Art Education in Uzbekistan

Abstract

The art of the pre-Islamic period is represented by wall sculpture, painting and different kinds of crafts. The brightest samples of these were created during the Ancient and Antique periods (second to eighth century). There were beautiful pieces of wall painting and sculpture as well as other crafts. The art of that period reflects the influence of ancient-Iranian, Hindu Buddhist, Hellenistic and local Central-Asian cultural and religious traditions. The mythological and religious characters of ancient Greece and Zoroastrian and Buddhist deities interacted with local cult images and all of these added a special originality to the art of Antique Central Asia. This susceptibility and tolerance of local art to external influences was combined with its ability to retain its individuality and uniqueness during the whole period of development. The art of Central Asia did not lose this ability during the Islamic period, when the interdiction on images of living subjects led to the development of new ornamental art throughout the entire Muslim world. In spite of the commonality of art in the Islamic world, the style of Central Asian ornamental art maintained its uniqueness. Although wall painting and sculpture gradually disappeared during the Muslim period, architecture, crafts and miniatures became very popular. A well-developed educational system led to the blossoming of miniature painting in the East. It is known that at the courtyard of Temurid’s governors in Samarqand