Solo Painting Exhibition consisting of 50 different types (oil paintings, ballpoint pen on silk) of artworks exclusively made by Kazakh Artist Orazbek Yessenbayev for Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts will be opened by Minister of Economy and Energy Hasan Taçoy on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 08.30.

According to the information provided by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, the solo painting exhibition consisting of 50 different types (oil paintings, ballpoint pen on oil) artworks exclusively prepared for the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts by Kazakh artist Orazbek Yessenbayev will take place at the exhibition hall of Faculty of Dentistry.

Kazakhstan artist Orazbek Yessenbayev does not prefer to be limited to any genre in his works. The artist is focusing on graphics, sculpture, painting, and crafts. The artist presents a series of new works carried out in his own way (silk painting with a ballpoint pen, plastic).

The artist depicts information, expression, honesty and integrity in his works. The subjects of Yesenbaev's works testify to the knowledge, independent understanding of his people's history, and sincerity and consistency to preserve moral, national, cultural values that are important in the current difficult, sometimes dramatic globalization conditions. In his works, the artist conveys his unique vision of Kazakh culture, his love for his homeland, his nature, his attitude and spirit to life.

Who is Orazbek Yessenbayev?
He was born in Kazakhstan on February 27, 1960. He graduated from Gogol Art College in Alma-Ata city in 1993. He studied at the Zhurgenov Almaty State Theater and Art Institute between 1986 and 1993. He taught at the Symbat Academy between 2011-2015. He is a member of the Art Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He has been participating in national and international art exhibitions since 1980. In 2004, he opened his solo art exhibition "Vernisaj" in Almaty city. In 2012, he participated in art exhibitions titled “20 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and “Kazakhstan Epic” held at the A. Kasteev Museum. He participated in the international art exhibition contest titled "Lessendra" held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2019, he opened his solo art exhibition titled «Triple Memory».