DECORATIVE AND STYLISTIC ORIGINALITY OF UNTSUKUL ORNAMENTAL COMPOSITIONS NOTCHES OF G. GAZIMAGOMEDOV

Abstract

This article discusses the famous works of the national artist of the Russian Federation G. G. Gazimagomedov, characterizing his ornamental art in a new perspective, through complex formations taken from the traditional material culture of the Avars. The author made an attempt to cover present an artistic of the works of the applied artist, to identify the artistic style and direction in the modern ornamental Untsukul art of notching and inlay. Systematization and analysis of the ornamental notch of G. Gazimagomedov allowed us to get acquainted with the variety of different compositions. The artist in his works uses Arabic calligraphy and ancient Avar sustainable “nakish-ishans” (ornaments). The return to the folk origins contributes significantly to the development of traditional Untsukul art.