An Exhibition from the Museum’s Collection Dedicated to the Republic Day of Kazakhstan
On October 25, 1990, the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Kazakhstan was adopted, proclaiming the sovereignty of the Kazakh SSR and establishing the legal and political foundations of an independent state. Today, we celebrate this date as «Republic Day of Kazakhstan». But what does this mean for every Kazakhstan citizen?
Republic Day is not just an event on the calendar. A state is its people and the land they live on. It is the mountains and rivers, forests and steppes. It is relatives and friends, acquaintances, or even strangers, the residents of cities, villages, and small stations. It is a single living organism that changes, feels, breathes, and thinks. How can we commemorate this day in a way that captures its essence, reflecting the full depth of the concept of Homeland?
In celebration of Republic Day, the Regional Museum of Fine Arts named after the Nevzorov family is opening an exhibition titled «The Vibrant Colors of the Irtysh». Here, the paintings of local artists depict our homeland, the Irtysh River, and landscapes dear to our hearts. The exhibition features well-known names such as Zhuvanyshev T.R., Tatiev T.A., Tretyakov V.I., Sukhov E.V., and Yakovlev N.I. These are artists from Semey and Ust-Kamenogorsk—those familiar with the Irtysh, who love this land and sky.
Look at how the sky’s colors are reflected in the rippling waters in Gumar Makarov’s work “Flood on the Irtysh”, submerging trees and bushes. You can almost feel the artist standing on the damp grass of the flooded shore, capturing the warm day’s colors with swift, precise brushstrokes. In Talgat Tatiev’s “First Snow”, the cold Irtysh, not yet frozen by winter’s chill, rushes to carry its waters away between snow-covered banks, far from the city’s buildings looming nearby, and the barely visible railway bridge in the distance.
Each painting is imbued with more than just love. It is woven from the unity of people’s lives and the land, making this exhibition perhaps the most delicate and profound way to mark the day of our Republic, our Home, our Homeland.
