Portrait of Roza Dzhamanova as Cio-Cio-San

Description

Author: Ismailova, Gulyfairus. 1929-2013
At the center of the vertically elongated canvas, set against a wall, the heroine stands in a three-quarter pose dressed in her stage attire. She wears a white kimono and holds a fan, with a white ribbon binding her high hairstyle. A small figurine of a deity rests on the floor nearby, while screens featuring traditional Japanese motifs flank her on either side. Her silhouette reads as a cohesive plastic entity, where the expressiveness of her stance, gesture, and contour conveys an emotionally charged inner state. The treatment of her face and gaze captures intense focus and drama, revealing the complex psychological realm of the stage character. The costume acquires particular significance, serving as a key element of the composition and emphasizing its theatrical nature. The color scheme-built upon a dialogue of white, cool blue-greens, and reddish-ochre tones-exhibits a decorative richness characteristic of the artist’s mature painterly language, deeply rooted in her long-standing career in the theater.