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SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND TASTES FROM THE SILK ROAD
Budapest Times, Romania
May 23 2014
23. May 2014 - by BT in Budapest
On Monday 12 May the festivities opened with an inaugural dinner,
a program encompassing a variety of activities topped off by good
Georgian food, courtesy of sponsor Hachapuri.
In the basement, the photography exhibition took visitors on a road
trip across the dusty roads of the Caucasus, through the work of
Tamas Nemeth, over to the Steppes, mountains and blue-tiled mosques
of Central Asia captured by Polish travel photographer Lukasz Supergan.
As a contrast to the travel photography, the event showcased work by
contemporary artists from the region, highlighting works from Uzbek
artists Lekim Ibragimov, the "People's Artist of Uzbekistan", along
with paintings from his son Gayrat Ibragimov and Said Shamirbaev,
whose work echoes the expressionism of Gauguin.
While Silk Road Society partner Vollnhofer ArtStudio provided the
artwork from Central Asia, the exhibition also featured work from
Ermone Zabel Martaian, an artist who personally attended the event.
Currently living in Budapest, Martaian was born in Romania to Armenian
refugees who fled to the country from the Armenian genocide. His work
couples the influences from icon painting with traditional Armenian
miniatures, and uses the unusual technique of painting on glass.
The crowds passed between the two exhibitions as the Armenian wine
flew liberally, which was provided by sponsors the Travel Scientists,
a gonzo travel company who are the brains behind the Central Asia
Rally and the Caucasian Challenge.
Eventually ushered into the basement of the converted studios in
District VI, the guests packed into the screening room for a talk
on "Armenian Textiles throughout the Centuries" by Professor Levon
Chookaszian, the UNESCO Chair of Armenian Art History, who is visiting
Budapest as a guest of CEU from Yerevan State University.
The buffet dinner, provided by Hachapuri, filled the air with the
aroma of cheesy Imretian khachapuri, a flat bread filled with tangy
Georgian cheese, khinkali, dumplings filled with meat, along with
aubergine rolls, vegetable balls and the side accompaniments of
Georgian bread and spicy tomato sauce.
The evening was rounded off with a talk by Dr. Janos Sipos, a
researcher and lecturer from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and
the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, respectively, who introduced the
concert by the trio of musicians headed by Majda Maria Guessous,
connecting Central Asian music origins to Hungarian folk traditions.
On the second day of the festival, even though the buzz of the
opening evening had diminished, an intimate but attentive crowd
gathered for the short speech from the Ambassador for Georgia,
Dr. Zaza Kandelaki, who stressed the important ties between Hungary
and the South Caucasian country.
A Georgian food tasting followed on hotfoot from the ambassador's
speech, with platters lined with aubergine rolls and other Georgian
delicacies, giving those who missed the dinner the night before the
chance to sample the cuisine.
Concluding the three-day event, the talk from Dr. Ágnes Birtalan,
the Head of the Department of Inner Asian studies, ELTE, on the topic
"The Great Mongolian Empire - An Early Attempt of Globalisation",
opened up a discussion and lively conversation from the audience,
before the festival concluded with a wine tasting.
The Georgian wines, Kondoli's Mtsvani-Kisi and Marani's Saperavi,
also provided by Hachapuri along with additional snacks, were a hit,
with people queuing out the door to try the unique wines. And, just
to make sure the guests didn't get too hungry, the Travel Scientists
supplied a platter of Armenian cheeses and cold cuts.
The Silk Road Festival's debut was a success and the Silk Road
Society plans to host similar events featuring other countries on
the Silk Road.
For more information, see the website to sign up for membership for
free: www.silkroadsociety.org.
http://budapesttimes.hu/2014/05/23/sights-sounds-and-tastes-from-the-silk-road/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Budapest Times, Romania
May 23 2014
23. May 2014 - by BT in Budapest
On Monday 12 May the festivities opened with an inaugural dinner,
a program encompassing a variety of activities topped off by good
Georgian food, courtesy of sponsor Hachapuri.
In the basement, the photography exhibition took visitors on a road
trip across the dusty roads of the Caucasus, through the work of
Tamas Nemeth, over to the Steppes, mountains and blue-tiled mosques
of Central Asia captured by Polish travel photographer Lukasz Supergan.
As a contrast to the travel photography, the event showcased work by
contemporary artists from the region, highlighting works from Uzbek
artists Lekim Ibragimov, the "People's Artist of Uzbekistan", along
with paintings from his son Gayrat Ibragimov and Said Shamirbaev,
whose work echoes the expressionism of Gauguin.
While Silk Road Society partner Vollnhofer ArtStudio provided the
artwork from Central Asia, the exhibition also featured work from
Ermone Zabel Martaian, an artist who personally attended the event.
Currently living in Budapest, Martaian was born in Romania to Armenian
refugees who fled to the country from the Armenian genocide. His work
couples the influences from icon painting with traditional Armenian
miniatures, and uses the unusual technique of painting on glass.
The crowds passed between the two exhibitions as the Armenian wine
flew liberally, which was provided by sponsors the Travel Scientists,
a gonzo travel company who are the brains behind the Central Asia
Rally and the Caucasian Challenge.
Eventually ushered into the basement of the converted studios in
District VI, the guests packed into the screening room for a talk
on "Armenian Textiles throughout the Centuries" by Professor Levon
Chookaszian, the UNESCO Chair of Armenian Art History, who is visiting
Budapest as a guest of CEU from Yerevan State University.
The buffet dinner, provided by Hachapuri, filled the air with the
aroma of cheesy Imretian khachapuri, a flat bread filled with tangy
Georgian cheese, khinkali, dumplings filled with meat, along with
aubergine rolls, vegetable balls and the side accompaniments of
Georgian bread and spicy tomato sauce.
The evening was rounded off with a talk by Dr. Janos Sipos, a
researcher and lecturer from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and
the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, respectively, who introduced the
concert by the trio of musicians headed by Majda Maria Guessous,
connecting Central Asian music origins to Hungarian folk traditions.
On the second day of the festival, even though the buzz of the
opening evening had diminished, an intimate but attentive crowd
gathered for the short speech from the Ambassador for Georgia,
Dr. Zaza Kandelaki, who stressed the important ties between Hungary
and the South Caucasian country.
A Georgian food tasting followed on hotfoot from the ambassador's
speech, with platters lined with aubergine rolls and other Georgian
delicacies, giving those who missed the dinner the night before the
chance to sample the cuisine.
Concluding the three-day event, the talk from Dr. Ágnes Birtalan,
the Head of the Department of Inner Asian studies, ELTE, on the topic
"The Great Mongolian Empire - An Early Attempt of Globalisation",
opened up a discussion and lively conversation from the audience,
before the festival concluded with a wine tasting.
The Georgian wines, Kondoli's Mtsvani-Kisi and Marani's Saperavi,
also provided by Hachapuri along with additional snacks, were a hit,
with people queuing out the door to try the unique wines. And, just
to make sure the guests didn't get too hungry, the Travel Scientists
supplied a platter of Armenian cheeses and cold cuts.
The Silk Road Festival's debut was a success and the Silk Road
Society plans to host similar events featuring other countries on
the Silk Road.
For more information, see the website to sign up for membership for
free: www.silkroadsociety.org.
http://budapesttimes.hu/2014/05/23/sights-sounds-and-tastes-from-the-silk-road/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress