Haki Xhakli

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Haki Xhakli
Born (1952-10-03) 3 October 1952 (age 71)
Modern Art

Haki Xhakli is a

painter and a university professor from Kosovo. He is known for his composition paintings where figures of horse, castle and woman dominate.[1]

Life

Haki Xhakli was born on 3 October 1952 in

University of Pristina, where he studied painting in the class of professor Rexhep Ferri.[2]

From 1982 to 1988 he was leading the Artist's Association Zef Kolombi in Ferizaj. Since 1984 he has been a member of the Association of Figurative Artists of Kosovo,[3] which he chaired from 2006 to 2008.[4]

He has been working at the Faculty of Education since 2005, where he teaches art methodology to undergraduates and graduates, with the title of Professor Assistant at the University of Pristina. In 2010 he received a Doctoral Degree on Social Sciences at University of Skopje.[5] In 2016 he served temporarily as the Dean of Faculty of Education at University of Prishtina.[6] Xhakli was also a national coordinator for curriculum development of art education in Kosovo organised by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kosovo) from 2002 until 2012.[7][8][9][10]

Exhibitions

Xhakli participated in several international collective exhibitions and opened personal ones in Kosovo, Italy, Germany, Finland, France, Netherlands, Serbia, Macedonia and Albania.

In Kosovo, he had ten solo exhibitions and participated in forty four (44) collective exhibitions.[11]

During his career he spent time in Florence, Italy and Unna, Germany where he was a personal tutor of painters Ilona Hetmann [19] and Hans Wegener.[20]

Gallery

  • The Castle in Motion (1985), oil in canvas, 77 x 57 cm
    The Castle in Motion (1985), oil in canvas, 77 x 57 cm
  • Don Quixote (1986), oil in canvas, 75 x 60 cm
    Don Quixote (1986), oil in canvas, 75 x 60 cm
  • Dialogue (1995), oil in canvas, 80 x 100 cm
    Dialogue (1995), oil in canvas, 80 x 100 cm
  • White Present (1991), combined technique, 68 x 48 cm
    White Present (1991), combined technique, 68 x 48 cm
  • The Shepherdess (1997), oil in canvas, 90 x 130 cm
    The Shepherdess (1997), oil in canvas, 90 x 130 cm
  • The Restless Horse (1997), oil in canvas, 135 x 155 cm
    The Restless Horse (1997), oil in canvas, 135 x 155 cm
  • Little Constantine (1996), oil in canvas, 110 x 120 cm
    Little Constantine (1996), oil in canvas, 110 x 120 cm
  • The Restless Bird (1997), acryl in paper, 50 x 70 cm
    The Restless Bird (1997), acryl in paper, 50 x 70 cm

Work

Apocalypse

The symbols that Haki Xhakli communicates in his paintings are universal and autochthonous. Universal to the fact, as they are transposed well into the fabric and very accessible to understand for the general public and indigenous to the author's region as each figure and every single painting line comes from the experience of daily lives to the bloodshed history of author's nation.

The inevitable symbol which is present in almost every painting of the artist is the horse. Its unique drawing brings up multiple associations with everyday life. It is portrayed as the symbol of faithfulness, but also of the burden that holds upon itself. It is very visible the inescapable feeling of alertness and vigilance that the horse symbol represents. With this detail, the artist reminds the audience for the struggles of the Albanian people for centuries, who could never sleep quietly, be comfortable and had to watch out on every side from dangers coming from conquerors nearby claiming the domination over the soil of artist's nation.

In line with the horse symbol and its head, there is the symbol of the castle that connects well with high rooftops and small turrets, this symbolises the national resistance and the never-ending danger from various occupants. Its shielded walls used as a protection from enemies indicates the coldness of the stones absorbing from outside and the warmth inside that is offered through hospitality to every friend.

The last piece of the triangle on his painting symbols is the personality of the woman, described as the symbol of human renewal. Painted as pretty, with a focus on the eyes, his paintings give a precise perspective thought where woman's sacrifice to save humankind is visible. In the woman's eyes in the paintings, you can read numerous stories, blunders, desires, goals, even tragedies, and troubles. The woman in Xhakli's paintings never spared herself, regardless of circumstances, and regardless of the absurd situations in which she was. The artist presents her entire spiritual world as it is, extremely grandiose and unobstructed, on one side and very modest on the other side.

Through many symbols, he empowers his painting by elevating it to a high degree of universal semiotics, which receives a polysemic message, which then is not difficult to be accepted by artisans regardless of the relevance. One particular painting cycle that Xhakli created is the Apocalypse, as it makes the viewer think that it is the end of the world, in fact, it is portrayed as the end of the dreadful side of the universe.[21][22]

Publications

References

  1. ISBN 978-9951-02-341-2
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  2. ^ Xhakli, Haki, Albanian Arts, retrieved 17 November 2018
  3. ^ "Kosova Monography", Academy of Science and Arts of Kosova, pp.572–575.
  4. ^ "Ushtrues detyre i kryetarit zgjedhet piktori Haki Xhakli". Koha Ditore, R.S, p.17. 2006-01-16.
  5. ^ Personeli Akademik, Fakulteti i Edukimit, University of Prishtina, retrieved 17 November 2018
  6. ^ "Haki Xhakli dekan i përkohshëm i Fakultetit të Edukimit". Gazeta Express. 2016-02-03.
  7. ^ "Kurrikula bërthamë për arsimin e mesëm të lartë të Kosovës" (PDF). MASHT. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  8. ^ "Standardet e zhvillimit dhe të mësuarit në fëmijërinë e hershme" (PDF). masht.rks-gov.net. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  9. ^ "Core curriculum for lower secondary education in Kosovo" (PDF). masht.rks-gov.net. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  10. ^ "Core curriculum for pre-primary grade and primary education in Kosovo" (PDF). masht.rks-gov.net. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  11. ^ "Fakulteti i Edukimit". Fakulteti i Edukimit. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  12. ^ "Neue Austellung zum Millenium im Hellweg-Museum". Ruhr Nachrichten, Hennes, Nr.149. 1999-07-12.
  13. ^ "Ausstellung im Katharinen-Hof". Ruhr Nachrichten, Wagner, Nr.166. 1999-09-12.
  14. ^ "SHOW YOUR HOPE Start up Balkan Selection".
  15. ^ "U hap ekspozita e piktorit Haki Xhakli në Berlin - Telegrafi". 7 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Në hollin e Kuvendit ekspozohen dy piktura të piktorit Haki Xhakli - Kuvendi i Kosoves".
  17. ^ "Javët Kulturore Ndërkombëtare - Ekspozitë e veprave të piktorit Haki Xhakli, Halli i Teatri të Operës".
  18. ^ "Hapet ekspozita e piktorit Haki Xhakli në Helsinki".
  19. ^ Ilona Hetmann Ilona Hetmann Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, access-date: May 2, 2019
  20. ^ Hans Wegener : Kunstraum Unna: Hans Wegener : Kunstraum Unna, access-date: May 2, 2019
  21. ^ "Impresion: Polisemi mesazhes artistike". Gazeta Bujku, 1996, p.14, S.Dërmaku. 1996-01-24.
  22. ISBN 9789994342648. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help
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