This aluminum metalwork portrays three ashiqs playing saz, drum, and shrill pipe. Ashiqs are folk singers who sing and play the saz, a historical musical instrument of the Turkic people. The men in this scene are a symbol of Azerbaijan's cultural richness.
Azizbala Dadashov’s introduction to metal occurred in his childhood, when he met his neighbour, a Greek master craftsman specialised in painting and i ...
