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Artist Statement -



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My work investigates the relationship between transition and space.
Transitions may be identified in four general groups:
Additive - addition, introduction, reference, similarity, identification and clarification
Adversative - emphasis, concession, dismissal, replacement and conflict
Causal - cause/reason, effect/result, purpose and consequence
Sequential - numerical, summation, conclusion, continuation, digression and resumption

Transitions harbor dynamic properties. In my work the meaning is re-identified, re-defined and re-introduced in visual terms as a reflection of its contribution in countless aspects of life.

I am not trying to dismiss the passed, but to emphasize the present by keeping in touch with the pulse of life. To me there is no such thing as abstraction. Each form, line, color, shape, or concept is deeply rooted into reality as I perceive to be. Without concrete reference to any of above mentioned values, It's hard to have a satisfactory outcome, or even imagine one. The process of creation is spontaneous and rarely thinking comes into play. I consider physical involvement in this process very important. Without it, you may end up having a compromised outcome not because other can not do better, but because it can not be consistent with my sensibility and as importantly, may demolish opportunities that is presented to me by the medium.

An artist's work usually supports the construct of a single direction with the work illustrating a singularly dedicated characteristic or agenda. This application has no practical presents in my creative approach. I prefer to work with various mediums which in turn offer new possibilities due to their unique properties, as have tendency to offer characteristics unlike others and play suggestive role in the process. To me each work is an opportunity for a new experimentation. I use traditional and none traditional mediums as well as materials with reflective and transparent characteristics. Often, I produce details on a separate surface and transfer to the final place. This process adopts the surface characteristics of the original field, which may bring a new form of dialogue to the scene.

Artist Exhibitions



Résumé

Selected Exhibitions


2013
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013, Curitiba, Brazil
Dwell on Design, Los Angeles, CA


2012
(One Man) Anzoh Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, CA
Anzoh Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
Texas National/Stephen F. Austin State University, Curated by Dave Hickey, Nacogdoches, TX


2011
LAAA, Distinct by design, juror Charlie Manzo of Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cotrutza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shoshana Wayne Gallery - Chain Letter, Santa Monica, CA
Viridian Artists Gallery, Curated by Elisabeth Sussman, Whitney Museum, New York, N.Y.


2010
OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art), Santa Ana, CA
Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA


2009
The Annex LA, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery 1018, Los Angeles, CA
H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
The Annex LA, Los Angeles, CA
Barnsdale Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Phantom Galleries, Fly with the Cage, Los Angeles, CA
Brand Library Art Galleries, Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of Darkness..., Glendale, CA


2008
H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
H. Kazan Fine Arts - Collective Addiction, Los Angeles, CA
Busan Cutural Art Center (BIAF), Seoul, S. Korea
Beijing GuanYinTang Art Street (GIAF), Beijing, China
Seojong Center (GIAF), Seoul, S. Korea
H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Harvest Galleries, Glendale, CA


2007
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Asto Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA


2006
Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA


2005
Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia
Barnsdale Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Kerckhoff Gallery (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA


2004
ArtiCultural Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery Veronese, Fullerton, CA
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Kerckhoff Gallery (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA


2003
Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Enisen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Texas National/Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX


2002
The Free Biennial, New York, N.Y.
Exit Art (REACTIONS), New York, N.Y.
Art Center Gallery, Cent. Miss. State Uni., Warrensburg, MO


2001
American Swedish Museum, Chicago, Il
Caelum Gallery, New York, N.Y.
St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.


2000
Viva Gallery, Northridge, CA


1991
Audrey Ann Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA
Walker And Walker Gallery, Santa Monica, CA


1989
Rico Gallery, Los Angeles, CA


1988
Downy Museum of Art, Downy, CA


1986
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH


1985
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Lace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bank Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Allied Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Parsons School of Design, New York, N.Y.

1984
The Art Collector Gallery, San Diego, CA

Selected Bibliography

Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013 (Exhibition Catalogue), 2013
Yerevan Magazine - read, 2012, Sep. - Oct.
Eyes On: Abstracts by Blaze Hill Press
Armenian Observer - read , Jan. 11, 2012
International Dictionary of Artists by World Wide Art Books, 2011
New American Paintings, 15th Anniversary edition By Open Studios Press, 2009
LA Daily News, April 23, 2009
Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of Darkness... (Exhibition Catalogue), 2009
Afisha,Nov. -Dec. 2008
Masters of Today, 2008
Trends (hard cover), 2008
GIAF (Exhibition Catalogue), 2008
BIAF (Exhibition Catalogue), 2008
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, March 1, 2008
The Armenian Reporter, March 1, 2008
Peter Frank, "Pick of the Week: New Mixed Media," LA Weekly, 2006
Panorama, May 28, 2004
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University (Exhibition Catalogue), 2003
From Ararat To America- Contemporary Armenian Artists /Forest Lawn Museum (Exh. Catalogue), 2003
Voice of America (Radio Interview in Armenian), July 7, 2003
News-Press, April 29, 2003
Los Angeles Independent, April 23, 2003
The Artists blue Book by Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson, 2003
Arts & Entertainment, April 23, 2003
17th Annual Greater Midwest International, Central Missouri State University (Exhibition Catalogue), 2002
The Artists blue Book by Ask Art, 2001
New American Paintings By Open Studios Press, December 2000
Gallery Guide, March 1991
Artspace, summer 1991
Artscene, December 1990
50th National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art (Exhibition Catalogue),1986


Professional Experiences

Guest Curator at H. Kazan Fine Arts, Objects Are Forever, 2010
Co-Curator and Sub-Committee member for 2009 exhibition at Brand Library Art Galleries --- Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of Darkness
Guest Curator at Forest Lawn Museums From Ararat to America, Armenian Contemporary Artists, 2003







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