“Light of the Family” Murat Dishek’ exhibition.

In the Circassian’s epos “Narts” was a hero Sosruko. He often performed feats for the sake of his people. Brought back the fire, tortured by the cold. He got seeds of plants necessary for survival.

He overcame various life difficulties using ingenuity, strength, and magic. Like many heroes of the Nart epic, his birth and death were unusual. This warrior was the first image that I could think of as the strongest and most courageous role model. I understand today’s children, who are mesmerized by the screens with video games. I felt the same from my grandmother’s stories. She was the first guide for me into the world of illusions and fantasies.

In this exhibition of informal works, we are talking about the creative accompaniment of life itself. Where painting, graphics, and form can convey the inner feelings of life itself. Seeing the heroism and endurance of the people living next to us these days, you are filled with pride that you are just a human being. With the advent of cinema and television, children saw new heroes saving the world from death. These heroes will become role models. There are also living transformations and changes taking place in art. Realistic images are replaced by abstract ones and vice versa. The stylistic, ideological, and philosophical sides of art are changing.

10 years ago I started writing those works. Over the years, I have managed to plunge into the environment of my family and friends of childhood. To get acquainted with new facts from the life and history of my people and my family Dyshek. In 2011, an unforgettable event for me took place – the gathering of the Dyshek clan. 1200 people gathered in the restaurant complex and had a great time together with dancing and beautiful toasts. To this day, many relatives remember that event with great admiration.

At this gathering, the elders of the clan expressed their wishes to the young. One of these wishes was to organize the clan council, where everyone could solve problems pressing together and in real life.

I was lucky to see new information related not only to my family name but also to the history of the entire region. I got an unforgettable impression when I held in my hands generic metal tamgas. These tavros, or more simply, stamps for domestic animals carried important information. By this mark, it was possible to find out the family name of its owner. It was even possible to convey a story of the clan. A long story could fit in a concise graphic form. In addition to documents and artifacts, I began to see different characters of people, different traditions in different places of residence of relatives. Some signs changed their forms depending on the place. The basis did not change, only some changes appeared. Of course, each sign had its history. These stories are sometimes not similar in content.

In my works, I materialize the space in which light lives. Sometimes it’s a ray of sunlight or just light shapes. The composition has three main expressive forms, denoting the sky, the earth, and the dark realm. The appearance in the composition of sunlight or a ray of the sun means a living divine touch, the spiritualization of inanimate matter. The ray of family enlivens the soul of any person. There is a story in the Old Testament about the return of the prodigal son. Rembrandt painted a magnificent picture on this subject. I think that the joy of returning to the family can be compared to a ray of sunshine. And in general, we compare everything good and bright with the Sun. According to the ideological content of the works, I want to say that they are based on the ideas of the universe and the world order of the Bronze Age. Heaven with birds, gods, and demigods. The land that gives food, water, and life. There is also an underground life, which is full of inhabitants. These themes can be traced in the mythology of the whole world…

In terms of technique, I wanted to experiment with decorative materials on canvas and boards. Not every material will hold on to the canvas. By color and graphics always on the lookout for new shapes and relationships of spots, lines, texts, and images.

According to the composition, I want to find harmony between the ideological content of the work and the form.

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Pittura Arte MURATDISHEK