Munavvar Rzayeva
Munavvar Rzayeva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rzayeva Münəvvər Məcid qızı 6 June 1929 |
| Died | 6 June 2004 (aged 75) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Education | Azerbaijan State Art School named after Azim Azimzade Surikov Moscow State Institute of Art |
| Known for | Sculptor |
| Awards |  |
Munavvar Rzayeva (Azerbaijani: Münəvvər Rzayeva, 6 June 1929 – 6 June 2004) was an Azerbaijani sculptor and the first monumental female sculptor, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic.[1]
Biography[edit]
Munavvar Rzayeva was born on 6 June 1929 in Shusha. She grew up in the family of a carpet master, Majid, in Shusha. In 1950 Rzayeva graduated from Azerbaijan State Art School named after Azim Azimzade in Baku, and in 1956 from the Faculty of Sculpture of the Moscow State Academy of Arts named after V.I.Surikov. She educated in the class of Nikolai Tomsky.[2]
From 1943, she participated in various exhibitions. Rzayeva has been elected member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan since 1953. At the same time, he was a member of the State Commission of the Ministry of Culture, worked as a restorer artist at the Nizami Literature Museum of ANAS and restored a number of sculptures.[3]
Her works are kept in National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature, Ordubadi Museum, Siyazan House of Culture and Art Foundation.
M.Rzayeva was a master of psychological portraits. She had used granite, marble, bronze, wood, etc. materials to create sculptures. Munavvar Rzayeva's works were mainly consist of sculptures of art workers, including statues, busts, and bas-reliefs of statesmen and labor heroes. The busts of Huseyn Javid, Sergey Yesenin, Nariman Narimanov, Mikayil Mushfig and Nazim Hikmet play a special role in her creative activity.[4]
Munavvar Rzayeva died on 6 June 2004 in Baku.
Awards[edit]
- Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic – 4 March 1992[5]
Memorial[edit]
In 2019, the 90th anniversary of Munavvar Rzayeva was celebrated.[6]
Works[edit]
| Dedicated to | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevil Gaziyeva | 1969 | Baku | bas-relief (bronze) |
| Mikayil Mushfig | 1970 | Baku | bust (granite) |
| Sergey Yesenin | 1977 | Mardakan | sculpture |
| Ayna Sultanova | 1986 | Baku | bust |
| Mehdikhan Vakilov | 1976 | Baku (2nd Alley of Honor) | sculpture |
| Alibala Shirinov | 1973 | Baku (2nd Alley of Honor) | sculpture |
| Bahmanyār | Baku (Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature) | bust (marble) | |
| Imadaddin Nasimi | Baku | sculpture (wood) | |
| Samad Vurgun | 1966 | Imishli | sculpture |
| Sevil Gazıyeva | 1972 | Zaqatala | sculpture |
| Mirza Alakbar Sabir | 1973 | Quba | bust |
| Mahsati | 1983 | Ganja | sculpture |
| Mikayil Mushfig | 1989 | Khizi District (Sayadli) | sculpture |
| Nigar Rafibeyli | 1998 | Ganja | sculpture (bronze) |
| Heydar Aliyev | 1998 | Qusar | bas-relief (bronze) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Münəvvər Rzayevanın heykəllər və büstlər dünyasından ştrixlər". anl.az (in Azerbaijani). n.d. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ 2019 Əlamətdar və Tarixi Günlər Təqvimi (in Azerbaijani). Baku. 2018. p. 250.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Yaratdığı heykəllərdə yaşayan sənətkar Münəvvər Rzayeva-90". anl.az (in Azerbaijani). n.d. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Münəvvər Rzayeva anıldı". medeniyyet.az (in Azerbaijani). n.d. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Təsviri sənət xadimlərinə Azərbaycan Respublikasının fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI". e-qanun.az (in Azerbaijani). n.d. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Görkəmli rəssam Münəvvər Rzayevanın anadan olmasının 90 illiyi qeyd ediləcək". azertag.az (in Azerbaijani). n.d. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.