Anar Huseynzada’s 'Nomads'

The canvases of Anar Huseynazada are rich in color and striking contrasts. His work, spanning from portraiture to landscape abstractions, invites viewers into a unique perspective of the surrounding reality. At the heart of Anar’s artistic exploration lies Absheron - a blazing spirit of the steppe by the Caspian Sea, where the wind never rests, the sun scorches mercilessly. For Anar, Absheron, shaping his symbolism, is not just a landscape.

Anar’s inspiration is particularly evident in his portrait series Səyyah, which can translate to ‘nomad’. These works depict characters who are both estranged and intimate. Their gazes, directed at the viewer, are alive and charged with inner energy, yet maintain a sense of detachment, like the winds of the steppe. The portraits are marked by expressiveness: sharply defined facial features, skin weathered by sun, time, or wind, creating figures that bear the imprint of existence and experience. Anar’s nomads are neither sterile nor lifeless - their vitality is showcased through a vibrant color palette, carefully chosen with a refined sense of harmony.