Canvas painting the size of the village
“Mansour Ayoubi”, a young man from the village of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” (Goli) in Saqez, has created a unique tourist attraction by drawing paintings and various designs on the doors of residential houses of the villagers while beautifying the village. Acquaintances sent me some photos of the village of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” (flower) from the functions of Saqez city, which showed pictures of paintings and drawings on the doors of residential houses in the village, and the creator of these works was one of the young people of this village. Visiting this village Due to the long distance to Sanandaj, I included it in my plans, but each time it was canceled for some reason, until I decided to travel to this village to see these beautiful images and prepare a report from the creator of those works.
For this trip, I set off early in the morning and before sunrise, to reach the city of Saqez, I took the winding Sanandaj-Divandere road, which is about 95 km, and at the Divandere exit for breakfast and a little rest for a few minutes. I stopped.
One of the good attractions of Divandere is charcoal and baked potatoes, which in the early morning and the cool weather unknowingly attracted people to me. It was accompanied by local buttermilk and butter, vegetables and a little pepper and salt, and although I had tea, the freshly charcoal-brewed tea in the black kettle and glass jars of the potato seller had a special taste and smell.
After this short stop, I continued my way to Saqqez (about 100 km) and to go to the village of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” (mud) you have to go from Saqqez to Buchan in Azerbaijan, 35 km west and from Buchan to the village road. Ghahrabad ”I traveled 20 kilometers. Finally, after a distance of about 250 km, I reached the beginning of the road to the village of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” (mud).
The main road and asphalt of this route continues from Ghahrabad village to Tarjan village, but the side road of Kahrizeh Ayoubi village was four kilometers long and I minimized the speed of the car so that the dust would not rise on the dirt road.
After a few short stops along the way, I arrived at the village of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” at around 12 noon, and at the very beginning of the village, I found one of the works of this tasteful painter on the village electrical panel, which was a drawing of the “Migumig” cartoon.
Finally, I found a tasteful village artist who was drawing next to the door of one of the village houses and had a brush in one hand and a can of paint in the other.
He was born in 1979, but he looked a little younger than his face, he was thin, very talkative and knowledgeable, and he had different narratives for each of the pictures he took in the village.
He was also very warm-hearted in his interactions with the villagers, and everyone knew him as “Kak Mansour” (Kak in Kurdish means big brother and is used in honor of the first name). Some of the village children They circled around him while designing, and I, like them, was amazed by all this creativity.
Professor Mansour Ayoubi said: “I started designing on the doors of village houses five years ago, and at first these designs were not well received, and some even spoke sarcastically and mockingly about these works.”
He added: “During school, I was very interested in drawing and caricature, but unfortunately, due to family circumstances, I only studied until middle school and then left school to help support the family.”
He added: “I did not learn the design from anyone, but if I look at any photo or image, I can visualize it in my mind and then redesign it in different sizes.”
I do not receive any money for drawing in the village, but some villagers who request drawing and painting provide me with the required color.
The tasteful painter said: “I do not receive any money for drawing in the village, but some villagers who request drawing and painting provide me with the required color and I implement their request or the design that I have in mind.”
He added: “So far, I have designed more than 50 different designs on the doors of houses and shops in this village, and if a design fails for any reason, I will repair it again.”
The Saqqez artist started painting on the door that morning and the design was coming to an end. I was warmly talking to Master Mansour when Nanny Hajar (nanny means Kurdish word meaning mother) arrived with a pitcher of water and a few glasses on the tray.
Drinking cold water in this summer heat was as attractive as Master Mansour’s works, and after drinking a few glasses of water, I talked to Hajar Garm’s nanny a short distance from Master Mansour.
He said: “Since Kak Mansour started painting in our village, the village has become more beautiful and many residents want him to continue this work and we have been waiting for about 2 weeks for the turn to design the door of our house.”
In addition to his designs, Master Mansour also wrote beautiful and meaningful content and sentences on the doors of houses, which, in his own words, completes these short sentences of the design.
“Storming is not in the vein of every wind,” “Flying enthusiasts do not want to crawl,” “Behind every failure is a story,” “Magnificent goals are a window to the infinite world,” and “Pride is the beginning of a fall.”
Together with Master Mansour, we wandered the streets of the village and among the houses with traditional and modern structures and watched different pictures together. Che Guevara was also present in his designs and this variety was so great that it satisfied every taste.
We saw a member of the village Islamic Council in the middle of the road, who was going to the farm with a tractor. To design on the doors of their homes.
Masoud Mirani added: “Since these designs were made in the village, despite the fact that the access road to the village is dirt and unsuitable, many travelers and tourists from villages and even different cities come to our village to watch these works.”
He added: Master Mansour’s creativity has now turned our village into a tourist destination, and if the authorities provide better facilities to the village, several new jobs will be created in this village using the same potential.
Each time, Master Mansour and I walked through the dirt alleys and between the houses with the thatched walls of the village, and I envied the perseverance and creativity of this young villager, who as a young man cares so much about beautifying his village environment.
One of the characteristics of Master Mansour in the village was that wherever he needed to, he would get permission from the owner of the house and do the design, and he would start the design work in a very short time after adapting the bed.
It does not matter to me if the house of a poor or rich family is in the village, if a suitable door is found, I will start the design work. In many cases, the plan I drew is pleasant and satisfying for the villagers.
Professor Mansour works in agriculture with his paternal family and earns a living this way. He also plays sports when he is unemployed and in his spare time. According to him, he is interested in football and has been the coach of one of the football teams for several years.
He and the residents of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” village also had expectations from the officials and asked IRNA news agency to convey the voice of the people of the village to the officials of Kurdistan province as a media and the road and urban planning officials to pave the entrance road of the village and guide the village 85 Complete a family to facilitate the movement of villagers, especially in the second half of the year, which is accompanied by snow and rain.
Professor Mansour also complained about the high cost and lack of paint for his designs and said: “If a certain institution or body provides me with the color I need, I have very beautiful ideas for beautifying this village.”
Eventually it was almost sunset despite the insistence of some villagers of “Kahrizeh Ayoubi” to stay in the village, but due to work I could not stay among the warm-hearted and hospitable people of this village and came back, which took about 3.5 hours to walk. It was necessary, I went through it, but I promised to express the problems of the villagers in the form of this report.
Source: IRNA