Patimat Guseinova is a contemporary Dagestan artist and art director of the center of ethnic culture in Makhachkala. The second personal art project of the fifty-year-old artist is called “Sloy” (which means “layer” in Russian). The project, consisting of 24 paintings, was inspired by the materials of an archaeological expedition. Patimat turned to the heritage of the early Middle Ages and conveyed in this project her vision of the aesthetics and meanings of ancient cultures.
Bezhta buckle
Creation period
2013
Place of сreation
the Republic of Dagestan
Dimensions
105x83 cm
Technique
cardboard, acrylic paint, mixed media
Exhibition
0
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I was holding ancient grain grinders, I could smell they were centuries old… The Derbent expedition lasted 15 days, but it seemed like an eternity to me. I was eager to get down to work on the canvas. ‘Sloy’ appeared within two months. There was a response even in other countries, and I started to receive invitations and there were articles written about me. Our culture is attracting interest abroad.
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Patimat Guseinova used specific archaeological items and reproduced their image on canvases, using special techniques and experimenting with color and light. This allowed her to convey greatness, monumentality and coloring of bygone times. Guseinova’s paintings are archeological layers transferred to a new surface, a kind of study using painting, which gives everyone an opportunity to understand ancient relics.
The displayed painting depicts a bronze buckle from the 7th–10th centuries. It was found during the construction of the road in the Tlyarokhotl area, located near the village of Bezhta in Dagestan. It is an early example of an artifact with zoomorphic images, as the parts of animal bodies were drawn conventionally. The frame of the buckle was decorated with herringbone ornament and multi-petal rosettes of grains under each eyelet. There are three round eyelets on the top wide end of the buckle for fastening.
The buckle has a multifigure composition, the elements are placed in two tiers. The figures of deer with widely ramified horns are depicted at the bottom, and there are bear heads at the top. The deer in the ancient culture of Dagestan represented the sun deity — a symbol of fertility and abundance, because its powerful antlers resembled the branching tree of life. The bear was a widespread animal in Dagestan forests. As in many pagan cultures, it was a symbol of the supreme deity, a totem animal, and the main rival of man. The bear is present in most Dagestani tales, legends and beliefs.
The displayed painting depicts a bronze buckle from the 7th–10th centuries. It was found during the construction of the road in the Tlyarokhotl area, located near the village of Bezhta in Dagestan. It is an early example of an artifact with zoomorphic images, as the parts of animal bodies were drawn conventionally. The frame of the buckle was decorated with herringbone ornament and multi-petal rosettes of grains under each eyelet. There are three round eyelets on the top wide end of the buckle for fastening.
The buckle has a multifigure composition, the elements are placed in two tiers. The figures of deer with widely ramified horns are depicted at the bottom, and there are bear heads at the top. The deer in the ancient culture of Dagestan represented the sun deity — a symbol of fertility and abundance, because its powerful antlers resembled the branching tree of life. The bear was a widespread animal in Dagestan forests. As in many pagan cultures, it was a symbol of the supreme deity, a totem animal, and the main rival of man. The bear is present in most Dagestani tales, legends and beliefs.
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Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
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Bezhta buckle
Creation period
2013
Place of сreation
the Republic of Dagestan
Dimensions
105x83 cm
Technique
cardboard, acrylic paint, mixed media
Exhibition
0
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