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Arif Alasgar
Azerbaijani painter

Arif Alasgar

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Azerbaijani painter
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Baku, Russian Empire
Age
80 years
Education
Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design
(1964-1972)
École d'art Azim Azimzade
(1959-1964)
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Arif Ələsgər (Azerbaijani: Arif Məmmədhüseyn oğlu Ələsgərov; born March 18, 1944) was a painter and Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan.

Biography

Arif Alasgar was born in Baku on March 18, 1944. He studied at Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy in 1964-1970. In 1975 joined to the Artists' Union of the USSR. From 1977 to 2001 he worked as a teacher, senior lecturer, associate professor at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. In 2001-2008 he worked as the Head of Department at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts and received the title of professor. He is Professor and Head of the Department of Art at the Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey since 2008. The artist is also the author of textbooks "History of Estamp and Ofort" and "Composition in Design" published in 2001-2003. He was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan in 1992.

Main theme in the painter's works is Baku and Absheron. Graphics play an important role in Arif Alasgar's creativity. His works are displayed in the National Art Museum of Azerbaijan named after Rustam Mustafayev, State Museum of Oriental Art (Moscow), and in private collections in Turkey, France, Poland, Hungary, Italy, England and other countries. "Wrestling", "Jugglers", "Old City", "Old Bayil", "Memories", "The World of Fuzuli", "Autumn", "Erzurum", "The Beginning of Life", "Music Workshop" are the most known paintings of the artist.

The Anniversary Exhibition was held on October, 2014 in Baku.

Arif Alasgar currently lives in Turkey.

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