Facing East, 2007

Tears for the Black Garden (Nagorno Karabakh)

2007
36" x 24"
hand-woven wool, woven by Abilova Qanira

Abilova's Journey

2007
36" x 24"
hand woven-wool, woven by Abilova Qanira

Leili's Secret

2007
36" x 24"
hand woven-wool, woven by Abilova Qanira

Garden of the Golden Bear

2006
36" ht. X 24"
hand woven-wool, woven by Abilova Qanira

Shirvan Shah's Delight

2007
22" ht. x 26.5" x 4.5"

Nectar of Baku

2007
27" ht. x 22.5" x 4.5"

Prose and Khan,

2007
16" ht. x 56" x 4.5" depth

Nino Has Laughing Eyes (details)

2007
38.5" ht. x 43" x 5"

47 Vessels From Sheki

2006/2007
15" ht. x 159" x 96"
red earthenware, wood, madder root and motor oil

47 Vessels From Sheki (detail)

2006/2007
15" ht. x 159" x 96"
red earthenware, wood, madder root and motor oil

Solo exhibition, L2kontemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

The confluence of Eastern and Western cultures is celebrated in the artwork of "Facing East." Works included in this exhibition combine the elaborately crafted and richly decorated art, architecture, and literature of Azerbaijan as it intertwines with images and symbols familiar to those found in my native state of California.

A Lyons Faculty Research Grant from the Roski School of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California funded a full color catalogue of the exhibition.

Rugs woven by Abilova Qanira from hand-woven wool

"Notes on Facing East," is a 50-page full color journal containing passages from a daily diary kept during my fifteen-day journey to Azerbaijan in May 2006. Also included in this journal is an in-depth explanation of resources for the artwork in the exhibition.

The catalog (free) and journal ($20) are available upon REQUEST from the artist.