Painting

  Since 2021, the situation around Ukraine became increasingly tense and explosive, leading to an all-out war with numerous casualties among both military and civilians.In exploring the emerging situation, I focused on creating 3D objects and paintings which demonstrate different fragments of the overall social construction within the situation under consideration.   This work explores […]

Since 2021, the situation around Ukraine became increasingly tense and explosive, leading to an all-out war with numerous casualties among both military and civilians. In exploring the emerging situation, I focused on creating 3D objects and paintings which demonstrate different fragments of the overall social construction within the situation under consideration.   Moreover, this painting

“May I stand on the grass?” These were the first words of a little boy who emerged from the air raid shelter at the Azovstal factory in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol.   Since 2021, the situation surrounding Ukraine became increasingly tense and explosive, leading to an all-out war with numerous casualties among both

A fragment of the painting triptych “Coordinates of Grief” analyzes the situation that arose after the 1988 earthquake in the city of Gyumri (formerly Leninokan).       2015 2m by 1.5m oil, canvas

A fragment of the painting triptych “Coordinates of Grief” analyzes the situation that arose after the 1988 earthquake in the city of Gyumri (formerly Leninokan).       2015 2m by 1.5m oil, canvas

A fragment of the painting triptych “Coordinates of Grief” analyzes the situation that arose after the 1988 earthquake in the city of Gyumri (formerly Leninokan).       2015 2m by 1.5m oil, canvas

Living in Gyumri (formerly Leninakan), Armenia — a city that was almost completely destroyed in 1988 by one of the most powerful earthquakes of the 20th century — I was profoundly shaken not only by living amid the scars of that time but also by the stories I heard from local residents who had lived