(Heritage)
A (Journey) through the centuries
Keep scrolling: from the Samarkand of Timur to the studios of today.
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Art that remembers the hand that made it, and carries it into new homes.
AFTAB is a contemporary cultural brand rooted in Uzbekistan. Samarkand is where it first takes form: a city of courtyards, bazaars and blue domes, where craft has been passed from one generation to the next for centuries.
From Samarkand to Khiva, from Bukhara to Fergana, the collection grows one studio at a time: original works, each one signed and each one single.
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(14th–15th century)
Samarkand, capital of an empire
Under Timur and the Timurids the city becomes a crossroads of the Silk Road: turquoise domes, glazed tile and a new visual language for the whole region.
(15th–17th century)
Tile, ornament, light
Madrasas rise around the Registan. Geometry and colour turn architecture into a canvas that painters and craftsmen will study for centuries.
(19th century)
The Silk Road on canvas
Travelling painters discover the bazaars, courtyards and faces of Turkestan. Merchants, weavers and caravans enter the picture.
(20th century)
A new language
Artists in Tashkent and Samarkand join the colour of Central Asia to modern form. Studios, schools and exhibitions grow around them.
(Today)
Tradition as a living material
Contemporary Uzbek artists keep the chain alive. AFTAB brings their original works from the studio to your wall.
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A (Journey)Through Time
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