to develop visual and applied art and design directions, to increase the artistic and aesthetic taste of the population, to widely promote the exemplary life and creativity of famous folk artists and masters of applied art of Uzbekistan, and to perpetuate their memory, to popularize the visual and applied art of Uzbekistan at the international level, and tasks such as improving the system of training mature specialists in applied art and design directions were set, hellomagyar said.

In 2023, to ensure the performance of relevant tasks, celebrate the birthdays of prominent representatives of the fields of culture, art, and science, and widely promote their activities, in 2023 the birthday of People’s Artist of Uzbekistan – Muhyiddin Rahimov .The 120th anniversary and the 90th anniversary of the birth of Ortiq Faizullaev were duly celebrated. A bronze statue of Alisher Navoi and Usman Nasser was installed in Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

36 statues, 38 busts, 5 bas-reliefs, 17 monumental monuments, and other works were created in our country in the last three years to perpetuate the memory of our great ancestors. Also, a group of dedicated artists was awarded honorary titles and awards by the head of state for their effective work.

The participation of our country’s artists and masters of applied arts in international conferences and exhibitions, festivals, and competitions has become significantly more active. In the next three years, 520 exhibitions, 2 international sculpture symposiums, and plein airs were organized in the field of fine and practical art and design in the field of visual and applied art and design.

The expansion of the number of real members of the Academy, which played a key role in increasing the scientific and artistic potential of the Academy of Arts, is a practical confirmation of high attention to the field. In 2023, based on the results of the elections held by the Management Board of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, 9 artists were confirmed as real members of the Academy, the number of academicians reached 43.

“Art Gallery” auction house was launched for the first time in cooperation with the Union of Artists of Uzbekistan. The auction house located in Tashkent includes a publishing house, an art appraisal company, “Art Gallery” and a special laboratory for technological examination of works of art. In 2023, for the first time in the history of Uzbekistan, an auction of works of visual and applied art was successfully held.

The friendly relations of our country with far and near countries are developing day by day, and the relations with the brotherly nations, which were broken at one time, have been strengthened. Recently, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Union of Artists of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and it was agreed to sign a similar memorandum with the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan. Also, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Museum of Oriental Miniature Art named after Kamoliddin Behzod under the Academy of Arts and the National Museum of Iran, and projects are being developed.

As a result of attention to the field, the international reputation of the Academy of Arts is increasing. In the following years, the president of Kemyong University of the Republic of Korea Sin Il-hee, the director of the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan Chingiz Farzaliev, the president of the public fund of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the famous Kazakh artist Amandos Akanaev, the national artist of Azerbaijan Sakit Mamedov were accepted as honorary foreign members of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. In turn, People’s Artist of Uzbekistan, Academician Akmal Nuridinov, Director of the Gallery of Fine Arts of Uzbekistan, Academician Kamola Akilova received the title of Honorary Academician of the Academy of Arts of Kazakhstan.

Starting in 2023, it has become a tradition for the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan to hold an exhibition of artists from Turkic countries in Tashkent in cooperation with the International Turkish Cultural Organization – TURKSOY.

Adequate conditions created in the field serve to hold the International Festival of Traditional Fine and Applied Arts, the Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art, the Tashkent International Biennale of Applied Art, the “Tashkent Joys” Biennale of Children’s Paintings, and the International Sculpture Symposium at a high level. Thanks to these art conferences, many talents have been discovered, and the presentation of modern visual and applied artworks has created ample opportunities to strengthen the international exchange of experience in this regard. They play an important role in the international promotion and popularization of the attention paid to the industry in the new Uzbekistan, and in the establishment of mutual dialogue between industry representatives and craftsmen from different countries. A presentation of the book “Miniatures of Central Asia of the XV-XVII centuries” was held for foreign participants as part of the IV Tashkent International Biennale of Applied Arts held in 2023. In general, within the framework of these art weeks, scientific-practical conferences are held with the participation of representatives of prestigious foreign scientific institutions in the field, where current issues of global importance in the field of art are discussed and solutions are sought.