Chechen art is the historical and present art form representing Chechnya or the Chechen Republic. This type of art is a part of Chechnya's tangible cultural heritage, showing its deep history. [1] Being formed centuries ago, Chechen art has been dated back to the Early Bronze Age. [1] Chechens have used art to express their culture, beliefs, customs, and history. An important message shown in this art are Chechen religious beliefs, especially in their rituals and legends. [2] Like in many other ancient cultures, Chechen decor is shown with symbols idealizing their everyday life and roles, such as hunting, farming, and religious rituals. [2]
Whether looking at Chechen art in the Bronze Age or the present, there is still a strong Eastern influence with other groups, including Muslims and Russians. [3] In the era of the early Bronze Age, Chechen artifacts found were pottery, ceramics, obviously, bronze and metal objects. [3] Chechen people would carve symbols in these ceramics and pottery, mainly of animals which were then used in rituals. [3] Other works of carving symbols was done in the late Bronze Age to the late Middle Ages. [3] Painting hadn't taken much place in Chechen art until 1917. [1] With all the beautiful and vast forms of art this culture had created, many were displayed in the Grozny Museum, having a total of 3,270 works and 950 paintings. [4] After the First Chechen War, with the bombing of Grozny in 1995, most of the Chechen art within the museum was destroyed, with only 100 paintings saved. [4] Since then, many artists and historians are trying to restore many of these paintings, and making exhibits for them in Moscow. [5] With a country full of history, culture and war, it is resembled in Chechen art.
Pyotr Zakharov was the first famous painter in Chechen art, being very popular within the 1800s. [6] He became popular for his work in self portraits, painting many celebrities in St. Petersburg, Russia. [6] Another famous Chechen artist is Amandi Asukhanov, being known for his painting landscapes in the late 1900s. [3] Lastly, Zamir Yushaev, who is a more recent painter of Chechen art. He specializes in a couple of media, but mainly painting and oil, and is also a cartoonist. [3]
Chechen art is the historical and present art form representing Chechnya or the Chechen Republic. This type of art is a part of Chechnya's tangible cultural heritage, showing its deep history. [1] Being formed centuries ago, Chechen art has been dated back to the Early Bronze Age. [1] Chechens have used art to express their culture, beliefs, customs, and history. An important message shown in this art are Chechen religious beliefs, especially in their rituals and legends. [2] Like in many other ancient cultures, Chechen decor is shown with symbols idealizing their everyday life and roles, such as hunting, farming, and religious rituals. [2]
Whether looking at Chechen art in the Bronze Age or the present, there is still a strong Eastern influence with other groups, including Muslims and Russians. [3] In the era of the early Bronze Age, Chechen artifacts found were pottery, ceramics, obviously, bronze and metal objects. [3] Chechen people would carve symbols in these ceramics and pottery, mainly of animals which were then used in rituals. [3] Other works of carving symbols was done in the late Bronze Age to the late Middle Ages. [3] Painting hadn't taken much place in Chechen art until 1917. [1] With all the beautiful and vast forms of art this culture had created, many were displayed in the Grozny Museum, having a total of 3,270 works and 950 paintings. [4] After the First Chechen War, with the bombing of Grozny in 1995, most of the Chechen art within the museum was destroyed, with only 100 paintings saved. [4] Since then, many artists and historians are trying to restore many of these paintings, and making exhibits for them in Moscow. [5] With a country full of history, culture and war, it is resembled in Chechen art.
Pyotr Zakharov was the first famous painter in Chechen art, being very popular within the 1800s. [6] He became popular for his work in self portraits, painting many celebrities in St. Petersburg, Russia. [6] Another famous Chechen artist is Amandi Asukhanov, being known for his painting landscapes in the late 1900s. [3] Lastly, Zamir Yushaev, who is a more recent painter of Chechen art. He specializes in a couple of media, but mainly painting and oil, and is also a cartoonist. [3]