Yar Taraky - Teacher
Born in Afghanistan on 25 February, 1964. Son of Afghan writer-ethnographer. Yar M. Taraky received his first art lessons with an Afghan senior Artist and teacher - Khair Mohammed. Attended courses of visual arts, sponsored by the ministry of Culture of Afghanistan in 1975. His first participation in the Art competition took place in the early 1977, where he received an art award. In 1982, Yar participated in junior art exhibition in Kabul followed by series of visual art functions and shows. In 1991 he entered the Behzad Academy of fine arts in Tashkent Uzbekistan. During the 3 years of master degree program, Yar created more concepts and ideas for future work. In 1994, artist defended his masters degree in Fine Arts. "My journey continues for art and culture. This is the best way of serving the humanity", says Yar M. Taraky. Yar organized 16 solo exhibitions and shows in different parts of the world including Asia Europe and America. His paintings decorated offices; houses and cultural centers in Russia, Poland, Indonesia, United States of America, United Arab Emirates and India. The Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw (Poland) hold a collection of Yar's paintings and hand sketches. The above Museum organized a personal exhibition of Yar M. Taraky paintings in 1991. Yar's concept of the human and it's division through paint and color synthesis makes this kind of paintings more monumental and decorative.This concept creates links between the human and his/her inner world from one side and the nature from another side. For more than 5 years, Yar is working on Music and musical traditions. His latest paintings, drawings and sketches show variety of paintings with a positive manner of celebrity and optimism. Yar has been linked to music through his heart and his paints. It is like what he says " The way I paint music and dance I feel that I am playing music myself."

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