Karen Smbatyan

Karen Smbatyan
Կարեն Սմբատյան
Born(1932-04-21)21 April 1932
Gyumri, Armenia
Died27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 76)
Yerevan, Armenia
NationalityArmenian
Known forPainter Drawing
Notable work"Castle In The Air", "Indian wapor", "The Midday"
Websitekarensmbatyan.com

Karen Smbatyan (Armenian: Կարեն Սմբատյան) was born on April 21, 1932, in Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia, and passed on December 27, 2008, in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, and lived most of his life as an Armenian painter.[1][2]

Life[edit]

Smbatyan was born into an Armenian family in Gyumri. He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia under Panos Terlemezyan. Smbatyan's paintings can be found in multiple galleries internationally, including the National Gallery of Armenia, the Richard Manukean Gallery in Detroit, Michigan, Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and in private collections in various countries.[3][4]

Abstract[edit]

Castle In The Air by Karen Smbatyan, 1994

Throughout his life, Smbatyan's art focused on themes of the destiny of Armenian people and his national identity.[5]

Smbatyan was born in 1932 in Gyumri. He studied at the Panos Terlemezyan College, but quit his studies to join the Soviet army (Estonia, Doko island). While serving in the army, Smbatyan continued to work and create art. Smbatyan's art in the 1950s and 1960s is characterized by authentic representations of objects through nature, life and people, adhering to forms of high realism ("Makuyk" 1954, "The sailor Nikolay Blokhin", 1954, "Ian Paulianki", 1959, portraits).[6][7]

From 1966-80, Smbatyan was the editor of "Pioner" and "Tsitsarnak" children's periodicals. During that period, he created the illustrations of "Jelsomino in The Land of Cheaters" and "Jan Polat" folktales by Gianni Rodari and authored the images of the periodicals with demonstrating a new fresh approach in the field. (Grigor Tatevaci, Toros Taronatsi).

Smbatyan's diary entries from the 1970s reveal that he was concerned with the exploration of color and form in his art. ("Shell" 1975, "Amulet", 1977, "Indian jug" 1975).

Smbatyan's art is characterized by vibrant colors and simplicity of composition. ("Varuzhan Vardanyan", 1983 "The portrait of Mshetsi", 1989, "The Garden", 1994, "Autumn", 1999).[8] Smbatyan noted, on his simplistic compositions, "The most luxurious luxury is simplicity," and "The painting is complete only when the unnecessary things are removed".[9]

Quotes[edit]

Penetrating and tens, especially by inner clairvoyance characteristic of an individual, he has discovered and reveled-within himself, not from the outside. Other architonic coatings, achieving an apocryphal level where the artist exposes spirited characters and objects, vital in everyone, both indigenous and common to all mankind. Only big artists can see them and show them. On the other hand, the inner world is resuscitated and made viable by the robust power of potential individuality, represented as a whole image due to the brilliance and energy of an artist named Karen Smbatyan, who has acquired the gifts of nature so abundantly. Ilya Kabakov Painter, Moscow 1976

International exhibitions[edit]

  • 1974 Bologna, Italy
  • 1975 Poznan, Poland
  • 1976 Izmir, Turkey
  • 1970 Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1970 Paris, France

Personal exhibitions[edit]

  • 1966 "Komsomolec" newspaper editorial, Yerevan
  • 1972 Armenian Architects' House, Yerevan
  • 1979 Painter's House, Yerevan
  • 1981 Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan
  • 1981 Vilnius Art Academy
  • 1987 Exhibition to 80th anniversary of martyrdom of Gevorg Chaush, Talin region, Ashnak village
  • 1988 Moscow Lazarian Seminary
  • 1989 "Neringa" Rest House, Palanga
  • 1994 Writer's House, Yerevan
  • 1996 Exhibition or foundation "Tatron" /Theatre/, Yerevan
  • 1997 Heimstetten Art House, Munchen
  • 1998 Exhibition to Bash-Aparan battle. Aparan,
  • 1999 "Beshketuryan" Art Gallery, Los Angeles
  • 2000 Garching Municipal Art Gallery, Munchen
  • 2001 Exhibition of "Sun MicroSystems Firm", Munchen
  • 2002 Painter's House, Yerevan
  • 2004 "Academia" Gallery, Yerevan
  • 2007 National Art Museum, Yerevan
  • 2008 Artists' Union of Armenia

Gallery[edit]

  • Classwork, 1948.
    Classwork, 1948.
  • Canoe, 1954.
    Canoe, 1954.
  • Self Portrait, 1957.
    Self Portrait, 1957.
  • The Island, 1973.
    The Island, 1973.
  • The Palace, 1974.
    The Palace, 1974.
  • Shell, 1975.
    Shell, 1975.
  • Spring, 1999.
    Spring, 1999.
  • Composition with Flowers and Bottles, 2000.
    Composition with Flowers and Bottles, 2000.
  • The Autumn in Hrazdan Valley, 2000.
    The Autumn in Hrazdan Valley, 2000.
  • Midday, 2005.
    Midday, 2005.
  • Bowman, 2005.
    Bowman, 2005.
  • Equestrian , 2005.
    Equestrian , 2005.
  • Northern Sun, 2006.
    Northern Sun, 2006.
  • Still life in the Landscape, 2006.
    Still life in the Landscape, 2006.
  • Autumn Alley, 2006.
    Autumn Alley, 2006.
  • Illusion, 2006.
    Illusion, 2006.
  • Apricot Trees, 2008.
    Apricot Trees, 2008.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Смбатян Карен Ваганович". Энциклопедия фонда «Хайазг».
  2. ^ "ВОИНА ДОЛЖНЫ ФОРМИРОВАТЬ ЦЕРКОВЬ, ШКОЛА И НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ ДУХ". ООО "Голос". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ "О Рыцаре цвета". «Медиафабрика "Аракс"». Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ^ "В Ереванском РЦНК открыта выставка известного армянского художника Карена Смбатяна". официальный сайт Россотрудничества. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ^ "МУЗЫКА ТИШИНЫ В ПОЛОТНАХ КАРЕНА СМБАТЯНА". ООО «Голос». Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ^ "Выставка художника Карена Смбатяна". ARMEDIA IAA Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. ^ "В Ереванском РЦНК открыта выставка армянского художника Карена Смбатяна". НДП «Альянс Медиа». Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Կարեն Սմբատյանի մոլորակը". Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  9. ^ "ԳԵՂԱՆԿԱՐԻՉ ԿԱՐԵՆ ՍՄԲԱՏՅԱՆԻ ԳՈՒՅՆԻ ԱԶԴԵՑՈՒԹՅԱՄԲ". © 2012 Արմթաուն. Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

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