Festival "East - West. Tashkent Crossroad"

         
Historical review

Specific geographical position in the centre of Eurasian continent – from anciant times, developed appeared and developed the unique civilization on the territory of actual Uzbekistan. Regardless of relative distance from other (civilized centers)- led to the formation of an original culture in the middle of Caravan routes. Through this region there was an active exchange of goods and ideas between the countries of East and West, Asia and Europe.  

Conglomerate of these tropes named in the 19th century as a Great Silk Road, has caused the great interest of scientists, studding different aspects of this phenomenon. There is an interest of representatives of humanitarian sciences.

Discoveries of archeologists and scientists, analytical works of historians of arts and linguists, led to understand how the ancient world, giving the feeling of deep respect for wisdom of the ancestors.

Peculiar attention to the ideas of «The Great Silk Road» and the sources of spiritual origins appears from representatives of creative sphere. Discoveries of scholars hunt the imagination of artist’s composers, poets, stimulating the creation of original art works.  Which in their turn increases the interest of wide public, particularly the youth for their history.

 In the period of Independense of Uzbekistan thanks to the creative liberty, given to the artists and  the formation of Art Academy of Uzbekistan appeared the new generation of artists, who are more and more actively participating in the cultural life inside and outside the republic.

This generation based on strong national cultural background manifests itself in all aspects of contemporary arts.


Describtion of the Festival:

Annual Festival of Actual Video and Photo Art «East-West.Tashkent Crossroad» makes possible to present, compare and synthesize both of two mediums of arts.

Firstly, the increasing curiosity for ancient history, traditions and sources of spirituality of own people, grows the interest towards the different cultures of neighboring countries.

Secondly, acquaints the people of Uzbekistan with the best samples of contemporary art from abroad, to solidify the interaction of different cultures. As an example could be the archive of photo materials from House of Photography and documentary films from «Uzbekcinema» funds one the one hand and the presentation of actual video and photo arts on the other.

1.    The task of the Festival is to present only two mediums of contemporary art to wide public: photo and video in all aspects. Hence, creating precedent of classification and analysis of these two mediums in a framework of contemporary art.

2.    Important part of creation, analysis and representation of actual photo and video art is the creation of convenient conditions for the production. To achieve these goals, will serve the creation of an Art Factory on the base of the House of Photography. It becomes an actual task, to help the artists in realization of concrete production.





Photo– is purification.
Primitive society used the masks,
Bourgeois-looked at the mirrors,
But we have our images.
  Jean Bodriar. 1998
 
International exhibition presents Photos and Videos, installations, consolidated under the theme  includes different works of the artists from many countries of the world.

             The talk is about broad consolidation. The mix of material substances in the context of exhibition reveals contradictions. There are sometimes the worlds that are opposing. Sometimes underlying idea disappoints. Together we may inspire all and to be the complement of each other and diminish contradictions.  In joining of material substances in the text of the exhibition, clears up contradictions between them. Sometimes opposite Universes stand beside each other. Sometimes contexts during the dialogue dissapoints. When we are together we can inspire everybody and complete each other and reduce contradictions between us.

Uzbekistan is very important in cognition of The Great Silk Road. The Tashkent Crossroad will help to draw the West closer to East.


The theme of the annual Photo and Art festival “East-West Tashkent Crossroad   will be “Gesture and mimics”.
     From the time of  photo art and cinematography appearance, the portrait photos took place the dominate place in artist’s creative works.
     With it all, it became clear, that photography and cinema potentialities allow precisely to fix  exactly the mimics and gesture of taken off characters.  The ability of the artists to transfer the psychological character of the person trough gesture and face expression  inherent in him, determines the degree of master’s professionalism.
    In our time being, all these became to be actual. But if in the past the artists resorted to the suitable for staging photographs, and deliberate gestures, then   today, master’s skill in this area are determined by spontaneity of the nature and intuition of the master. These two components make the contemporary portrait photos to be art works.   It could have been seen that the less in the frame the reasonableness and more intuition, the more artistic is this work.  

Organasers :

The Academy of Art of Uzbekistan                                 
Sh. Rashidov Street 40,                                                
Tashkent, 100029, Uzbekistan                                    
Tel.: 99871- 256-50-47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Tashkent House of Photography
Istikbol, 4,
Tashkent, 100047, Uzbekistan
Tel.: 99871-233-51-68
fax:  233-98-57 
e-mail: fotouz2006@yandex.ru


The places   of exhibions:

Tashkent- Bukhara cities (Uzbekistan).
Tashkent House of Photography,  Central Exhibition  Hall, National Gallery of Uzbekistan,   Exhibition hall of culture and art,  Caravan- Serai of  culture, Magoki- Attori .

The dates.
20.10.2008 -27.10.2008
The application to be accepted till September 10, 2008
The opening of  exhibition – 23.10.08

Supported by:

1.  Hokhimiyat (City Council)
2.  United Nation Organisation Representatives in Tashkent
3.  Ministry of Culture and Sport Affairs of the Republic of                                                                                                            Uzbekistan                                                                 
4. Japan Foundation
5. “Uzbekistan” Broadcasting
6.”Yoshlar” broadcasting  
7.”International Confederation of the Artists Association. Moscow.                                                                 
8. “New Art” Association.The Republic of Korea
9.  “Pravda Vostoka” Newspaper
10.  “Sana’at -Art” magazine
11. Republican College of Design.
12. International Caravan-Serai.