Embodying problems of folklore motifs in contemporary national fine arts

Abstract

The article is devoted to the embodying problem of the folklore motifs in the contemporary fine arts of Azerbaijan. The author notes that folklore motifs received a new round of development by manifesting themselves in artists’ works of different generations during the period of independence. The article deals with famous painters and graphic artists’ works – Arif Huseynov, Siruz Mirzazadeh, Vugar Ali, Zakir Huseynov. It is noted that folklore motifs in the fine arts of Azerbaijan are manifested both in plots and in individual elements and details that have a symbolic meaning. Summing up, the author comes to the conclusion that folklore motifs have made a significant contribution to the development of national avant-garde art.