The Great Silk Way — is the source of artwork of painters from Kazakhstan

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».