Gagik
GHAZANCHYAN
Born in 1960
Profile & Bio
Gagik Ghazanchyan was born in 1960 in Yerevan, Armenia. He studied at the Terlemezian Fine Arts College in Yerevan and then graduated from the Fine Arts and Drama Institute also in Yerevan. Since 1992, he has been a member of the Yerevan Artists’ Union. Ghazanchyan: by Nazareth Karoian (art critic) In Gagik Ghazanchian’s paintings the viewer is continuously confronted with a stereotypical structure of the canvas, and its constituent elements, the background and the figures are in contrast with each other. The background represents a collage that has its origins in photography. It embraces downtown districts of high-rise buildings, often to be seen in contemporary American megalopolises that came to replace medieval cities. In contrast with the background, the third element evolving in the foreground is nothing else than a color composition expressing motion which is sometimes semi-figurative and sometimes a completely abstract play of artistic creativity. Is this stereotypical construction of the surface of the painting a reflection of artistic rigidity or does it refer to the stereotypical character of contemporary urbanism? On the one hand, we have the standardization of our environment resulting from the assembly-line principle, which brings forth the material-objective aspects of things: material, color, form and size. On the other hand, the artistic flexibility of the contemporary individual helps to counter-react against the transformation that has created the imperative to transform one’s whole life into a permanent performance. Ghazanchyan: by Ruben Angaladian (writer & culturologist) The temperament and human willpower manifest themselves in the color qualities of the painter. His perception of the contemporary world has developed far away from boundaries of mere national self-knowledge, in contrast to many timeserver painters longing to sell and set their names in the hardly established Armenian art market. He is able to distinctly define problems of nowadays existence, as a man of 21st century. However, he can’t remain indifferent to the emotional experiences in his home city. He belongs to this city and he can create poetry concerning the whole spectrum of its drama. Painter Gagik Ghazanchian is a focused vector towards the culture of the future. I expect much from his searches. His potential as an artist allows a presumption that his destiny is a genuine way of suffering and deep deliberation, enlightenment and disillusionment.
Exhibitions /
Collections /
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2019 “Instant Images", Artists’ Union of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia 2016 “Colors from Distant Lands", Gainsbourg, AvestArt, Zurich, Switzerland 2014 ”Other Images from the City”, National Center of Aesthetics, Yerevan, Armenia 2012 Exhibition hall of Hamazkayin Society, Beirut, Lebanon 2011 Pop-up Art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland 2009 Martin Gallery, Sissach, Switzerland 2008 Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia 2005 Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, USA Martin Gallery, Sissach, Switzerland 2000 Artists’ Museum, Washington DC, USA GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2020 “Spring Salon 2020”, Artist’s Union of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia 2019 “Beirut Art Fair”, Beirut, Lebanon 2018 A unique art show dedicated to 15th anniversary of the foundation of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia 2017 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon 2016 Representing the book “Art Beyond Time”, Yerevan, Armenia “Art in Blossom”, Beirut, Lebanon 2015 “Inner Lighthouse”, Beirut, Lebanon 2014 “Beauty in the Palm”, Beirut, Lebanon 2013 10th Anniversary of Arame Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia AGBU Contemporary Armenian Art, Pasadena, USA Representing Arame Art Gallery in Las Vegas, USA 2012 Grand Opening of a New Art Center of Arame Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia Art Monaco 2012 Fine Art Gallery, Monaco “Artisti Armeni a Scafati”, Scafati, Italy Exhibition dedicated to 40th anniversary of the founding of Modern Art Museum of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia Pop-up Art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland 2011 UNESCO Palace, Arame Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Abrahamian Art Center, Yerevan, Armenia Contemporary Art “Armenia”, San Nicola da Tolentino, Rome, Italy “Palette of Independence”, National Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia 2010 Castel dell’Ovo, Naples, Italy New Masterpieces of Arame Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia 2008 “Generation Freedom”, Inter Art Gallery, New York , USA 2007 “Colors of Armenia”, C.Gulbenkian Center, Aleppo, Syria “Colors of Armenia”, AGBU, Damascus ,Syria ”9 contemporary Artists from Armenia”, AGBU Pasadena, CA, USA “L’art contemporain d’Arménie”, Orangerie du Luxembourg, Paris, France “Armenian Landscapes in Contemporary Art”, Zurich, Switzerland “Colors of Armenia”, Castel Saint’Angelo, Rome, Italy 2006 National Culture Center of Kuwait, Abdullah Al-Salem Hall, Kuwait ‘Meeting’, the group exhibition of German, Georgian and Armenian artists, National Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia 2005 “Art Caucasus” International Art Expo, Tbilisi, Georgia 2004 Gevorgian Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia “Art Caucasus” International Art Expo, Tbilisi, Georgia 2002 Creative Partners Gallery, Washington, USA Pasino Casino d’Aix Gallery, France 2001 Beyond Icons, National Gallery, Yerevan ,Armenia Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran Chapelle Saint Sulpice d’Istres, France 2000 Claudine Hohl Gallery, Zurich,Switzerland 1999 Martin Gallery, Sissach, Switzerland 1998 Seepark Thun Gallery, Sissach, Switzerland Synagogue, Schluchtern,Germany 1997 Cultural Foundation, Abu-Dhabi, UAE HS Art Gallery, Tenniken, Switzerland 1995 Kreishaus Gallery, Bergheim, Germany 1994 Ex-Voto Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia 1993 Armenian Artists in Italy, Spoleto, Ancona, Italy Stadel Museum, Stade, Germany Bilderweit, Berlin, Germany UNESCO, Paris, France 1992 Cultural Foundation, Abu-Dhabi, UAE 1991 “Arts et Lettres De France” Gallery, Paris, France Grande Exposition D’Art, Nice, France Kreishaus Gallery, Hofheim, Germany 1989 Armenian Cultural Center, Moscow, Russia COLLECTIONS/ In prestigious art collections throughout the world, including: Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia Khrimyan Museum Echmiadzin, Armenia National Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
