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Nice to meet you!

Published on 20.10.201911.01.2020 by Evelina Smagulova2 Comments

My name is Evelina Smagulova. And in this record, I would not want to talk a lot about myself, actually. I believe that his deeds and actions speak for a person. Therefore, I’ll tell you a little about my interests, intentions, and fears…

Studying at the Faculty of Journalism at Suleiman Demirel University, I was convinced of two things: I was not mistaken in choosing a profession and now I need to make every effort that the profession was not mistaken about me. Confused? I will explain. My specialty is comprehensive. A journalist should be universal and at the same time have knowledge in almost any field of human activity. I was lucky that since childhood I was unhealthily curious.

I am particularly interested in political science, art and culture, the world of music and cinema in particular. I am a fan of creativity.
Therefore, in my plans to develop knowledge and skills in these areas not only at home, but also in other people, in new generations. I chuckled to instill in people an interest in learning everything. In the world of digital technology, this all fades into the background.

But like any person, I have fear. The fear that I may not be professional enough in these matters (not as an expert) is the fear that I will not have time to tell everything about everything, to convey information. Fear that in an endless stream of information somewhere a significant detail will be lost. After all, the details are what our whole life is made up of. And even my decision to become a journalist was the result of many fateful variables that finally developed into one meaning – to leave something valuable behind.

That’s all for now. Nice to meet you.

Теперь на русском, ведь я могла коряво перевести текст выше)

Меня зовут Эвелина Смагулова. И в этой записи я бы не хотела говорить много о себе, на самом деле. Считаю, что за человека говорят его дела и поступки. Поэтому расскажу немного о своих интересах, замыслах, страхах…

Обучаясь на факультете журналистики в университете имени Сулейман Демиреля, я убедилась в двух вещах: я не ошиблась с выбором профессии и теперь мне нужно прикладывать все усилия, чтобы профессия не ошибалась насчет меня. Запутанно? Поясню. Моя специальность всеобъемлющая. Журналист должен быть универсальным и при том иметь познания практически в любой сфере деятельности человека. Повезло, что я с детства была нездорово любопытной.
В особенности меня интересует политология, искусство и культура, мир музыки и кино в частности. Я поклонник творчества.

Поэтому в моих замыслах развить знания и навыки в этих областях не только у себя, но и в других людях, в новых поколениях. Я бы хотела привить людям интерес к изучению всего. В мире цифровых технологий это все отходит на второй план.

Но как и любого человека, у меня есть страх. Страх, что я могу быть недостаточно профессиональна в этих вопросах( не как эксперт) страх, что не успею рассказать все обо всем, донести информацию. Страх, что в бесконечном потоке информации где -то потеряется значимая деталь. Ведь детали – это то, из чего складывается вся наша жизнь. И даже мое решение стать журналистом стало результат множества судьбоносных переменных, которые наконец-то сложились в одно значение – оставить после себя что-то ценное.

На этом пока все. Приятно познакомиться.

Tokbolat Togusbayev. Turkic romanticism.

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Artists of the 60s are often credited with the title of the “Sixties.” To the number of such in the first rows correlate the name of Tokbolat Togusbayev.

In fact, his brushes belong to such paintings as “Steppe Ballada“ (1971-1972), “Song Days” (1987), “Sunny Days of Sanlak” (1990), ” Eastern Interior “ (1990), ” Ayak-Kap. Bride “ (1990). In the period of the artist’s creative activity there was a characteristic universal artistic experimentation.

As art critics note, the artist intuitively subordinates pictorial tools and techniques to the musical-rhythmic pattern of the image. It is not by chance that his best works are called “musical-graphic suites”, and they are created in different genres – subject canvases, landscape, still life, portrait. The names of the works speak already: “Patterns of songs of the steppes”, “Motive”,”Song Days”,”Melody”, “Singing Mountains”. There is a “song element” even in such seemingly “prosaic” works as “Word to the builders” (1973) and “Turksib, 1930″ (1987).

T.Toguzbaev graduated from the Alma-Ata Art School in 1965. His creative development falls on the period of thaw, when in art there is a thirst for change and experiments. In art began “severe style”. In the picturesque symbolism of the young artists of this time romantic aspirations of the era were manifested.

In numerous works, which reflect the traditions of nomadic culture, Tokbolat Togysbayev’s talent as a magnificent colorist and master of composition, who masterfully arranges the space of paintings, is especially powerful. It combines elements of folk arts and crafts, in particular, carpet weaving, with a personal color vision and creates a special festive mood.

Tokbolat Toguzbaev (1940-1996) studied in the workshop of Moldahmet Kenbaev. After graduating from college began to actively exhibit. And he achieved a lot – a member of the Artists’ Union of Kazakhstan, Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR, he was in demand and officially recognized. His works are represented in the central museums of our country: GMI RK them. A. Kasteev, National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Already in the era of Perestroika, he painted portraits of three great Kazakh biys – Tole-bi, Ayteke-bi, Kazybek-bi, which are now kept in the museum of the Presidential Center of Culture in Astana.

Olga Baturina, Candidate of Art History, Professor of KazNAA named after T. Zhurgenov, curator of the Zhaukhar Gallery gives her assessment of the work:

“Everything here is poetry and music. Everything in this picture is paradoxical, everything is not what it seems. The space is built conditionally, but filled with air. The paint of the painting is rich and bright, but there is no usual daylight.
Each centimeter of this canvas vibrates, each element is dynamic and stationary at the same time. Everything moves and stays out of time. The figures of people, the movement of birds, animals and even rivers are typified, immersed in a kind of mystical space – beautiful, dear, beloved, but incomprehensible. The lines are round, and the colors sound. The flight line of birds soars upward, and each of the birds is motionless. On the one hand, the whole space of the picture is filled with life – growth, flowering, flight (tall grasses, sunflowers, flowers, trees, birds, rushing horses – it’s just amazing how many heroes there are). On the other hand, everything here is Sufi contemplation. Native land as a heavenly place. Space of serenity and love. Tokbolat Togusbayev himself worked thoughtfully, without haste.Who understands life is not in a hurry. ”

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The “Moldanazar”

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Worthy representatives of musical authenticity – Kazakhstan group
” Moldanazar “

The creative beginning of the group Moldanazar laid the vocalist of the group Galymzhan Moldanazar since 2011. The lack of music education did not become an obstacle for a musician and a singer to achieve individuality in his work. The uniqueness of the Moldanazar performers is in the genres of synthpop, electro, funk, in which their music sounds in particular.

However, Galymzhan Moldanazar himself has repeatedly mentioned in an interview that he does not see the framework and does not want to drive himself into them, because you can lose your identity. The issue of ethno-identity is also relevant for the group by the fact that all the lyrics are written in the Kazakh language, which is native to the lead singer. The author of the texts does not assume the title of enlightener or popularizer, but the fact that interest in the language wakes up not only from the citizens of Kazakhstan, but also from foreign and near-neighboring countries, on the face.

The beginning…

The talented composer and performer was initially noticed by foreign musicians from the rock instrumental group “ Break of Reality ” with his song “ Aqpen Bіrge ” .

In February 2015, the State Philharmonic named by Zhambyl met an American group, and in the same place the group met Galymzhan.

Later, hundreds of Almaty residents managed to see the results of the creative tandem. A little later, on May 26, Galymzhan Moldanazar, as a solo artist, visited New York, where the musicians again performed together for a crowd of thousands of people.

Kanat Beisekeev, seeing this performance, shared his impressions:
“ This is really a great event, a reason for pride. I witnessed how the New York hall applauded and empathized Galyma. I saw how the guys shot this video, how the guys from the group admired our countryman “This is really a job that needs to be evaluated. ”

Later, Nurtas Adambaev, Kazakhstan’s actor and director, offered to collaborate with Galmyzhan. The work of Moldanazar, the song “Alistama”, became the soundtrack for the film “ Escape from the village. Operation Mahabbat ” . And for the film “Taraz” of the same director, the musician wrote the song “Sagym”

“Alistama” for
“ Escape from the village. Operation Mahabbat ” .

“Sagym” for
“Taraz” .

The subsequent wave of popularity has covered the performer with the release of the video “ Ozin gana” . The views of the composition at the moment are over 1 million. The work addressed the social theme of caring for parents, as well as the depth of human love.

Being my favorite performer, whose music punches all the strings of the soul, Galymzhan Moldanazar does not cease to amaze with the sincerity of his songs, simplicity and honesty of his personality.

The European format of music in coexistence with the Kazakh language, arranged in retro-style touches the younger generation for the soul.

Melody and uniqueness is all about Moldanazar.

On March 2 of this year, the group together with the creative duo “Qonyratbay Fam” performed on the stage of “Hard Rock Cafe” in Almaty, leaving indelible impressions. The musical rave shared by all the musicians captured the spirit of all the guests of the evening.

Photos of those moments from concert

Touching clip and song “Zhanym sol” 2017 by Moldanazar group

Director – Aisultan Seitov
Director of Photography – Azamat Dulatov
Producer – Erkebulan Kurishbayev
Postproduction – AnyKey
Production Designer – Aliya Kosaeva
Sound producer – Airat Yumagulov
Casting – Cast.kz (special thanks to Madina Zhanadilova and Nazerka Sikenova)

The laureate of immortal art- Alpysbai Kazgulov

Published on 25.02.2019 by Evelina Smagulova1 Comment

Kazgulov Alpysbai – Kazakhstan genius of painting. In his works, literally, all the colors of life are raging art, so subtly combining the eclecticism of all styles of fine art. He is the author of over 6,000 paintings, a collector of 2,000 works of graphics, painting, and sculpture. In his works, literally, all the colors of life are raging art, so subtly combining the eclecticism of all styles of fine art.

He is an honorary member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan since 2001, a participant in exhibitions of professional masters of the fine art of the Republican and all-union levels. Alpysbai Kazygulov repeatedly participated in foreign exhibitions: Russia, Japan, the Netherlands and Belgium, the persons who saw the work of talent.

In the canvases of Alpysbi Kazygulov intertwined reality and a fantastic tale of the Kazakh steppe. The images of the girls are exquisitely conveyed, the nomad’s fighting spirit is vividly displayed. A charming palette of colors awakens a stream of thoughts and feelings in the mind of a person who is seeing the picture of a person. Such a true master of his work.

“… And yet I consider myself only a beginner creator, as if to speak more precisely – studying an artist …. Now, after already 40 or 45 years, I begin to understand that everything that is writing – from childhood. What I saw then, what houses, camels, mud huts – now everything seems to be floating in my memory …”
Alpysbai Kazgulov

A piece of biography…

Alpysbai Nagymetovich Kazygulov was born on September 25, 1958, in the city of Aralsk of the Aral district of the present Kyzylorda region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The talented painter was Born in the family of Nygomet Kazygulov, power engineer previously worked in the system of fisheries of the republic. Mother, who was called Urzia, was also distinguished in society by her industriousness. Many of the Kazygulov family landmarks were order-bearers, teachers, doctors, and warlords. Known from the Kazygulov family, Alpysbai’s elder brother – Sharkhan Kazygulov, prose writer, publicist, translator, PR manager. In 1975, A.Kazigulov finishes 9th grade. The family moves to Almaty. Around this time, the environmental problem of drying up on the Aral Sea, which will have tragic consequences for the entire region for many more years.
In 1980, a young man graduated from the graphic arts department of the Abai Kazakh Pedagogical Institute.

Photos from the book about the artist and his life

Art and Promise

“The artist’s roads are generally short, if not lengthened by their tireless search”

the rule, to which the painter is true

The path of the young talent was highlighted by numerous successes. However, recognition and fame did not make Alpysbai Kazygulov mercantile, conceited. He still evaluates his work objectively. It is admitted:

“I have been at the easel for thirty years, but the farther, the more I understand that I am just learning to draw”.
Alpysbai Kazgulov

Pictures are filled with the same content as their creator. The nomadic lifestyle of the Kazakh people in the works of the author is so detailed and symbolic that the admiration takes place in the soul and mind. The joyful play of colors and shades personify the path of the nomadic people from darkness to eternal light. The author describes his creations as a necessity of striving for movement:

”With my canvases I strive to talk about how the people, overcoming difficulties, go to a brighter life. Through the play of colors and lines, I want to convey my mood. My mood is the mood of my people, because I am part of it.”

Alpysbai Kazygulov is a patriot of his homeland and people because the life of ancestors became the leitmotif of his creative activity.

“In my paintings, I want to show that at the beginning of the XXI century, we, the Kazakhs, are only in a good mood. The entire Kazakh philosophy of life is built on a positive, there are no dark tones in it, in other words, what is being done is all for the better. That is, the road is the way to a bright future, and I am sure that our people deserve it!”

About collecting…

“Collecting pictures is like an obsession! If you saw the picture and you liked it, you are just shaking, day and night you think about it. This is a strange excitement, I would even say a disease. ”

The picturesque treasury of paintings by prominent artists is replenished by Kazygulov himself periodically. Many young talents of the easel and brush have the honor to be in the personal collection of the artist. Alpysbai Kazygulov explains his hobby by the need to enlighten people not only by the works of already famous picture writers.

works from the Instagram page of A.Kazgulov

How to be an artist in Kazakhstan?

The hero speaks very fairly and honestly about the position of artists in modern Kazakhstan: “Unfortunately, in our country, there is no former prestige of the artist. In Soviet times, artists were given workshops, apartments, villas, garages. … now the artists do not feel any attention to themselves either from the Ministry of Culture or, unfortunately, from the akimats.”

“ In 2007, on the 80th anniversary of one of Kazakhstan’s iconic artists, Kanafi Temirbulatovich Telzhanov, the author of the painting “Kokpar”, considered the best work, reflecting the national mentality of the Kazakhs, representatives of the akimat (edit.-Kazakhstan’s city government) found nothing more than throwing one chapan (edit.- Kazakh national cloth) on the shoulders of the hero of the day..”,– said the artist.

“ I hope that the time will come when power will be treated with respect to artists. We, artists, must feel that we are needed by society, that our paintings bring people knowledge, intelligence and all the brightest things that are connected with progress. ”

Disagree with the words of the artist can not. Indeed, the society of creative workers of Kazakhstan is experiencing its not best times, remaining in the shadow of indifference, people do not give up the vocations of their lives, serving in the name of creativity.

“Today, in Kazakhstan, people often lack authoritative opinions of creative people. At the same time, what kind of social position can we talk about, if at the present time many artists cannot even earn their own bread, pay their rent? ”

Alpysbai Kazygulov remains surprisingly intelligent, disinterested, kind and humane, while his unimaginably beautiful and filigree work has been breathing for a dozen years and will be the eternal property of our people. In 2005, Alpysbay Kazygulov won the international award “European Union of Arts named after Masaryk”. Now he lives and works in Almaty, where his workshop is located. Last year, a personal exhibition of his paintings was held in Astana.

Maestro at work in his workshop and at the galleries

Other works of Alpysbai Kazgulov

Aral motives.2001
Batyrs. (warrior)1992
Meeting the guests. 2002
The yard of my childhood. 2003
The game. 1990
Caravan.1999
Caravan-2.1999
Marzhan. 1993
Mirage. 1993
The night. 1998
Hunter and bird. 1989
Noon.Heat.1999
A fligt above the Baikonur. 1991
Farewell to the bride. 2000
Beauty walk. 1992
Travellers.1998
Dawn.1994
Dawn.2003
King-Fish.1992

New Qazaq Music Culture

Published on 17.02.201917.02.2019 by Evelina SmagulovaLeave a comment

The last 2 years have been hit in Kazakhstan by a huge number of singers and musicians. The lion’s share of them is young, ambitious performers of the pop genre. Others have shown initiative in musical diversity. About who and how to play music in this article.

Almaty has long been known as the alma mater of jazz music. Almaty jazz penetrated to the world jazz venues.

Talented Jazz Follower – M’Dee

Madi Toktarov is a young 19-year-old performer and composer from Kazakhstan, better known under the pseudonym M’Dee.

M’Dee is the tube mixing of the real Almaty spirit, the spiritual notes of retro, reincarnated into the fresh sound of a deep house with a modern soul flow.

Romance of the best times of A’Studio and the novelty of the funk of the French Daft Punk – an incredible gloss of a decade of beautiful hairstyles and wide trousers, along with the sounds of sticking vinyl records in a home recording.

The singer’s song “Exhale- Inhale”.

The New Presentators of Indie – Qonyratbay Fam

Qonyratbay Fam – is music band from the city of Almaty, performing original compositions in indie genre. Founded in 2015 by brother and sister.

The Qonyratbay Fam duet (@qonyratbayfamily) is a bright representative of Kazakhstani indie music. Brother and sister, Sultanali and Bibi-Hadisha Kogatyratbai, recorded covers at home and laid out on the Internet, until one day they were noticed by Galymzhan Moldanazar.

They perform songs in the Kazakh language and fell in love with our public for the beautiful and unusual melancholy for domestic music, beautiful voice and chords.

How and where does Kazakhstan sound? About Far In Gate group.

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The evolution of musical creativity in Kazakhstan continues to amaze. The melodies of the songs of our domestic artists are a symbiosis of a wide variety of musical styles.

Generally, in our beloved land, once in 5 years, creative individuals are born, but in most cases, these suddenly and brightly revived “comets” begin to disappear from view, leaving behind only the sparkling train of their music. Increasingly, our young artists are becoming the favorites of the young public. However, with recognition to talented and interesting musicians, it should be noted that sometimes they find the response of their work not in their homeland, but somewhere in a foreign land. Excellent examples of this: Zzara, Jah Khalib, Scryptonite, Cardio Beat, The Jigits etc.

In fact, we have many promising young performers, whose praiseworthy work remains beyond what they have seen and heard. Contemplate and perceive by ear they can only through social. networks. After all, the national radio and television channels demonstrate mainly already known to all in this area figures.

Almaty is the cradle of musical creativity in Kazakhstan. Over the 200 years of its existence, the city heard a variety of performers and musicians. Only since 2014, the first unique indie-rock band “Far in Gate” has appeared singing in the Kazakh language throughout Kazakhstan. So I took an interview with the vocalist of this group, Jannel.

-My name is Zhanel Zhusupova, I am the vocalist of the group “Far in Gate”.We play music in the genre of an alternative. We write our songs in the Kazakh language.

–Which is extremely individual. Moving on to the first question: what is music for you?

-It’s a lifetime. The story of every person who writes it. Limitless emotions and beautiful sounds. Whatever I do, music always goes with me. This is the air that I breathe.

-Whose work influenced you in your musical development?

–In childhood, in summer my parents took me to the village where my cousin,Assel, spent a lot of time with me listening to different genres of music and it all remained in my memory.

-At what point did the realization come that music isn’t just a hobby?

-I was engaged in music at the same time seriously and not. I didn’t understand this could lead me to the “big” stage. I think all my desires and visualizations somehow brought people into my life who contributed to what I am now.

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“ About destiny. To me the main thing is taking the first step by yourself.I just started to put covers on YouTube and the Universe began to bring people to me.The first one is Ilyas (he’s the founder of the group), who invited me to the group. ”
Jannel

-Alternative rock in our country isn’t popular. Is it difficult to find fame in the country where “Toi” motifs sound?

-Rock genre is immortal. Always was, is and will be. In our country, many people love rock, but the problem is that there’s no high-quality text or interesting arrangement. If you give it to people in a quality form, people will love it.

-Very personal in your songs performed during the performances, what emotions overcome, don’t you get emotionally recall all the past?

-To some extent, it also helps to heal wounds. Of course, it can be difficult, you’ll never deceive the listener. But this is all the buzz, especially for the masochists (laughs).

“It’s never impossible to predict what the listeners will like. You have to do what you love. You can always find your listener. It is important to do honestly.”

-When something strongly impacts on you?

-Yes, the best event for me happened in the summer, during a music festival. We first played “Alysta” after release. When the whole hall started singing with me it was indescribable! Raun (bass-guitar) and I looked at each other and we were shocked people were singing our song. When you write, you don’t know whether a person will sing it. Then the realization that we are doing something of great value came.

One of the most popular Far in Gate s songs is “Alysta”

Far In Gate

– Similar to the first question: What is “Far in Gate” for you?

–“Far in Gate” is a teenager who grows, develops. It has a little childishness. A character is formed, who wants to show everyone that he is worth something. This is definitely one person, we all – are one. We can’t without each other, everyone performs a specific function, like one organism. The teenager will grow up and be a very strong person…

Meeting with Far in Gate. 2018. Smagulova Evelina
**Iliyas, Jannel,Vika, Rauan**

This group is one of a kind. Having met these guys alive, there will be no doubt about their sincerity and commitment to creativity. Young musicians literally live their lives with music and reflect their lives in music. February 14, the guys held a free concert in the bar “All Saints”.

Enjoy their music and atmosphere can any lover of rock music.

Batyrkhan Shukenov. Nightingale of Kazakhstan

Published on 09.02.2019 by Evelina Smagulova2 Comments

His name was sung by all the countries of the Soviet Union and the songs of the A-Studio collective are still heard in the playlists of Kazakhstan. Because it is impossible to forget the name of our most talented and sweet nightingale, Batyr.

About the work of the singer, the most famous Julia and love…

The starting point of the creative journey was 1982 when the young student of the conservatory of K.Sagyrbaev began to study the game on saxophone. A little later, the year was marked by a fateful meeting with Bengali Serkebaev, Bulat Syzdykov, and Vladimir Mikloshych, who invited him as a saxophonist to the already known Kazakhstan group “Aray”. After five years, the young musicians would leave the group under the prerogative of Roza Rymbaeva and go to the flat with their own group “Alma-Ata”, a little later “A-Studio”.

Batyrkhan Shukenov at a concert.

Well, then “Christmas songs”, Moscow concerts and performances. “A-Studio” becomes a reason for the pride of the whole country. So begins the path of the brilliant artist…

“The Way Without Stops” song opens the golden list of A-Studio`s songs. The following hit “Juliya” make a real music resonance. Such Kazakh “Julia” was sung by all nationalities at the same time honoring the independence of Kazakhstan. In particular, this song opened a ticket to a new life for children from Kazakhstan.

According to the deceased, the composition was revived by the rebellion in the late 90s fashion for foreign culture:

“Volodya Mikloshich, who composed the lyrics, felt these moods among the people, and the effect was powerful. Beautiful arrangement, good performance and text, which is nothing complicated, you just need to remember the name – Juliya. “

Excerpt from the song " Juliya" 

"...Discontinued the former deception, 
We are divided by the ocean
 Goodbye and forget
Back don't go that way
 Why sadness reminds me of your name?
 Well, let.
 I will repeat it again to myself,
 Julia..."

As acknowledged by his relatives, friends, colleagues and acquaintances, Batyr, as they called him, was a man of pure soul, not concealing resentment and evil, which people from show business rarely are. His good nature towards others and humanity are provable by his charitable activities, which the singer himself did not disclose.

Love for music, people and native land embodied in full in the artist’s solo musical project started from “Otan-ana”. Songs dedicated to Kazakhstan and performed with the penetration, touch with the sound not only every Kazakhstan’s citizen.

Otan-ana, Batyrkhan Shukenov

With such careful words, the singer praises the lands of his native land. To the great regret of the nation, a unique and unsurpassed link in folk art left this world at the age of 51 years.

Batyrkhan Shukenov left behind a great heritage, love in the hearts of people. Together with the genius, the youth of an entire era has gone. But the love given by Batyrkhan will remain to live forever…

The Hero That I Want To Be

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To whom do we dedicate thankful speeches? Our heroes…

Andrea in the play of Bertolt Brecht “The Life of Galileo” regretted: “Unhappy is the country in which there are no heroes …”, to which Galileo replied: “No! Unhappy is a country that needs heroes. ”

Without indulging in childish dreams of the desired hero, I will only say that I want to be every respected Kazakhstani, who left his unshakable trace of a pen or melody in the memory of fellow citizens. Without indulging in childish dreams of the desired hero, I will only say that I want to be like every respected Kazakh who left his unshakable trace of a pen or melody in the memory of his fellow citizens. The history of our glorious steppe remembers many who enlightened and dedicated their lives for the good of their homeland.

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Writers, writers, musicians and actors, politicians and military, archaeologists and Hippocrates served – this is an innumerable list of sons and daughters of the great Central Asian mother who contributed their thanks.

For me, the outstanding prototype of a model citizen of Kazakhstan becomes a law-abiding, educated and intelligent man, favoring for freedom and justice, a peaceful sky over his head. Ilias Esenberlin, Murat Kusainov, Dinmukhammed Kunaev, Batyrkhan Shukenov, Aliya Moldagulova, Olzhas Suleimenov, Abylkhan Kasteev, Abay Kunanbayev, Alibi Mambetov, and other prominent personalities can be a concrete definition of this image. What unites all these people? Genuine patriotism, originality of thinking, unlimited desire to achieve a better position for the Kazakh society, breadth of views and knowledge, democratic nature and love, addiction to their activities.

In the Kazakh language, there is a phrase “Naghyz Qazaq”, denoting a person with a clearly constructed system of Kazakh values. Sometimes you can argue with the paradox of this concept because not every Kazakh from birth can carry this title because of its disunity with the cultural and moral world of our country. Ilyas Esenberlin, the first who comes to mind at the mention of these two words. His whole life was a demonstration of the struggle of internal resistance to the external unsuccessful installation of social Kazakhstan. Among Kazakh writers, he was perhaps the first to devote his pen to the complex and acute topic of the struggle of the Kazakh people for national independence and the acquisition of statehood. High moral values helped the writer to fight the oppression of the political elite, who did not want to honor a talented person. The fact of the participation of Ilyas Esenberlin in the Great Patriotic War even before the start of creative activity without discussion praises him as a patriot of an active civic position.

Each country needs such people because this person serves as a model of selflessness and spiritual affection for my homeland. For myself, by the term “Hero” I understand a person overflowing with similar qualities and deeds. Modern citizens can also serve as examples of “heroes”, their names have not yet been studied, but the acts of every day change the course of the current history of our day.

Star of Shaken Aimanov’s “Qazaqfilm”

Published on 04.02.201915.02.2019 by Evelina SmagulovaLeave a comment

11 years ago, among the names of prominent Kazakhstan people, the name of the Multiple Medalist of European film festivals, Emir Baigazin, appeared. The creativity of Baygazin found fame from his first term works and continues to glorify the domestic cinema. Proof of that is the film “The River” that won the Grand Prix at the Film Festival in Portugal in 2018. It is noteworthy that Emir Baygazin acted as a screenwriter, cameraman, producer, and editor.

The Golden Lion Prize of the Horizons program at the 75th Venice Film Festival for Best Direction and a resident grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

“River”, the final film of the trilogy of the Kazakh director and screenwriter about the difficult fate of Kazakhstani teenagers.

It is noteworthy that Baygazin works in the direction of copyright cinema and art -house. To the final chord of the trilogy, Baigazin brought his creative method of aesthetic observation almost to perfection.

Filmmaker’s way

In 1894 a talented film director, producer, and editor Emir Baigazin was born in the village of Tamdy, Aktyubinsk region. However, the disclosure of talent was promoted by a long search for oneself, and then also self-identification in film art. At the age of 20, Baigazin arrived in Almaty for admission to a theater actor in KazNAA named after T. K. Zhurgenova but ultimately chooses specialty filmmaker. The two-minute short film “Step”, half of which are scenes of intercourse, brought Baigazinu a ticket to the Korean Film Academy.

In February 2013, Emir Baigazin with the debut feature film “Harmony Lessons ” became the first Kazakhstani director to participate in the main competition of the Internanational Berlin Film Festival. The film about hazing in a rural school received the Silver Bear for outstanding artistic achievements at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival. In February 2015,Emir Baigazin won the prize of the Foundation of the First President. In 2016, the drama of 4 novels “The Wounded Angel” won the prize for Best Film at the international festival Funf Seen Filmfest in Germany, the Special Jury Prize at the festival in Jeju, the prize “Best Director” at the Art Film Fest in Kosice (Slovakia) and the main prize of the Transformation Film Awards 2017 film award in the nomination “For attention to the problems and dreams of the younger generation”

Problems of cinema perceptions in Kazakhstan

We are accustomed to reproaching the directors of the art-house for “dill”, because, in the opinion of many, they see only the bad in the country, they intentionally exaggerate the colors and show only problems.

First of all, I make films to be in good professional form. I think it would be wrong if an artist thinks about where he would like to put a picture, what prize he would like to receive. Therefore, no, I think more about to myself, about what I really would like to express in this picture. I am thinking about how my work will develop in the context of exactly the project I’m working on”

said Emir Baigazin .

Some viewers note that the film “River” is not tied to domestic locations, although the film was shot in Kazakhstan. It seems that everything has been done to ensure that the story was absolutely universal, capable of happening anywhere, and not only in our realities. This effect worked: viewers of the Tokyo Film Festival were delighted with the film.

The director positively assesses the national cinema:
“I believe that there is a growth in the creation of commercial films. However, I am not an expert in the field of criticism of these films. It seems to me that the state of affairs in Kazakhstani cinema is good.”

Emir Baigazin to 35 years of his cinema art has established itself worldwide. The full value of his work glorifies the name of the Kazakh national film studio of feature films and documentaries “Kazakhfilm” named after Shaken Aimanov.

Kazakh History through Modern Illustrations

Published on 27.01.201915.02.2019 by Evelina Smagulova3 Comments

Illustrations to the children’s Encyclopedia of Kazakhstan “Legends of ancient Kazakhstan”. Author Assol Sas.

Assol Sas, an illustrator from Almaty. A year before the start of the 2000s, she graduated the Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Since 1995, Assol has done illustrations of the Republican newspapers “Sobesednik”, “Karavan-Glik”, “Karavan”, “Zhuma-Friday” and the magazines “Zerkalo”, “Tandem” and “Season”.

An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games, and films.

As a rule, an illustration saturates the transmitted thought.

“ In childhood, I hid behind books from reality ”

On the author’s course book illustration.
Almaty
May 2016.

For May 2016 Sas decided to open the author’s course on book illustration.

As acknowledged by the illustrator, when she did not have work orders, she wrote a fairy tale and illustrated it. Assol is a very welcome guest at various workshops. From the age of 19, starting to work with his father, creativity turned into a profession. Creativity Assol Sas absorbs the spirit of the Kazakh ethnic group and the identity of our culture. The art of the girl combines fragments of historical content transmitted in a modern painting form.
Assol has a lot of experience in creating illustrations. She always in her work gave priority to the book graphics – one of the most difficult areas in the visual arts.

– It is very interesting for me to create different images, each time trying to understand what exactly the author wanted to say in order to convey his ideas. Most of all I like to do illustrations for dramatic works, to ponder upon the images of heroes. For example, I would very much like to illustrate the works of Shakespeare. I will never undertake to illustrate a book in which there is no drama at all, ”Assol shared.

Most of the artist’s works, drawn for the children’s encyclopedia are presented below.