Fazil Najafov

Fazil Najafov Fazil Nəcəfov
Born	(1935-02-16)16 February 1935 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR
Died	11 July 2023(2023-07-11) (aged 88)
Education	Surikov Moscow Art Institute
Occupation(s)	Sculptor, painter
Notable work	Gara Garayev Monument
Awards

Fazil Imamverdi oghlu Najafov (Azerbaijani: Fazil İmamverdi oğlu Nəcəfov, 16 February 1935 – 11 July 2023) was an Azerbaijani sculptor and painter. He was a People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2002) and one of the founders of the avant-garde style in Azerbaijani sculpture.[1]

Biography

Fazil Najafov was born in Baku in 1935. In 1955, he graduated from Azim Azimzade State Art School. He graduated from the Surikov Moscow Art Institute in 1961. The sculpture composition "Explanation" of the artist, who participated in exhibitions since the 1960s, and later the work "Oilman" attracted the public's attention.[2]

In 2014, Najafov created a monument to the composer Gara Garayev, which was installed in the center of Baku.[3]

Currently, the works of Fazil Najafov form a significant part of the collection of Baku Museum of Modern Art.[4] In January 2019, the presentation of the documentary film "Stones looking at the sky" dedicated to the work of Fazil Najafov was held.[5]

Najafov died on 11 July 2023, at the age of 88.[6]

Awards

• Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — 7 May 1988
• People's Artist of Azerbaijan — 30 May 2002[7]
• Shohrat Order — 15 February 2020[8]

References

1. "Каракмазли Д. "В камне я слышу долгое молчание". 2009 год". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
2. Lalə Azəri (15 May 2015). "Yaxşı sənətkar hər yerdə özünü sübut edəcək". anl.az. Mədəniyyət. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
3. "Памятник Кара Караеву— памятник, который стал украшением Баку". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
4. "Əfəndizadə R. Bakıda Qara Qarayevin heykəli. 2014 il". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
5. "Xalq rəssamı Fazil Nəcəfov haqqında film çəkilib". Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
6. "Умер народный художник Фазиль Наджафов". Media.az. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
7. "Təsviri sənət xadimlərinə Azərbaycan Respublikası fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Fərmanı". e-qanun.az. 30 May 2002. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
8. "F.İ.Nəcəfovun "Şöhrət" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". e-qanun.az. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.