Eldar Gurban is an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan and member of Artists Union of Azerbaijan. In 1969 he graduated from the Painting Faculty of the Azim Azimzade Art College and Graphic Arts Faculty of the V.I. Lenin Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute. Since his first exhibition in 1972, have been exhibited in numerous countries worldwide. He took part in an art exhibition for the first time in 1973. He was awarded a gold medal and First-Class Diploma at the 1989 Caspian Republics’ Biennale for his work, Poet and Muse. He is one of the few artists representing the style of primitivism within the Azerbaijani art scene. Eldar Gurban started his artistic career in the 1970-s and has been widely exhibited in Azerbaijan as well as abroad. His style relates to French primitivism in visual expression, content wise it is linked to local environment and its particularities. It talks about beauty in different languages combining reality and dreams of his world. Gurban’s portraits depict mainly beautiful women of Azerbaijan. His style influenced many representatives of a younger generation.
