Colors of the Century An Artistic Perspective Spring 1999 (AI 7.2) Front Cover: Kamal Ahmad's favorite color was red which he believed symoblized the energizing forces of life. He often contrasted red, as in this painting, against black, which he felt represented death. "Woman Against the Background of a Carpet" (fragment, original size is 50 x 70 cm). Oil on canvas. Kamal's widow can be reached at Tel: (99-412) 471-98-54. Back Cover: Tahir Salahov was kown for pushing the limits of the Soviet school of Socialist Realism. Here in his painting, "Women of Absheron", he reflects the uncertainty in the lives of women as they wait for their men to return from Oil Rocks, the first offshore oil drilling location in the world off the shores of Azerbaijan. 1967. Tahir lives in Moscow. Tel: (95) 201-7274 or Fax: (95) 243-6551 or 290-2088. AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us   To order this magazine issue or subscribe 7 Contributors 8 Reader's Forum 11 Editorial: Colors of the Century - Betty Blair 12 Baku Diary: Colors of the Future - Jonelle Glosch 14 Diplomatic Series: President Aliyev visits the U.S. 17 Punishing the Victim - Lawrence Eagleburger, Former U.S. Secretary of State (under Bush) 19 Quotable Quotes 20 Not So Black and White: The Younger Generation - Aneta Georgievska-Shine 26 Bahruz Kangarli: Azerbaijan's Most Prolific Painter - Ziyadkhan Aliyev 28 Azim Azimzade: Baku's Art School Named After Unschooled Artist - Ziyadkhan Aliyev 31 Javad Mirjavad: Emblazoned by the Sun - His Diary 38 Gorkhmaz Afandiyev - Reflections by his Wife, Bayim Hajiyeva and Daughter Fovziya 41 Sattar Bahlulzade: The Vibrant Pulse of Nature - Ziyadkhan Aliyev 45 Rasim Babayev: The World of Divs and Angels 51 Tahir Salahov: Pushing the Limits of Social Realism - Azad Sharifov and Jean Patterson 55 Togrul Narimanbeyov: The Enchanting World of Dreams and Color - Gunduz Alizade 58 Elbey Rezaguliyev: Optimism As Fresh as a Rose - Azad Sharifov 60 Fazil Najafov: The Expressive Magnificence of Stone 66 Kamal Ahmad: Quest for the Light 70 The Collapse of the Soviet Precedent in Art - Farhad Khalilov, President of the Artists' Union 75 Hamza Abdullayev - Singing My Song in the Language of Art 81 Nusrat Hajiyev: Yesterday and Today the Same, Only Clothes Change 84 Just for Kids: A Century of Children's Art - Katana Sharifova 86 Unlocking Children's Creativity - Inna Kostina 88 AZ Art Gallery on the Web 93 Akbar Behkalam: Uprooted - Sevda Aliyeva (Azeri in Arabic script) 94 Sevil Nuriyeva - Youth at Work: ANS TV "Viewpoint" 96 Sociolinguistics, Part 3: Introductions - Jala Garibova and Betty Blair 99 SOCAR Section: Oil Contracts since 1994 100 SOCAR Oil Contract Map 105 SOCAR: Three New Contracts Signed Zafar-Mashal Operated by Exxon Mobil (USA) Lerik Operated by Exxon Mobil (USA) Padar Operated by Moncrief (USA) 107 AIOC Section: Current Developments - Tamam Bayatli 112 99 Bilingual Resource Directory 122 Directory - Diplomatic Corps in Baku From Azerbaijan International (7.2) Summer 1999. © Azerbaijan International 1999. All rights reserved. AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us