Seven Gagauz painters exhibit works at Chisinau – based museum

15:37 | 18.01.2018 Category: Culture

Chisinau, 18 January /MOLDPRES/ – Seven Gagauzian painters exhibited their works at an exhibition that was vernised on 17 January evening at the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau.

The exhibition of Gagauz painters includes 41 works painted in various periods with a diverse theme, signed by Dimitri Ayoglu, Mihail Arabadji, Andrey Ivarlak, Gheorgiy Andries, Nadya Lelecenko, Paraskoviya Bejenar and Rodion Angelcev.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Turkey in Moldova, National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History in Chisinau and Union of Fine Artists from ATU Gagauz – Yeri.

The event was attended by the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, Andrei Chistol, Ambassador of Turkey to Moldova, Hulusi Kılıç, first deputy head of UTA Gagauz – Yeri, Vadim Ceban, President of the Union of Fine Artists from the Gagauz Autonomy, Dimitri Ayoglu, director of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, Petru Vicol, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chisinau.

Interviewed by the agency, the State Secretary for Culture, Andrei Chistol, mentioned that the event was a good start to put the value of Gagauz plastic art and contribute to development of intercultural relations. "We will also support such projects in the future," said Andrei Chistol.

Turkish Ambassador to Moldova, Hulusi Kılıç, told the agency that he was very satisfied with the project initiation, supported by ministry and host institution, noting that the art of UTA Gagauz – Yeri was at a high level and had to be promoted nationally and internationally.

At his turn, the director of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History, Petru Vicol said that the exhibition was an important event, proposed by the Embassy of Turkey, which the institution’s leadership enthusiastically supported.

Painter Gheorgiy Andries said it was an honor for Gagauzian artist to exhibit his works in such a room because of not having large galleries and Mihail Arabadji, a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Comrat, said that painting in the southern area had a very warm and bright coloration.

The Gagauz painters’ exhibition will be open until 25 January 2018.

(Reporter N. Roibu, editor M. Jantovan)

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