Leather, felt and silver are common to nomadic people. Ishenbek Chalanov's artwork is applied to leather in a way that connects him to his Central Asian ancestral roots. He says, "I give it artistic style without competing with nature."

Chalanov studied at the Kyrgyz State Arts College and is a member of the Designers Union and Artists Union of the Kyrgyz Republic. A prominent leather artist, his work has appeared in exhibitions in Russia and other International events and is housed in private collections in the USA, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan and other countries.

Êîæà, âîéëîê è ñåðåáðî _ äîñòóïíûé è èçëþáëåííûé ìàòåðèàë êî÷åâíèêîâ. Êîæàíûå èçäåëèÿ ×àëàíîâà âûäàþò åãî ðîäîâûå êîðíè, óõîäÿùèå âãëóáü Àçèè. "ß ïðèäàþ êîæå õóäîæåñòâåííûé ñòèëü, íå ñîñòÿçàÿñü ñ ïðèðîäîé" - ãîâîðèò îí.

×àëàíîâ îêîí÷èë Êûðãûçñêîå Ãîñóäàðñòâåííîå õóäîæåñòâåííîå

ó÷èëèùå èì. Ñ.×óéêîâà è ÿâëÿåòñÿ ÷ëåíîì Ñîþçà äèçàéíåðîâ è Ñîþçà õóäîæíèêîâ Êûðãûçñêîé Ðåñïóáëèêè. Åãî ðàáîòû ýêñïîíèðîâàëèñü â Ðîññèè, íà ìåæäóíàðîäíûõ âûñòàâêàõ çà ðóáåæîì. Íàõîäÿòñÿ â ÷àñòíûõ êîëëåêöèÿõ ÑØÀ, Ãåðìàíèè, Ãîëëàíäèè, Äàíèè, Êàçàõñòàíà, Ðîññèè, Ïàêèñòàíà è äðóãèõ ñòðàí.

Chalanov Ishenbek

×àëàíîâ Èøåíáåê

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"ERTNAZ"

61 Kurmanjan-Datka St.

Bishkek 720022

Kyrgyz Republic

Tel: (996 312) 430 595

(996 502) 361 077

Êûðãûçñêàÿ Ðåñïóáëèêà

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(996 502) 361 077


"Nomad's life tree" Mixed media,

leather, 52x100 cm , 2003

"Äðåâî æèçíè êî÷åâíèêîâ" Ñìåøàííàÿ

òåõíèêà, êîæà, 52õ100 ñì, 2003

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