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The organizing committee of the VIII Moscow International Festival "Sounds of Dutar" named after Nury Halmamedov announced the start of accepting applications for the artistic competition of illustrations of poetry of the East "Reflection" from March 1. The competition is held under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Arts in honor of the anniversary of Magtymguly Pyragy, whose 300th anniversary was included in the UNESCO list of memorable dates.

It is impossible to imagine European philosophy, culture and art without interaction with the culture of the East. In Russian art, interest in Oriental aesthetics began in the 19th century, the most significant periods are considered to be the beginning of the 20th century and the heyday of Soviet culture. Today we see another wave of renewed interest. The problem of cognition of the East and the confrontation between East and West has acquired a special relevance at the present time, therefore it has found itself in the center of philosophical, cultural, artistic and aesthetic searches and solutions.

The art competition of illustrations for poems by Magtymguly and Russian authors on the theme of the East is designed to attract a wide range of children, youth and professionals to the culture of the East in order to create friendly relations important for Russia as a multinational state located both in Europe and Asia, and the CIS countries.

The Reflection contest is presented in two categories: painting and graphics. Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2024.

The festival space could not imagine itself without creating a visual image of the East, traditional and modern. To implement it, since 2015, the organizers of the Sounds of Dutar festival have held six exhibitions of fine art based on ethnocultural traditions.

The first exhibition "Legends of ancient Merv: the evolution of the image" was exhibited in 2016 at the II festival. Paintings and graphic works by ten Turkmen artists, representatives of the Mary school of painting, were demonstrated.

In 2017, an exhibition of miniatures "From the World of Oriental Fairy Tales" was organized at the III festival, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Nury Halmamedov's friend, People's Artist of the USSR Izzat Klychev, who designed the collection of romances "Three Vocal Cycles" by the composer in 1979.

The artist, director, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan, member of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan, member of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, member of the International Association of Animators Evgeny Ivanovich Mikhelson, a friend and colleague of Nury Halmamedov, presented his watercolors "Color Life" at the 2018 festival. The composer wrote the music for 8 Michelson cartoons.

The year 2019 was marked by an art exposition of the Honorary member of the Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Vladimir Artykov, dedicated to his 85th birthday. The creative group directed by Alta Karliev, composer Nury Halmamedov, artist Vladimir Artykov was born at the Turkmenfilm studio while working on the film "Magtymugly".

In 2021, the VI Festival organized the fifth art exhibition "Vladimir Igaev – Friends and Students", dedicated to the famous Russian landscape painter, a member of the International Federation of Artists. And in 2023, the VII Moscow International Art Festival "Sounds of Dutar" at the Russian Academy of Arts presented the project "On the shores of the gray Caspian Sea" by the contemporary artist Darius Asadullaev.

During the exhibitions, creative meetings with artists, composers and other figures of art and culture are held, designed to promote the development of multicultural interests of the festival participants.

By creating a space for perceiving the integrity of the world of art (music, poetry, fine and applied arts) and science, the festival encourages everyone to feel involved in the traditional and modern cultures of the East, Russia and the world.

Therefore, in 2024, the organizing committee of the festival decided to provide an opportunity for artists, both professionals and amateurs and dreamers from 7 years old and without an upper age limit, to submit their works to an art competition to participate in future exhibitions that will be held in the Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts and the Center for Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library.

The best works will be published in the album catalog of the competition. The main condition is the love of beauty, the desire to create according to the laws of goodness and beauty and a thematic connection with other types of art: music, literature, poetry, philosophy, as well as with the work of the creators of world masterpieces.

See the results of the first and second rounds of the competition on the website of the Sounds of Dutar Festival. The details are here.

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