Oh, God forbid, I don’t claim to the honor of the “great discoverer of America” in my modestly essay, which is devoted to one of the most unprecedented discoveries of humanity – the cinema. Vice versa, I just want to establish the fact that in it rather advanced age, our native, Armenian cinema had a …
The modern world of art is full of great interest of making money and often ignores the real artistic value of the artwork, as its cash value is often more important parameter. The value of artwork is determined by its market value and this is what a long time the artists, collectors and art dealers, …
There are a lot of medieval monasteries, churches in Bulgaria, many of those are added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. One of them is Boyana church. It is situated at the foot of Vitoshamountain, in Boyana suburb of Sofia, in the place of which in ancient times was village-castle called Boyana. This castle was …
Tell us a little bit about your work. I am a documentary photographer. I have started from journalism, then turned to documentary photography and now I do also some other things. Currently I am doing various experiments, which are all based on stories from real life. Their formats are quite experimental; they are out of …
Author Sona Manukyan Archaeologist Numerous bronze belts were founded in Armenia due to the archaeological excavations or fortuitously. There are quite controversial opinions among the scholars concerning the dating of these belts. The culture of these bronze belts originates in 14th century B.C. and continues during the existence of Urartian State (until 7-6th centuries …
On the 17th of April “Arvestagir” was at the Gafesjian art center’s “Sasunti Davit” hall (or garden) where Sargis Hamalbashyan’s exhibition named “Armenian district” was represented. Sargis Hamalbashyan is one of the representatives of artists of 1980’s new generation. It was a period of serious transitions; the collision of perceptions, new approaches… Hamalbashyan was the participant …
On the 17th of April “Arvestagir” was at HAYP Pop Up Gallery at the opening of the project “ANKAPital”. Colorful, unfinished space of Megerian Shin, where the unification of the audience of young people, wine and rock music and it let to forget the presence of works of art by making art harmonious and familiar …
On the 16th of April “Arvestagir” was in the gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, where Mher Khachatryan presented a series of his works devoted to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Mher Khachatryan was born in Yerevan, but now lives in New York. His works are expressive and full of emotions. Extensive …
On the 14th of April “Arvestagir” was at the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art where Eduard Palasanyan represented his new curatorial work; the exhibition titled “Never again” is the response of the contemporary artists of Armenia to the centennial of Armenian genocide. The exhibition is a response to this horror, its consequences and a …
