Adiya Sitdikova is usually called a Bashkir Cezanne. Art of this painter is a unique phenomenon in the republic’s art. Her creative career is truly remarkable, as she had absolutely no premise to become a professional painter. She exhibited her first work only when she was 45. Adiya Sitdikova only studied for three years at a Tatar village school, she early left her father’s house and worked in Moscow region and the Soviet Central Asia. By a twist of fate, she found herself in Ufa, where she got a job as a multifunctional laborer at the workshops of the local art fund. There she was recognized by a Honoured Artist of the RSFSR Rashit Nurmuhametov. It was after his initiative that Adiya took a brush and started to paint.
Adiya Sitdikova managed to successfully develop her artistic talent. She found her bright and distinctive individuality. The feasts, everyday life, nature of motherland were the main subjects of her paintings. Her art has bright national palette and is strongly connected with the origin, home, family, and traditions instilled during childhood.
A still life Feast Day was painted in 1987. This work is typical for Adiya Sitdikova’s art. A Doctor of Arts Boris Pavlovsky once told about the painter, “Her still lifes are the certain lyrical poems, certain short stories. They have atmosphere of pure kindness and endless candidness defining the art of each true artist”. Here we see traditional Bashkir dishes, carpets, and towels. Adiya’s paintings embody gentle and light-hearted memory of a father’s house, family, and a dream of a happy and fruitful life. For sure, national identity is manifested in the work. The painter loved the “honey theme”, as she thought of Bashkir honey as a treasure of her land. She often put vessels with honey in her paintings. In this still life, as in many others, the composition is ornamental thanks to the usage of various national cloth motifs. The artist applied to the high decorativeness of colour, bright, unmixed paints. Red colour is the leading one and combines with white, touches of blue, green, and yellow. It’s the usage of clear colours that makes Adiya Sitdikova’s works so warm and festive.
Adiya Sitdikova managed to successfully develop her artistic talent. She found her bright and distinctive individuality. The feasts, everyday life, nature of motherland were the main subjects of her paintings. Her art has bright national palette and is strongly connected with the origin, home, family, and traditions instilled during childhood.
A still life Feast Day was painted in 1987. This work is typical for Adiya Sitdikova’s art. A Doctor of Arts Boris Pavlovsky once told about the painter, “Her still lifes are the certain lyrical poems, certain short stories. They have atmosphere of pure kindness and endless candidness defining the art of each true artist”. Here we see traditional Bashkir dishes, carpets, and towels. Adiya’s paintings embody gentle and light-hearted memory of a father’s house, family, and a dream of a happy and fruitful life. For sure, national identity is manifested in the work. The painter loved the “honey theme”, as she thought of Bashkir honey as a treasure of her land. She often put vessels with honey in her paintings. In this still life, as in many others, the composition is ornamental thanks to the usage of various national cloth motifs. The artist applied to the high decorativeness of colour, bright, unmixed paints. Red colour is the leading one and combines with white, touches of blue, green, and yellow. It’s the usage of clear colours that makes Adiya Sitdikova’s works so warm and festive.
