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Arthur Sarkissian
Arthur Sarkissian in his solo exhibition,
Los Angeles, CA 2010
Born (1960-05-11) 11 May 1960 (age 66)
EducationYerevan State Pedagogical University
Known forPainting
MovementPost-modernism
Spouse
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(m. 1981; div. 1984)​

Arthur Sarkissian (Armenian: Արթուր Սարգսյան; b. 11 May 1960)[1][2] is an Armenian artist and painter.[3]

Life

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Sarkissian attended the School of Fine Arts in Yerevan in 1977, followed by the Yerevan State Pedagogical University (Drawing) in 1989.[4] He lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia.[5]

Art

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Sarkissian works in abstract art as a statement of post-Soviet freedom of expression. He said in 2005, "my approach to painting developed from the desire to free myself from Socialist Realism."[6]

His canvases combine painting and silkscreen printing, incorporating text, photographs, signs, architectural images and extracts from other paintings, fusing oil paint with found ephemera.[7]

Sarkissian’s art encompasses a diverse range of meanings and forms. His practice aligns with those of Robert Rauschenberg and Kurt Schwitters, and his work can be traced to predecessors such as Warhol, Cornell, Miro, Malevich, and Picasso. Sarkissian demonstrates that the “collage aesthetic,” characterized by simultaneously disjunctive and conjunctive qualities that define modern composition, possesses a significant and enduring legacy. This collage aesthetic serves as the perceptual crucible in which the aforementioned dialectic is forged and defines the particular visual world in which Sarkissian expresses himself.[3][8]

His installation artwork includes the work Closed Session,[9] comprising a row of seven chairs of varying sizes, each standing on four lit lightbulbs; described by Sonia Balassanian, curator of the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA), as a "satirical reference to self-aggrandizing decision-makers."[9]

His work is displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in Yerevan.[4]

Works

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Sarkissian's works include:

Closed Session (2007), mixed media installation
  • Mind Games (2003), oil on canvas, 400 x 400 cm
  • Game in the Museum (2005), mixed media on canvas, 195 x 145 inches[10]
  • Evening in the museum (2005), mixed media on canvas, 95 x 175 cm[5]
  • 20 Pages (2006), oil on canvas, 138 x 118 cm
  • Three colour stains (2006), mixed media on canvas, 100 x 80 cm[5]
  • Closed Session (2007), mixed media installation[9]
  • Nervus Probandi (2009), oil on canvas, 120 x 195 cm
  • Image Stripes (2011), oil on canvas, 110 x 140 cm. It was sold at the Christie's Auction in London.[11]

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions:[4]

  • 1994 – Bossen Cultural Center, Saarbrücken, Germany
  • 1998 – JNR Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2003 – Mind Games, First Floor Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
Arthur Sarkissian with his representative, Caroline Tufenkian, a 1927 Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, California
  • 2006 – First Floor Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2008 – Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2009 – Between The Images, One Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2010 – Between The Images 2, 1927 Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, California[12]
  • 2010 – Between The Images 3, Artology Gallery 101, Los Angeles, California
  • 2013 – "Artist Retrospective 2011–2013 and Catalogue Presentation" Dalan Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia[13]

Group exhibitions:[4]

  • 1989 – "Art of the USSR: The Past 50 Years", Madrid, Spain Catalogues
  • 1991 – "New Tendencies in Art", Goyak Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 1991 – "Contemporary Art From Armenia", The New Academy Gallery, London, UK
  • 1992 – "Contemporary Armenian Artists", Gallery Vision, Kassel, Germany
  • 1992 – "Armenian Post-Modernism", Moscow, Russia
  • 1997 – "Dreams & Visions", Art Benefit, Chicago, Illinois, US
  • 1999 – "Windows to Armenia" and "With Many Voices", Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, US
  • 2005 – "Armenian Contemporary Art", Harvest Gallery, Glendale, California, US[14]
  • 2005 – Marie Pargas Art Gallery, Asheville, NC, US
  • 2005 – The Collection Of Viken Makhyan, AGBU Pasadena Center, US
  • 2005 – "Photo Plus", ACCEA, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2006 – "Art Without Borders", Havana Gallery, Oldenburg, Germany
  • 2007 – "Armenian Landscapes in Contemporary Art", EWZ, Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2007 – "5 Armenian Artists", Marcel, France
  • 2007 – "Armenian Contemporary Art", Paris, France
  • 2008 – "Undercurrent Shifts", ACCEA, curated by Sonia Balassanian and David Kareyan[15]
  • 2009 – "Transitional Hypothesis", group exhibition of Armenian-Japanese artists, ACCEA[16]
  • 2010 – "Colors of Armenia Exhibition" Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2010 – "Colors of Armenia Exhibition" Marseille, France[17]
  • 2010 – "OPTIMIZM, Armenian New Art" Artists Union, Yerevan, Armenia [18]
  • 2011 – "Art Cube Gallery" Group Exhibition Laguna Beach, California, US
  • 2011 – "Dalan Art Gallery" Group Exhibition Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2013 – "Dalan Art Gallery" Group Exhibition New Local Art, Yerevan, Armenia
  • 2013 – "Saatchi Gallery" Burning Bright at Hyatt Regency London – London, UK[19]
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References

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  1. ↑ "Պանորամա | Հայաստանի նորություններ". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Արթուր Սարգսյան – Artuyt Armenia" (in Armenian). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Henrik Igityan (2005). Armenian Palette – New Generation. Yerevan: Tigran Metz Publishing House. pp. 138–145. ISBN 99941-0-140-4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Arthur Sarkissian (2006). Art'owr Sargsyan (in Armenian and Russian). Yerevan: Tigran Mets. pp. 85–86. ISBN 99941-0-173-0.
  5. 1 2 3 "Arthur Sarkissian - Past Auction Results". artnet. 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  6. ↑ Tamar Sinanian and Taleen Tertzakian (2008). "Art in the Time of Change: Contemporary Art in Armenia" (PDF). Critics’ Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "ArtAsiaPacific: Not Found". aapmag.com.
  8. ↑ "Arthur Sarkissian | Literature". arthursarkissian.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "ACCEA exhibit seeks to emancipate "art from intellectualization"". The Armenian Reporter. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Arthur Sarkissian – Art for Sale". AskART. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  11. ↑ "Christie's Arthur Sarkissian –". Christie's. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Works of Arthur Sarkissian to be Exhibited on Thursday". Asbarez. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Events". arthursarkissian.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ "Armenian Contemporary Art at Harvest Gallery May 13 through June 16". Asbarez.com. 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Emancipating art from intellectualization" (PDF). The Armenian Reporter: C9–C11. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  16. ↑ "Transitional Hypothesis, Armenian-Japanese Exhibition" (PDF). ACCEA. 4–17 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  17. ↑ "Delta Culture Association • Colors of Armenia". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "Exhibitions". hovanessiangallery.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  19. ↑ "Vivien Zhang | Saatchi Art". saatchionline.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Evening in the museum by Arthur Sarkissian on artnet". artnet.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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