Abstract:
The Great Silk road as the source of inspiration and creativity is regarded in the article in the contest of large
scale humanitarian project of the UNESCO «The Great Silk road- the way of cultures’ dialogue». The theme
of the Silk road inspires famous artists of Kazakhstan and Eurasian area. Art – culturological analysis of
creative searches of S. Al’zhanov, V. Procenko, M.Kalmakhanov, V. Kel’, U. Ismailov, Sh. Alimkulova, S.
Zhorabekov, N. Bube,V. Gvozdev, N. Terecshenko and others was given. The great theme is presented in the
works of decorative and applied arts. The 10th International art- symposium «The Great Silk road» in China is
discussed. Haven gathered together works of art and decorative and applied arts let us to estimate about
immersiveness of morden artists to the history and awareness themselves as successors of centuries cultural
traditions. This is their «new Silk road».
