Artist Jyldyzbek Moldakhmatov shared his three works, which he prepared and called “Kantara Castle”, “Buffavento Castle” and “Results of 1916” for Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts during Covid-19 quarantine days
Date Added: 21 June 2020, 12:34
Last Updated Date:23 June 2020, 14:29


During the Covid-19 quarantine days, the artist Jyldyzbek Moldakhmatov painted his works named “Kantara Castle”, “Buffavento Castle” and “Results of the year 1916” for the Cyprus Art Museum.

According to the information given by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, artist Jyldyzbek Moldakhmatov painted the important historical and touristic places of Northern Cyprus, “Kantara Castle”, “Buffavento Castle” and “Results of the year 1916” for the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts and presented to the taste of art lovers.

Kantara Castle
Kantara Castle is the eastern castle of the three mountain castles built on the Kyrenia Mountains. Although the construction date of the castle is not known for certain, it is believed that it was first built in the 11th century against the Islamic raids such as St. Hilarion and Buffavento Castles. It is thought to have been built as a watchtower by the Byzantines in the 16th century. The castle was used for asylum and defense purposes during the Lusignan period, and it was evacuated and abandoned during the Venetian period.

Buffavento Castle
Buffavento Castle was built in Kyrenia Mountains as a watchtower for the defense and watching the coasts of the island against the Islamic State raids coming from the north of the island during the Byzantine period. The castle, located on the top of Çatalköy, east of Kyrenia, was named Buffavento, which means the one standing against the winds. It was built at the top of the steepest and windswept area of Cyprus at an altitude of 950 meters above sea level.

Who is Jyldyzbek Moldakhmatov?
He was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1948. He is a State Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic. He studied at Moscow art secondary school, graduated from Moscow Industrial Arts High School, Department of Painting -Monumentalist Works His monumental painting works includes: mosaics, murals, stained glass window drawings, tapestries. He participated in international, regional and national exhibitions. His works are in the Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts, Kazakh Museum of Fine Arts, as well as in collections and museums in Europe, America, Asia, etc.