Today, 1 September, the painting and sculpture exhibition “A Tale of the Great Mountains” opened as part of the cultural programme of the VI World Nomad Games.
The ceremony was attended by the adviser to the Minister of Culture, Information and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic Baktybek Sekimov, the chief director of the cultural programme of the VI World Nomad Games and People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Altynbek Maksutov, and the rector of the Kyrgyz National University Dogdurbek Chontoev.
An exhibition of fine art on this scale has been included in the programme of the World Nomad Games for the first time.
The aim of the exhibition is to open up, through painting and sculpture, the history, culture and world view of the Kyrgyz people and the spiritual heritage shaped over centuries.
Forty-five paintings are on display, and sculptural compositions have been installed on the grounds of the Kurmanjan Datka Museum of Nomadic Civilisations in the village of Örnök.
The works are by teachers and graduates of the Turgunbai Sadykov Kyrgyz State Academy of Arts.
They cover the themes of the nomadic civilisation in full: the yurt, migration, the horse, the komuz, hunting, equestrian contests, the art of war, work and everyday life.
The image of the yurt holds a special place. For the Kyrgyz people it stands for family, the hearth, hospitality and the continuity of generations.
The exhibition also includes works inspired by Chinghiz Aitmatov. Through the themes of mankurtism, memory and human dignity they speak of how important it is for a person and a people to keep the connection with their history and their roots.