Gani Ilyaev ( 1916 - 1991 ) - member of the Union of Artists of the USSR , member of the Board of the Union of Artists of the Kazakh SSR , participant of all-Union, republican and foreign exhibitions.
| Gani Ilyaev | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1916 |
| Place of Birth | Turkestan province |
| Date of death | 1991 |
| Citizenship |  the USSR |
Born in 1916, in Turkestan province. Father - Ila, mother Khanimkul, older brothers - Abil and Khalil, sister - Mahuba. Gani Ilyaev was born in a family belonging to the Kazakh intellectual class of that time, his elder brother Abil worked as an assistant to the Chairman of the Turkestan Republic Turar Ryskulov , and then one of the editors of the newspaper “Enbekshі Kazaza”, among his close friends were Saken Seifullin , Beimbet Mailin , Turar Ryskulov , Ilyas Zhansugurov , Mukhtar Auezov , Sultanbek Kozhanov and others. Another brother - Khalil Ilyaev - was a mathematician, held leadership positions in the Central Asian education system. Sister - Mahuba - was one of the first girls of the Kazakh women who were educated in Moscow. In the 30s, like many representatives of the intelligentsia, the family came under Stalin's political repression. Gani Ilyaev lost his father and two brothers.
The formation of the personality of the future artist took place in a difficult historical period. The 20th century brought not only socio-political formations to the Kazakh steppe, but also changed the world outlook, the world outlook of the nomad. A sharp change in ideology, spiritual life took place in an atmosphere of intense struggle.
He was educated at the Tashkent Kazakh Pedagogical College and at the art school. Here he was lucky to study in the class of the People's Artist of Uzbekistan A.N. Volkov, with a magnificent painter and a deeply original master. By the thirties, creative work also took place in the workshop of the USSR People's Artist, academician U. Tansykbaev. All this contributed to the formation of a young artist.
But the war began. G. I. Ilyaev - a participant in the Great Patriotic War. His frontline biography began with the battle for the Dnieper, the liberation of Kiev. He was awarded orders and medals of the USSR.
A story about the artist’s life and work was published in the Zhalyn publishing house, the already mentioned album, a documentary was shot at the Kazakhfilm film studio, Signs of Eternity, directed by R. Alpiev. In the city of Shymkent, the street on which the artist lived was named after him. The name of Gani Ilyaev is included in the big encyclopedia of the Kazakh SSR. Gani Ilyaev was inherent in an active life position. He did not lock himself in his workshop, creating works, collecting folk art. He understood his life plan much more broadly. The artist raised issues of state support for folk crafts. This was true in his time, since they looked at folk art as a secondary, applied art, maybe even outliving its own age, a thing of the past. The ardent love of folk art, which goes back centuries of history, the desire to preserve and continue the ancient traditions, are fully reflected in the creative work of Gani Ilyaev.
- 1928 - Studying at the Tashkent Kazakh Pedagogical College
- 1932-1936 - Studying at the Art School in the class of People's Artist of Uzbekistan A. N. Volkov
- 1934-1937 Creative work in the workshop of the People's Artist of the USSR, U. Tansykbaev
- 1941-1944 - Participation in the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War, medals "For Military Merit", "For the Victory over Germany"
- 1945-1957 - Organizer KazIZO In Shymkent
- 1957 - admitted to the Union of Artists of the USSR on the recommendation of the People's Artist of Kazakhstan A. Kasteev
- 1958 - Personal exhibition in Moscow as part of the decade of Kazakh literature and art. 40 works purchased by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR
- 1959 - At the V Congress of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan, he was elected a member of the Board of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan.
- 1962 - Personal exhibition in Shymkent
- 1964 - Personal exhibition in Alma-Ata
- 1965 - Trip to A.R. E. (Egypt)
- Organizer and first director of an art school in Shymkent
- 1970 - Personal exhibition in Shymkent
- 1971 - Trip to Japan
- 1971 - Personal exhibition in Almaty
- 1978 - Personal exhibition in Almaty
- 1984 - A documentary was shot at the film studio "Kazakhfilm" about the work of Gani Ilyaev "Signs of Eternity", director R. Alpiev
- 1986 - The album "Gani Ilyaev" was published by the publishing house "Oner", the author K. Mukazhanova
- 1992 - In the city of Shymkent, the street on which the artist lived was named after G. Ilyaev
- The name of Gani Ilyaev is entered in the big encyclopedia of the Kazakh SSR
- A bust of Gani Ilyaev was installed on the street of the same name