With son Aksere
With son Aksere
Honoured art worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of RoK, member of the Art Academy of Russia, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan.
Born in Kazakhstan in 1955. Lives in Almaty
Yerbolat Tolepbay is an honoured art worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of RoK, member of the Academy of Art of Russia, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan.
He was born in 1955 in Kazakhstan. In 1977 he graduated from the art and graphic design department of the University named after Abay.
Since 1974 he has constantly participated in national, all-union and international exhibitions. He has participated in the exhibitions in 35 countries, including France, Italy, Germany, India, China, Egypt, Philippines and other counties.
The artist’s works are presented in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Russian Federation museums, State Art Museum named after A. Kasteyev (Almaty), regional museums of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Direction of art exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, private collections of Kazakhstan, CIS countries, Europe, America, Asia.
Tolepbay’s works clearly reflect tendency of our age toward apprehension of the basic notions, foundation of human life and relationships, origin and sense of life as a phenomenon. Complex, philosophical and often tragic context of his works appears through development of traditional themes. Land and people of Kazakhstan, steppe and city, past and present, love for humankind and responsibility for own land, all these issues are principal in the artist’s works.
Unique and mysterious world of Yerbolat Tolepbay is an encounter of European culture and mystical Asian soul, an astonishing example of a combination of subtle European psychoanalysis and strong cosmicity of the nomad descendant’s perception.
During the period of creative activity the artist took part and organized 42 personal republican and international exhibitions, which were held in the period from the 1980s to the present time.
From 1985 to 1993 was the first secretary of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan. From 1990 to 1994 - Deputy of the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan (19th convocation)
Large personal exhibitions from 1995 to 2010:
From 1974 to 1999 - a regular participant of republican, all-Union, international art exhibitions, competitions, not included in this list.
Awards and titles for accomplishments in fine art:
“The role of the artist is defined by the fact that he is one of the few who seeks to understand not only himself but also others. He sympathizes, experiences the pain of another's soul as his own, in his eternal, inescapable desire to make this world more perfect”
Yerbolat Tolepbai, from the book “Ana - Zher-Ana” - “Mother - Earth-Mother”, 1999.