Cultural Revitalization of Circassians Through The Lens of Artistic Creation of Nurbiy Lovpache

Year 2020, Volume: 6 Issue: 11, 115 - 126, 30.11.2020

Larisa Khuako Translator: Murat Topçu

Abstract

The article is devoted to the investigation of the process of formation and development of creative career of Nurbiy Lovpache, a famous scientist – archaeologist, an artist and an art expert. In search of the cultural revitalization of the Circassians (Adyghes), the artist, experimenting in different artistic styles, forms his own original concept, the essence of which is the active transformation of folk, archaeological and ethno-graphic monuments. Artifacts of the past are transformed in the artist’s work in a peculiar way, with stylistic features inherent only to him. In the creative method, designated by the artist as “Caucasian decorative romanticism”, the following main artistic directions are identified - polychrome, contrasting color, expression, dynamism, cult symbolism, cryptography.
The originality of the interpretation of mythological images, creative imagination, the ability to widely use such expressive means as metaphor, symbolism, associativity determine the degree of demand for the artist’s works in the art markets of Turkey, Jordan, Abkhazia, Adyghea.
In conclusion, the author of the article concludes that the creative personality of Nurbiy Lovpache is manifested not only in the particularity of artistic techniques and forms of expression, but also in his relation to the history of the Circassians, to nature, to people. In his work, he is the creator of original, distinctive, life-affirming images.

Keywords

cultural revitalization, national identity, Circassian culture, national culture, Caucasian decorative romanticism

Supporting Institution

Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

Project Number

20-012-00065

Культурное возрождение черкесов через призму художественного творчества Нурбия Ловпаче

Abstract

The article is devoted to the investigation of the process of formation and development of creative career of Nurbiy Lovpache, a famous scientist – archaeologist, an artist and an art expert. In search of the cultural revitalization of the Circassians (Adyghes), the artist, experimenting in different artistic styles, forms his own original concept, the essence of which is the active transformation of folk, archaeological and ethno-graphic monuments. Artifacts of the past are transformed in the artist’s work in a peculiar way, with stylistic features inherent only to him. In the creative method, designated by the artist as “Caucasian decorative romanticism”, the following main artistic directions are identified - polychrome, contrasting color, expression, dynamism, cult symbolism, cryptography.
The originality of the interpretation of mythological images, creative imagination, the ability to widely use such expressive means as metaphor, symbolism, associativity determine the degree of demand for the artist’s works in the art markets of Turkey, Jordan, Abkhazia, Adyghea.
In conclusion, the author of the article concludes that the creative personality of Nurbiy Lovpache is manifested not only in the particularity of artistic techniques and forms of expression, but also in his relation to the history of the Circassians, to nature, to people. In his work, he is the creator of original, distinctive, life-affirming images.

Keywords

cultural revitalization, national identity, Circassian culture, national culture, Caucasian decorative romanticism

Project Number

20-012-00065

Nurbiy Lovpaçe’nin Resim Sanatının Prizmasından Çerkeslerin Kültürel Canlanışı [Cultural Revitalization of Circassians Through The Lens of Artistic Creation of Nurbiy Lovpache]

Abstract

Makalede ünlü bilim adamı, arkeolog, sanatçı ve sanat uzmanı Nurbiy Lovpaçe'nin yaratıcılığının oluşum ve gelişim süreci araştırılmaktadır. Çerkeslerin kültürel canlanma arayışında farklı sanat türlerinde denemeler yapan sanatçı, halk sanatının, arkeolojik ve etno-grafik anıtları dönüştürerek kendi özgün tarzını oluşturmuştur. Geçmişin eserleri, sanatçının eserlerinde kendine özgü üslup özellikleriyle alışılmadık bir dönüşüme uğrar. Sanatçının “Kafkas dekoratif romantizmi” olarak tanımladığı yaratıcı yöntemde çok renklilik, kontrast renklendirme, ifade gücü, dinamizm, kült sembolizmi, kriptografi gibi sanatsal yönler belirlenmektedir.
Mitolojik imgelerin özgün yorumu, yaratıcı hayal gücü, metafor, sembolizm, çağrışım gibi ifade araçlarını yetkin olarak kullanabilme yeteneği sanatçının eserlerine Türkiye, Ürdün, Abhazya, Adıgey sanat ortamlarında olan talebi belirlemektedir.
Sonuç olarak, makalenin yazarı Nurbiy Lovpaçe'nin yaratıcı kişiliğinin yalnızca sanat tekniklerinde ve ifade biçimlerinin özelliğinde değil, aynı zamanda Çerkes tarihiyle, doğayla ve insanlarla olan ilişkisinde de ortaya çıktığı sonucuna varıyor. Sanatçı çalışmalarında özgün, farklı, yaşamı olumlayan imgelerin yaratıcısıdır.

Keywords

kültürel canlanma, ulusal kimlik, Çerkes kültürü, ulusal kültür, Kafkas dekoratif romantizmi

Project Number

20-012-00065

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