Usto Mumin
(Alexander Nikolaev, 30.08.1897-27.06.1957), Russian by origin the artist, in 1920 has arrived to Uzbekistan. He is not only studied, but has entirely accepted the East and has devoted itself to him, having accepted Moslem. To one of aspects of his researches became Turkestan and art of dance and music Bocha.

«Till period Usto Mumin we do not know works; it is known only, that he has been strongly infected by a suprematism. However, having arrived to Turkestan, the artist at once and for ever changes «a paradigm»: the place of abstract geometry borrows «the green world». Such metamorphosis is not so characteristic for artists of the Central Asian avant guarde: the same of Wolves, having returned to Central Asia from Petersburg, still long time was under visible effect of the receptions borrowed in Russian and western painting. Probably, arrival to Central Asia has been connected for Mumin with any strong emotional event which promoted so resolute change».
From Boris Chuhovicha's work « Friendship, love, eternity... » of the Usto Mumin's».