Magomedova, Manaba Omarovna

Born into a hereditary goldsmith family. Up to 7 years lived with my grandmother.

Most of the life of Manaba Magomedova, since 1935, was held in Tbilisi, where she came into contact with the ancient Georgian culture, which influenced the formation of her creative views. In her turn, having already become a famous artist, she contributed to the development of modern applied art of Georgia.

The teachers of Manaba Magomedova were the Dagestan masters Abdulzhalil Ibragimov (1938–1940) and Gadzhi Kiev (1948–1958), the professor of the Stroganov School Fedor Yakovlevich Mushukov (in 1961–1965), the People’s Artist of the USSR Lado Gudiashvili , the Professor of Artists of Arts in Arts and Arts Arts Sciences in Tbilisi and Arts Councils .

During the Great Patriotic War from 1942 to 1945, by mobilization, she worked in the tool shop of the military plant named after Kamo in Tbilisi. Since 1953, the master engraver of the artel "Mkhatvari" under the leadership of A. Jikia and M. Imedadze. In the years 1953-1955 she studied engraving on courses at the silk finishing factory. Sverdlov in Moscow .

For many years, since 1959, she taught at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, raising a whole galaxy of her followers. She lived in the old town , on the Kura embankment. In recent years, she worked as a consultant in the art workshops of the Patriarchate of Georgia ^[1] .

For her great contribution to the development of Georgian art, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Georgia, the Order of Honor of Georgia, her name is listed in the encyclopedia of Georgia and the city of Tbilisi.

She died on the night of March 10-11, 2013 ^[2]

The brother of Manaba Magomedova is a linguist , a specialist in Dagestan languages Alexander Magomedov ^{[3] [4]} .

In his work, Manab Magomedov relies on the historically established traditions of the goldsmiths and chasers of the Caucasus, but goes further, enriching them, bringing fresh and unexpected decisions to the well-established ideas about form and composition, and ornamentation. She experiments a lot in different techniques, revives the once common, but forgotten techniques (for example, cloisonne enamel technique). In her works, all types of processing of silver and other metals (mount, engraving, blacking, inlaying, notching, chasing, forging, filigree), as well as various types of artistic enamel (cloisonne, chiseled, painted, painted) are used. Masterfully owning a variety of techniques and varying them each time, the artist seeks to translate her ideological intent, harmony and beauty, which makes her works authentic works of art.

The range of works by Manaba Magomedova is unusually wide: jewelry (bracelets, rings, necklaces), book salaries, utensils (jugs, dishes, bowls, cups), weapons, decorative chandeliers of large and small forms (including the Russian Theater in Makhachkala ^{[5 ]} ). Her works were exhibited at more than a hundred prestigious exhibitions, she represented the country at international symposia and seminars. The artist’s solo exhibitions were held in Moscow, Makhachkala, Tbilisi, Jablonec nad Nisou (Czech Republic), Rangoon, Algeria, Budapest, Szekesfehervar (Hungary), and Istanbul. Her works are awarded with awards from different countries, she was awarded gold, silver and bronze medals of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR.

The works of Manaba Magomedova are stored in 16 museums in the country (the State Historical Museum, the Armory, the Museum of Oriental Art, the Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg and others), the museums of Georgia (the National Museum of Georgia, the Museum of Decorative and Applied Art, the Museum of Art of Georgia), the Museum A Dürer in Germany and in other foreign museums and private collections.

Thematic museum exhibitions ^[6] , books, booklets, albums, sets of postcards, calendars are devoted to the work of Manaba Magomedova, she is the only artist in the North Caucasus, whose work was studied in an illustrated monograph published in the Soviet Artist publishing house in Moscow (1982, circulation of 20,000 copies.). Her name was included in a number of encyclopedias: “Art of the countries and peoples of the world”, “Shamil”, “2000 years of Christianity”.

Manaba Magomedova is the author of the books “I am a Kubachinka”, “Following the Traces of Traditions”, “Patterns of Life”, “The Goldsmith's Cutter”, the documentary films “I Am a Cuban” (North Caucasian TV), “Monologue” (RGVK Dagestan ).

The image of Manaba Magomedova is the image of a woman artist, a woman with a rich inner world, with her special view of this world. She is still very much needed by Dagestan. Yes, we live in the 21st century today, but the example of the person of Manaba is still extremely important in our life.

- Minister of National Policy of the Republic of Dagestan Tatyana Gamaley

Magomedova, M.O. 'Patterns of Life' - Moscow: Soviet Russia, 1974 - p.112, il

Husband - Kadir Izabakarov

daughter - Honored Artist of Dagestan Leila Izabakarova

• The program "Monologue": Manaba Magomedova (in Kubachi language, 2012)
• Manaba Magomedova's “Tree of Desires” (interview, 2009)
• “Save time” (interview, 2009)
• Regina Egorova. Manaba tree (inaccessible link)
• Elena Bakidova. Master
• The presentation of the book "Manaba" was held in the National Library of Makhachkala
• Silver legend of the Caucasus. Manaba Magomedova