National cartoonist's works to be shown in Baku
By Laman Ismayilova
An exhibition dedicated to the memory of artist and animator Nazim Mammadov will open in Art Tower gallery on December 6.
The exposition, which will last until December 10, will feature selected works by national artist, Trend Life reported.
The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Office of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher" and the NGO Arts Council Azerbaijan.
The exhibition opens at 19:00. Admission is free.
Nazim Mammadov's name is inextricably linked with the most beloved domestic cartoons. Being the creator of the first Azerbaijani cartoons, Mammadov made a great contribution to the development of animation in Azerbaijan.
He graduated from the Art School named after Azim Azimzade and animated courses at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. Then, he started working as a director-animator at the film studio "Azerbaijanfilm" named after Jafar Jabbarli.
His first animated film ‘The Bear and the Mouse’ was shot in 1970. Mammadov took part in the shooting of 40 documentaries at the studio "Azerbaijanfilm". In 1988 he created the country's first animated opera in five parts of "Beautiful Fatma".
The author of the first Azerbaijani cartoons also studied easel painting, graphics, book children's illustrations. His paintings are widely known both in Azerbaijan and abroad.
Nazim Mammadov died in Baku on October 29, 2004.
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