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“Self-Portrait” by Aisha Galimbaeva (Kazakhstani) - Oil on canvas / 1970 - Central State Museum, Kazakhstan (Almaty) #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #AishaGalimbaeva #АйшаҒарифқызыҒалымбаева #Galimbaeva #CentralStateMuseum #BlueskyArt #SelfPortrait #KazakhArt #WomensArt #WomanArtist #WomenArtists
In 1970, Aisha Galimbaeva was already celebrated as one of Kazakhstan’s first professional women painters and a People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR. In this self-portrait, she presents herself not as a distant celebrity but as a woman rooted in local traditions, wrapped in village-style dress and white headscarf while surrounded by a modern, almost abstract color field. The vertical canvas shows her as a seated woman centered against a mottled field of soft blues, greys, rust, and mossy green. Her light, warm-toned face looks straight toward us with a small closed-mouth smile and dark, gently arched brows. A creamy white scarf wraps her head and neck, layered with a second veil and a narrow band of yellow that suggests traditional Kazakh headwear. She wears a dark outer dress edged with muted green over a pale blouse and full skirt. Broad, blocky strokes blur lace and folds into misty greys. Her forearms rest in front of her body, hands loosely nested together at her lap, so she presents herself as still, grounded, and calm. The paint surface is textured and slightly rough, with visible strokes that let the figure shimmer in and out of the background. Her centered pose and clasped hands convey self-possession rather than deference as she meets our gaze directly, her slight smile tempered by watchful eyes that suggest both dignity and fatigue. Galimbaeva was known for vivid scenes of everyday life and for portraying women as workers, mothers, students, and cultural bearers during a period of intense social change. Painting herself in traditional costume at the height of her career, she anchors that broader story in her own body, insisting that Kazakh women’s experiences, histories, and beauty belong at the heart of national art. The work’s soft edges and muted palette, compared with her brighter genre scenes, give it an introspective mood.
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