Monumentality and Symbolism in Bauyrzhan Doszhanov’s Tapestry Artworks

• Main Authors: Malik Floberovich MUKANOV, Baurzhan Nurbekuly BAYDILDA, Raushan Erkenovna BAZARBAEVA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and Culture of Romanian People (ASTRA), Năsăud Department, Salva Circle 2019-07-01
• Series: Astra Salvensis
• Subjects: Kazakh contemporary art; modern Kazakh tapestry; nomadic Turkic mythology; traditional nomadic archetypes; monumentality of imagery; Bauyrzhan Doszhanov
• Online Access: https://astrasalvensis.eu/blog/mdocs-posts/51-malik-floberovich-mukanov-baurzhan-nurbekuly-baydilda-raushan-erkenovna-bazarbaeva-monumentality-and-symbolism-in-bauyrzhan-doszhanovs-tapestry-artworks/

This article examines the creative method of the young Kazakh tapestry artist Bauyrzhan Doszhanov. In mythological plots, religious motives, symbolic images, he reveals a rich ethnographic heritage of Turkic peoples, the ancient nomadic civilization of Eurasian steppes. The artist’s credo rests on two aesthetic-visual principles of monumentality and symbolism. Aesthetics of minimalism shapes the composition of tapestries, while monumentality scales the imagery andg raphics of artworks.