Ainagul Sadykova
Ainagul Sadykova belongs to a generation of talented artists from the 1970s. Among the artists and creative intelligentsia of that time, she was already a recognized master. Ainagul Sadykova is the first Kyrgyz woman artist and painter.
She graduated from VGIK in 1970. She has participated in exhibitions since 1968. She is a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.
The paintings of Ainagul Sadykova are harmonious and poetic. Her portraits, landscapes, and still lifes share a common inner spirit. She is an Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic and was awarded the "Dank" medal. She is an associate professor at the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Ainagul was born in 1942 in the south of Kyrgyzstan, in the village of Govsuvor, located deep in the mountainous Batken region. This place, remote from the noise of civilization, is surrounded by mountains and is immersed in apricot orchards and walnut groves. Ainagul's parents were peasants who joined a collective farm. They worked tirelessly in the fields and at home. Ainagul was intimately familiar with the age-old traditions of Kyrgyz folk art, not through hearsay, albums, or theatrical performances, but from her upbringing. She absorbed this love, one might say, with her mother's milk. Her mother, Yrys, was a well-known craftswoman in the area, with a keen sense of beauty. The entire village of Govsuvor wore the chapan she sewed - the traditional outer garment of the Kyrgyz people. Her father, Sadik, was also a folk craftsman. He made boots with pointed toes (choky) and carved the lasts for them himself.
Ainagul does not remember her father. He died in World War II in 1945 during the storming of Königsberg. Soon after, her mother passed away. Her older brother Turdubai returned from the front as a disabled veteran. Her brother Turgunbai and little Ainagul were taken in by relatives.
Turgunbai noticed Ainagul's inclination for drawing when he was still a schoolboy, sculpting eagles, goats, and gazelles from clay.
In 1965, Ainagul graduated from the Frunze Art School and enrolled in the art faculty of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow (VGIK). After successfully graduating in 1970, A. Sadykova returned to Kyrgyzstan.
From 1971 to 1979, she worked as a teacher at the Frunze Art School, and later as a lecturer and associate professor in the painting department at the National Academy of Arts.
She works in the style of genre painting, portraiture, and landscapes. She has a keen sensitivity to nature, its character, and the color and spatial relationships. One of A. Sadykova's best works is the painting "Return from the Field" (1974), which expressively conveys the atmosphere of a southern evening with its golden and lilac hues, and the warm haze over the sun-baked earth.
Sadykova's portraits are characterized by a focus on the main traits of the model's character, with unique and colorful solutions: "Grandmother Shaarbana" (1971), "Young Man with a Guitar" (1974).
In her still lifes, she addresses complex lighting challenges, conveying the light of the object forms ("Still Life," 1974). In a work like "Still Life with Pomegranates," the character and dynamics of the free brushstroke play an active role, as well as the color solutions that reveal the materiality of the objects, their tangibility, and textural variety. With simple painting techniques, where the compositional intent is almost imperceptible, the artist conveys the shine of the samovar, the tangible beauty of ripe fruits, matte bowls, and the shimmer of the background.
Sadykova's landscapes are immediate, finely harmonized in color, and fresh in their pictorial embodiment ("Govsuvor," 1972).
MAIN WORKS
1970 Red Horsemen, Sketch for the film "Takyr." KGMI (Kyrgyz State Museum of Fine Arts named after G. Aitiev).
1970 Yurt. Sketch for the film "Takyr." KGMI
1971 Grandmother Shaarbana. KGMI
1972 Govsuvor. KGMI
1974 Still Life. KGMI
1974 Return from the Field (After a Day's Work). KGMI
1974 Young Man with a Guitar. KGMI
1975 In the Studio. KGMI
1975 Portrait of the Poetess Adysheva T. KGMI
1978 Two. Private collection.
1979 Young Gymnasts. Private collection.
MAIN EXHIBITIONS
1965 Republican Exhibition of Works by Young Artists in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Komsomol of Kyrgyzstan in Frunze.
1968 Republican Exhibition of Works by Young Artists. Frunze.
1972 Inter-Republican Exhibition of Works by Artists of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Moscow.
1972 All-Union Art Exhibition Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the USSR. Moscow.
1973 Republican Exhibition of Works by Young Artists of Kyrgyzstan. Frunze.
1975 Exhibition of Works by Young Artists of Kyrgyzstan. Moscow.
1979 Republican Art Exhibition "Artists of Kyrgyzstan - to the Five-Year Plan." Frunze.
1979 Republican Art Exhibition "Physical Culture and Sports in Visual Arts." Frunze.
1979 Exhibition "Kyrgyz Visual Arts in Belgium." Days of Culture of the USSR in Belgium.
The aestheticism and harmonious integrity of the images testify to the author's emotional sensitivity and poetic worldview. The paintings created by A. Sadykova possess an inner appeal, leaving a deep emotional response in the viewer's soul.
Her paintings are recognizable, valued, and loved.
Women of Kyrgyzstan
