A commemoration meeting in homage to the talented painter and sculptor, Honored Worker of Culture, academician of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan Shahnoza Muminova has turned another spectacular event in cultural life of the capital that brought together within the wall of the Center of National Arts the colleagues and friends of her including celebrated masters of the present, art connoisseurs, as well as representatives of the media.

Thanks to the efforts of the organizers of the event – the Fund Forum and the IJOD Association of Artists, Art Historians and Folk Masters, it turned specially interesting and informative. Those attended the meeting included the head of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan Akmal Nuriddinov, hereditary ceramist, member of the IJOD Association of Artists, Art Historians and Folk Masters Akbar Rahimov and many others who knew Shahnoza Muminova in person and still admire of her creativity.

Loads of warm words were said that evening addressing the diligent and talented painter who left a rich cultural heritage to the Uzbek people. Friends close people of Shahnoza Muminova remembered the brightest moments from her life, meetings and dialogs with the artist, as well as her numerous triumphs in the creative path and achievements.

“I think that any artist is unfading as his or her creativity and works remain forever,” considers the art critic Elmira Ahmedova. “Shahnoza was extremely joyous and kind person; probably this is why the commemoration meeting turns so bright and full of pleasant recollections.”

A graduate of the Ostrovsky Tashkent Institute of Theater and Arts (currently the Kamoliddin Behzod National Institute of Arts and Design), Shahnoza Muminova immediately plunged into artistic activity by creating interesting compositions, participating in various republican and international exhibitions, and earning ranks and making triumphs. At the same time she got involved in teaching.

Graduate of the Institute Shahnoza Muminova could boast not only her skills in easel painting, but in ceramic art, which she learned in both faculties. Later, her skills she decided to use in new material – porcelain, discovering the material’s amazing properties. Thus, Shahnoza Muminova was the first in Uzbekistan who gave the porcelain artistic finish. She demonstrated that this material was not only of household purpose, but of special value in the art.

Porcelain turned more complicated and fanciful material despite of ceramic clay. Being firm and fragile at the same time, it requires much effort as like the jeweler’s work. Though, in hands of Shahnoza Muminova the porcelain mixture with striking lightness turned in fine articles, graceful figurines, in short, genuine artworks.

All works of Shahnoza Muminova are inimitable and unique, and all details of them are thoroughly worked out that make even better expressing creative ideas and characters of the porcelain products. Major of them embody national customs and traditions, as well as pearls of the Uzbek folklore.

Today, works of the artist are exposed in museums and kept in private collections all around the globe. Some of the works of Shahnoza Muminova are represented at the Center of National Arts and all attendees of the meeting had the opportunity to appraise the creative heritage of the artist. (Source: Uzbekistan Today newspaper)