Ulkar Aliyeva
Born in 1995 | Baku, Azerbaijan
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aliyeva.ulker.95@gmail.com
Education:
2017: Faculty of Art Studies, Azerbaijan State Art Academy
2013: Painting, Gymnasium of Arts within the National Conservatory
She is perhaps somewhere in the center of creative life. Ulkar tries to manifest this creative process in her artistic activity, as well as in the field of art history and research as an art critic. For this reason, after receiving her secondary education at the Republican Gymnasium of Arts and Sciences, Aliyeva continued her higher education at the Azerbaijan State Art Academy in the field of art studies.
In her works, static images are combined with the expressive language of the oriental miniature style, bright colors, conventional and generalized images. At the same time, some features of her favorite Qajar style can be one of the main sources of inspiration.
In general, the primary criterion for her in her works is to be sincere. The artist thinks that every artist can create individual works far from "memorization" by relying on his/her sincere feelings and thoughts, his/her mood in the creative process.
What she sees, hears, reads, etc. for a moment in her creative works. anything can become a main theme. Or a quick scribble can lead to an interesting idea. Therefore, Aliyeva thinks that it is necessary to follow new searches every moment.
The main object of research in her works is images - human identity. Over time, "her people" try to break stereotypes - to express themselves as just a person, freed from social and public burdens. For example, at some points, people have to "disguise themselves" in front of those stereotypes created by society, adapt the process of formation as an individual to those "haves and have-nots". In "The Red Room" there is a character who thinks about her true identity when she is alone with herself.
The images of women are especially prominent in her works. However, what is important here is not their description in artificial beauty frames created in our consciousness, but the mood of that moment. Although it sounds good to the ears at first, the moral burden of the society is "a woman is weak and delicate", "a woman is strong", "a woman is actually superior", "a woman should be like this, she should do this" and so on. Against her statements, a woman is just a person and can have all human feelings. This is sometimes what quiet, serious, static "women" mean.
It is also possible to observe a different approach to traditional themes and images in some of her works. Experiments on images play a key role in this approach. These characters, in turn, are ready to become heroes of new stories that each of us will invent.
In addition to painting, Ulkar has been working as a curator of the "Modern Trinity" team, of which she is a member, for several years. As a team, they try to make everyone closer to contemporary art by collaborating traditional and modern art in mobile exhibitions organized in our regions.
She acted as the team's curator at the individual exhibition of artist Islam Ahmadli called "Manifestation" organized in Baku.
Exhibitions:
2017: "From Yesterday to Today". Baku. 2015 (Azerbaijan Union of Artists)
"Voice of Youth" festival. Baku. (Ministry of Culture of AR)
2017: "Trash cans in colored hands" project. Guba.
2018: "Green Art". Baku.
2019: "Environmental problems through the eyes of young people". Baku (Ministry of Youth and Sports of AR)
2021: "Modern Trinity" mobile exhibition. Gabala.
2022: "Manifestation". Baku "Modern Trinity" individual exhibition (as curator)
Born in 1995 | Baku, Azerbaijan
aliyeva.ulker.95@gmail.com
Education:
2017: Faculty of Art Studies, Azerbaijan State Art Academy
2013: Painting, Gymnasium of Arts within the National Conservatory
She is perhaps somewhere in the center of creative life. Ulkar tries to manifest this creative process in her artistic activity, as well as in the field of art history and research as an art critic. For this reason, after receiving her secondary education at the Republican Gymnasium of Arts and Sciences, Aliyeva continued her higher education at the Azerbaijan State Art Academy in the field of art studies.
In her works, static images are combined with the expressive language of the oriental miniature style, bright colors, conventional and generalized images. At the same time, some features of her favorite Qajar style can be one of the main sources of inspiration.
In general, the primary criterion for her in her works is to be sincere. The artist thinks that every artist can create individual works far from "memorization" by relying on his/her sincere feelings and thoughts, his/her mood in the creative process.
What she sees, hears, reads, etc. for a moment in her creative works. anything can become a main theme. Or a quick scribble can lead to an interesting idea. Therefore, Aliyeva thinks that it is necessary to follow new searches every moment.
The main object of research in her works is images - human identity. Over time, "her people" try to break stereotypes - to express themselves as just a person, freed from social and public burdens. For example, at some points, people have to "disguise themselves" in front of those stereotypes created by society, adapt the process of formation as an individual to those "haves and have-nots". In "The Red Room" there is a character who thinks about her true identity when she is alone with herself.
The images of women are especially prominent in her works. However, what is important here is not their description in artificial beauty frames created in our consciousness, but the mood of that moment. Although it sounds good to the ears at first, the moral burden of the society is "a woman is weak and delicate", "a woman is strong", "a woman is actually superior", "a woman should be like this, she should do this" and so on. Against her statements, a woman is just a person and can have all human feelings. This is sometimes what quiet, serious, static "women" mean.
It is also possible to observe a different approach to traditional themes and images in some of her works. Experiments on images play a key role in this approach. These characters, in turn, are ready to become heroes of new stories that each of us will invent.
In addition to painting, Ulkar has been working as a curator of the "Modern Trinity" team, of which she is a member, for several years. As a team, they try to make everyone closer to contemporary art by collaborating traditional and modern art in mobile exhibitions organized in our regions.
She acted as the team's curator at the individual exhibition of artist Islam Ahmadli called "Manifestation" organized in Baku.
Exhibitions:
2017: "From Yesterday to Today". Baku. 2015 (Azerbaijan Union of Artists)
"Voice of Youth" festival. Baku. (Ministry of Culture of AR)
2017: "Trash cans in colored hands" project. Guba.
2018: "Green Art". Baku.
2019: "Environmental problems through the eyes of young people". Baku (Ministry of Youth and Sports of AR)
2021: "Modern Trinity" mobile exhibition. Gabala.
2022: "Manifestation". Baku "Modern Trinity" individual exhibition (as curator)
7 Gözəl, 2018
Indian princess Furak, 2018
In the red room, 2020