Silk Road Uighur Art Gallery

The Silk Road Uighur Art Gallery

Presents

Dilmurat Abdukadir, Mikray Pida and Nayemjan

July 15^th – July 25^th

Mikray Pida’s paintings reflect her cycle of life; moving from her homeland to the U.S., where she felt a sense of being reborn as a free artist. Her new paintings are lighter and less anguished, but they still reflect the struggles that many people face. She still tries not to lose her sense of optimism , while continuing to ask questions about mans’ position in the modern world. Mikray Pida was born in 1970 in the old silk road city of Kashgar, and worked and painted in Beijing before moving to the US in 2005. She currently lives in Washington , DC .

Dilmurat Abdukadir is a well known young Uighur artist. Dilmurat was born in Ghulja in February, 1968. He graduated from The Art Institute of XUAR in July 1992. He is a member of Chinese Oil Painter's Association and member of Oil Painter Academy. Artist Abdukadir has painted numerous famous oil paintings during his career. He is considered to be one of the most talented Uighur artists. Dilmurat recently held many art exhibitions in Norway.

The beginnings of original art of the Uighur people go back to ancient times. Uighur people were along the Silk Road, which tied Eastern and Western regions. The Silk Road assured an interchange of material and spiritual values through the contacts between the various cultures of Central Asian, Eastern Iranian and Northern Indian cultures. These interactions enriched the Uighur artistic traditions. Wall paintings and sculptures of the ancient Uighur cave temples “Ming oy” (“Caves of Thousand Buddhas”), samples of carpet weaving, metallic, ceramic and wood products demonstrate this melding of cultural influences.

The contemporary Uighur artists Dilmurat Abdukadir, Mikray Pida and Neyim’s artistic works show the link between ancient Uighur arts with a modern sensibility. Their art exhibition represents some of the contemporary art of this ancient culture.