THE ART OF CARVING IN UZBEKISTAN: PAST AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

09.03.2023 International Scientific Journal "Science and Innovation". Series C. Volume 2 Issue 3

Saymanov Meyrhat Alikulovich

Abstract. In the middle of the 20th century, the traditions of the art of ganch carving were on the verge of extinction, but since the 1970s, efforts have been made in Tashkent and other cities of Uzbekistan to effectively use the art of ganch carving in the construction of objects of national importance, shops, cafes. Therefore, in the 1990s, a school of art on ganch carving (masters of the Usto association) was formed in Tashkent, and their activities decorated the interiors of various buildings of the capital (the White Palace residence, the Oliy Majlis building, the Turkiston concert hall, the State Museum history of the Timurids, the Navruz marriage ceremony, metropolitan theaters, metro stations, etc.).

Keywords: architecture, stalactite style, mosque, madrasah, ganch art carving, folk arts and crafts, geometric patterns, girih patterns, “plant chain”, panels, Afrosiab, Varakhsha, Bolaliktepa, pattern elements, composition, scientific principle, design, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent, Termez.