The exhibition "Uzbekistan: Avant-Garde in the Desert" at the Savitsky State Museum of Art in Nukus will continue its work until 1 June 2025.
The artist Ruvim Mazel first came to Turkmenistan in 1915 and by the will of fate stayed here to work at the first art school for Red Army soldiers, which was later called "Strike School of Eastern Art". The painter was inspired by the intricate patterns of the Turkmen carpet, devoted his art essays to its drawing, stylising his own art to the curves of its ornamentation. This is how Mazel's most famous works from the "The Steppe Speaks" series appeared, built from geometric figures similar in style to the well-known examples of the artistic avant-garde of the 20s.
🖼 Ruvim Mazel, "The Steppe Speaks" series, 1925