The buildings of the State Institute of Economy and Management and the Turkmen State Institute of Culture and apartment houses for workers of culture and art have been put into operation recently in the south of the Turkmen capital. Two new districts of beautiful white-marble buildings decorated with colourful pictures created by monumental art designers Chary Saryev, Meret Bayramov and Muhammet Gochmuradov were raised in the Turkmen capital.
Monumental art is distinguished for a specific impact it has on people, and therefore it is characterized by high civil emotionality and patriotic pathos.
“Before starting the work on the pictures we together with my colleagues thought that they should reflect the age-old rich cultural traditions of the Turkmen people. So, we decided to use the carpet patterns,” said Chary Saryevich.
Indeed, all pictures decorating the houses resemble the Turkmen carpets by their ornamental decision and noble range of colours. The small ceramic tiles of the size of 1.5 x1.5 centimetres used to lay the mosaic conveys all subtle shades of painters’ ideas.
The ensemble composition of the economic town begins with the mosaic depicting five gyols (carpet patterns) placed in the same way as those on the national flag of Turkmenistan. On the both sides the patterns are framed with the ornament symbolizing infinity. They symbolize eternal unity and solidarity of the Turkmen people. It should be noted that the upper and lower parts of the picture replicate the star-shaped patterns used by ancient architects in the Meana-baba architectural complex.
One of the pictures depicts the image of a Turkmen national brooch gulyaka - the most popular women's jewellery. Its geometric pattern reproduces a pattern which decorates the portal of the Mashhad-Misrian cathedral mosque dating back to XII-XIII centuries.
The Cholam mosaic is a thematic element. It depicts a carpet ribbon which traditionally girds the top of yurts during the family festivities and celebrations. The carpet pattern on this picture as if brings the warmth, comfort and family happiness of the ancient hearth to a modern house.
The other big panel entitled “The Tree of Life” depicts a stylized tree, each branch of which is someone's fate, by means of the carpet elements. The dialogue between the painters and citizens and guests to the Turkmen capital is concluded with the bright buoyant composition Nagysh – red tulips are blooming under the sun against the background of the carpet pattern gochak.
Nowadays monumental mosaic compositions appear in the other parts of the capital. Their range of colours are laconic and noble like the Turkmen carpets, so it can be rightfully said that today the Turkmen carpet is not only a decoration of homes and offices in Turkmenistan but also a prevailing architectural style. In today’s architecture the ancient art of carpet weavers, jewellers and architects has started to speak the modern language.
Monumental art is distinguished for a specific impact it has on people, and therefore it is characterized by high civil emotionality and patriotic pathos.
“Before starting the work on the pictures we together with my colleagues thought that they should reflect the age-old rich cultural traditions of the Turkmen people. So, we decided to use the carpet patterns,” said Chary Saryevich.
Indeed, all pictures decorating the houses resemble the Turkmen carpets by their ornamental decision and noble range of colours. The small ceramic tiles of the size of 1.5 x1.5 centimetres used to lay the mosaic conveys all subtle shades of painters’ ideas.
The ensemble composition of the economic town begins with the mosaic depicting five gyols (carpet patterns) placed in the same way as those on the national flag of Turkmenistan. On the both sides the patterns are framed with the ornament symbolizing infinity. They symbolize eternal unity and solidarity of the Turkmen people. It should be noted that the upper and lower parts of the picture replicate the star-shaped patterns used by ancient architects in the Meana-baba architectural complex.
One of the pictures depicts the image of a Turkmen national brooch gulyaka - the most popular women's jewellery. Its geometric pattern reproduces a pattern which decorates the portal of the Mashhad-Misrian cathedral mosque dating back to XII-XIII centuries.
The Cholam mosaic is a thematic element. It depicts a carpet ribbon which traditionally girds the top of yurts during the family festivities and celebrations. The carpet pattern on this picture as if brings the warmth, comfort and family happiness of the ancient hearth to a modern house.
The other big panel entitled “The Tree of Life” depicts a stylized tree, each branch of which is someone's fate, by means of the carpet elements. The dialogue between the painters and citizens and guests to the Turkmen capital is concluded with the bright buoyant composition Nagysh – red tulips are blooming under the sun against the background of the carpet pattern gochak.
Nowadays monumental mosaic compositions appear in the other parts of the capital. Their range of colours are laconic and noble like the Turkmen carpets, so it can be rightfully said that today the Turkmen carpet is not only a decoration of homes and offices in Turkmenistan but also a prevailing architectural style. In today’s architecture the ancient art of carpet weavers, jewellers and architects has started to speak the modern language.
