Fuad Salayev (born 1943) is an Azerbaijani sculptor and teacher. He was awarded the title
People's Artist of Azerbaijan
People's Artist of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR, People's Artists of the Aze ...
.
Biography
He was born in 1943. He graduated from
Azerbaijan
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State Art School named after A. Azimzade and went to Moscow and graduated from
Surikov Moscow Art Institute.
Furthermore, he was involved in many exhibitions of the
Soviet Union
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, and he had many creative projects with the
Russian Academy of Arts
Russian Academy of Arts (RAA / rus. РАХ, Росси́йская акаде́мия худо́жеств) is the State scientific Institution of Russian Federation, eligible heir to the USSR Academy of Arts. A founder of RAA is the Governmen ...
. He created the public monument of poet
Sergei Yesenin
Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin (, ; 1895 – 28 December 1925), sometimes spelled as Esenin, was a Russian lyric poet. He is one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century. One of his narratives was "lyrical evocations ...
, which was his first major work. But the poet's monument in Russia at that time was not raised yet. He is also the vice
rector of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Salayev was honored with the
Shohrat Order
Shohrat Order (), translated as ''Order of Glory'', is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
History and status
The order was created by the Decree No. 757 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev and ratified ...
. Salayev was named an
academician
An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life.
Accor ...
of the Russian Academy of Arts.
See also
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List of Azerbaijani artists The following list of Azerbaijani artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Azerbaijan, of Azerbaijani descent or who produce works that are primarily about Azerbaijan.
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References
External links
Dövlət Rəssamlıq Akademiyasında “Ümid” satış-sərgisi açılıb (FOTOLENT)İçəri Şəhərdə Tahir Salahovun yaradıcılığına həsr olunmuş sərginin açılışı keçirilmişdir*
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1943 births
Living people
Artists from Baku
20th-century Azerbaijani sculptors
21st-century Azerbaijani sculptors
People's Artists of Azerbaijan