Fazil Najafov Explained
Fazil Imamverdi oghlu Najafov (Azerbaijani: Fazil İmamverdi oğlu Nəcəfov, 16 February 1935 – 11 July 2023) was an Azerbaijani sculptor and painter. He was a People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2002) and one of the founders of the avant-garde style in Azerbaijani sculpture.[1]
Biography
Fazil Najafov was born in Baku in 1935. In 1955, he graduated from Azim Azimzade State Art School. He graduated from the Surikov Moscow Art Institute in 1961. The sculpture composition "Explanation" of the artist, who participated in exhibitions since the 1960s, and later the work "Oilman" attracted the public's attention.[2]
In 2014, Najafov created a monument to the composer Gara Garayev, which was installed in the center of Baku.[3]
Currently, the works of Fazil Najafov form a significant part of the collection of Baku Museum of Modern Art.[4] In January 2019, the presentation of the documentary film "Stones looking at the sky" dedicated to the work of Fazil Najafov was held.[5]
Najafov died on 11 July 2023, at the age of 88.[6]
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Каракмазли Д. "В камне я слышу долгое молчание". 2009 год . 23 February 2019 . 13 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913082900/http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/exo/exo_oktyabr2009/93371.htm . live .
- Web site: Lalə Azəri. Yaxşı sənətkar hər yerdə özünü sübut edəcək. anl.az. Mədəniyyət. 17 March 2016. 15 May 2015. 19 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219084613/http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/medeniyyet/2015/may/437236.htm. live.
- Web site: Памятник Кара Караеву— памятник, который стал украшением Баку . 25 February 2019. 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125956/http://www.echo.az/article.php?aid=59253 . dead .
- Web site: Əfəndizadə R. Bakıda Qara Qarayevin heykəli. 2014 il . 25 February 2019 . 13 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913031205/http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/medeniyyet/2014/aprel/359910.htm . live .
- Web site: Xalq rəssamı Fazil Nəcəfov haqqında film çəkilib . 25 February 2019 . 15 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615094940/https://azertag.az/xeber/Xalq_ressami_Fazil_Necefov_haqqinda_film_chekilib-1234424 . live .
- News: Умер народный художник Фазиль Наджафов . 12 July 2023 . Media.az . 12 July 2023.
- Web site: Təsviri sənət xadimlərinə Azərbaycan Respublikası fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı . 30 May 2002. e-qanun.az . 1 March 2021. 12 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712141528/http://www.e-qanun.az/framework/1691 . live.
- Web site: F.İ.Nəcəfovun “Şöhrət” ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı . 15 February 2020. e-qanun.az . 1 March 2021.