17.01.2023 EXHIBITION "MASTER OF CARICATURE", dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the famous cartoonist, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerkin Nurazkhan.
The name of Yerkin Nurazkhan is known not only to art connoisseurs. He is an artist who has made an invaluable contribution to the development of such a special genre of fine art as caricature, caricature (portrait, friendly).
On January 17, the State Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the opening of the personal exhibition of the famous cartoonist, journalist, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Unions of Artists, Journalists, Writers Yerkin Ibragimuly Nurazkhan "Master of Caricature". The event was dedicated to the 70th anniversary and 40th anniversary of the artist's creative activity. In his portrait caricatures, he combines the real and the fantastic, exaggerating and sharpening the features of the figure, face, costume, demeanor, achieves maximum expressiveness of the image and its recognition. Two or three strokes, an instant stroke of the hand – and before you the character of a person, his original nature and destiny. Funny, witty and sniper accurate. Caricature requires a confident hand of the draftsman, life experience, personal open communication skills and a certain civic courage," the art critic G.Povalyashko. Confirmation of this is the work of E.Nurazkhan. Thus, the humor of an artist working in this genre characterizes his uncompromising manner, wise detachment, impetuosity, a spark of cunning, the openness of the soul, revealing his second self. As a cartoonist, E.Nurazkhan has been working on the creation of a portrait humorous gallery of writers, honored artists, and political figures of the country since 1982. During the years of independence, the artist created a series of works characterizing the socio-economic and political life of the country in the humor inherent in this genre. In addition, the author, brilliantly owning not only a brush, but also a pen, proved himself as a publicist, working on the publication of a number of articles and documentary materials. The director of the museum Rashida Yerimovna Kharipova in her opening speech noted that Yerkin Nurazkhan in his works demonstrates his artistic vision of the events taking place in society, as well as political, social and cultural changes in the country. Through creativity, the author, using both the means of caricature and grotesque, expresses his civic position, in which he adheres to certain social views based on justice, openness and honesty, expressing the interests of Kazakhstanis. The exhibition "Caricature of Tarlan" demonstrates the worldview of the cartoonist and introduces visitors to a series of cartoons of public people, images of various heroes of modernity, state and socio-political figures, famous figures of science, culture and art - I. Tasmagambetov, M. Shakhanov, R.Rymbaeva, M.Beissembinov, B.Ayukhanov, K.Bekkhozhin, K. Segizbayev, A.Sarsenbayev, etc. The author uses a simple technique when creating paintings using paper, pen, ink, watercolor paints. Director of A.Kasteyev State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Gulyaim Zhumabekova, Director of the East Kazakhstan Regional Museum of Arts Bekayim Uyabayeva, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, art critic Karagoz Suleimenova, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, composer Bolat Ashirbayev, Deputy Presidents of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Marlen Nyssanbayev and Nelly Bube, as well as artists Anarbek Nussupbekov, Kairbek Zakirov, Gabit Yeskenov, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Bedelkhan. The honor of cutting the ribbon was given to the author of the exhibition Yerkin Nurazkhan, his brothers Semyon Sheriyazdanov and Atantay Meirbayev. Currently, the collection of Yerkin Nurazkhan's works has more than a thousand caricatures and cartoons, 500 of which the author donated to the funds of the State Central Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The exhibition presents more than 200 original works of the artist. During the event, songs, poetic dedications and violin playing were performed by singer Karagoz Suleimenova, Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ulzhan Ainakulova, author of the song "Tarbagatai Mountains", composer Bolat Ashirbayev, young poet-improviser Khazret Berdykhan and granddaughter of E.Nurazkhan – Azhar. The event was attended by representatives of the intelligentsia of the city, college students of T.Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy and the media.
The exhibition will last until January 31, 2023.
