Usta Shirin Murodov

Usta Shirin Murodov (was born on August 18, 1879, Bukhara, Bukhara Emirate – December 2, 1957, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR) was a Soviet Uzbek master artist – a painter, pottery craftsman, and folklorist.

Murodov was an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan SSR and a distinguished artist recognized for his contributions to the art in the Uzbek SSR in 1943. He was also a recipient of the State Stalin Prize in 1948.

Biography Shirin learned his craft from his father, Master Murod, and his grandfather, Master Nosir. As an independent artist, he participated in the decoration of the Karmana Palace of the Emir of Bukhara and the White Hall of the Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer palace, where he gained recognition. In his artistic creations, Shirin was particularly known for his pottery craftsmanship. He used traditional patterns and shapes in new and innovative ways and the ganch technology he created was also used in the renovation of the Romanov Palace. In his early work, he used pottery as a canvas for his artwork, creating stunning and intricate pottery pieces

Usta Shirin also decorated many clubs, public buildings, and memorial structures with his pottery works. He adorned various venues, including the Uzbek SSR Pavilion at the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition, the pavilions of the Turkmenistan SSR (1938), the Tashkent Circus, the Navoi Theater (Bukhara Hall), the Muqimi Theater, The Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature, and others.

Death Usta Shirin died on 12 February 1957, and was buried in the Chigatoy cemetery in Tashkent.

Awards Stalin Prize 1st class (1948) Honored Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1943) Order of Lenin (16 January 1950) Order of the Red Banner of Labor Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR (1943)