He captures the essence of the Kazakh migration, with all its nuances and melodies, painting with vivid colors. From the distant horizon, a caravan stretches toward the viewer, adding a sense of dynamic movement and grandeur to the composition. The clear blue sky and golden horizon of the steppe add a subtle tone to the overall color palette of the piece.
His works are full of internal energy, enthusiasm, and dedication. Ali's paintings showcase classical examples of landscape painting, adhering to the objective laws of nature. Using yellow-brown, dark tones, and shadow falling from the west, he depicts the evening time. In his works, concepts like height, breadth, and space are presented symbolically through mountains and the steppe. In every case, the choice of horizon line serves to fully express the artistic image. This is one of the fundamental rules and principles of spatial construction in realistic paintings.
In 2010, a large horizontally expanded composition “Nomadism” was created. In the depth, just to the right of the vertical axis, there is a domed structure with a crescent moon on top. On the left is a woman on a camel in kimeshek. On the right are two riders on white and bay horses and a dismounted horseman. There is something new here – a camel appeared between the mosque and the horsemen, with a shanyrak on its back. Next to it there is a white camel with household stuff, which was about to lie down on the ground. The center of this world is now not only a mosque, but also a yurt. In the left part of the composition, riders on horses of different colors are depicted. In the foreground there is batyr with a spear on a black horse, followed by a girl on a bay horse, then there is a girl driving a pair of white horses harnessed to a cart with a white tent, and then a guy with a dombra on a chestnut horse. Warrior, beautiful girls and akyn are a wonderful set of characters. The composition is based on a delicate juxtaposition of rest (far distance) and movement (foreground). There are a lot of details here and there, developing the plot in breadth and depth. Each viewer will undoubtedly see and feel the visual narrative in his/her own way.
These four canvases are exciting not only because they are dedicated to the “golden age” of nomadism, which in the eyes of descendants possesses the unshakable principles of traditional existence, but also how the artist designated this constancy, shades of which are sometimes given by the uncontrollable chaos of life. He introduced repetitive elements into each composition, unlike the others. It is something like the North Star, around which other stars are circling. And it is the North Star – a constant reference point for a person wandering in the vast expanses of the earth. And for Ali Baktygereyev, the Kazakh nomadism has become an unshakable and wonderful landmark in the chaos of modern life.
Over time, his compositions became more complex, and during this period, the artist began to work on a painting called "Movement". This became an important stage in his creativity, accompanied his subsequent works for many years and became his 'passport'.
