Biography
Armen Gevorkian was born in 1958 Yerevan, Armenia. In 1980, Graduated from Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute named after Kh. Abovian (Fine Arts department). In 1992, he became Member of the Artists' Union of Armenia. Since 1980, a constant participant of Republican and International group exhibitions and Art Fairs.
What attracts one’s attention at first sight is that the paintings of Armen Gevorkian reflect an individuality that is impossible to attain. It seems that everything has already been done, seen and experienced in figurative art and it becomes difficult to avoid the fate of becoming some appendage of famous analogues. But Armen is an artist who could never accept the role of being a satellite, which we feel from both his unusual, exceptional handwriting and irrational way of thinking.
Devoid of daylight in his boxlike studio, completely isolated from outward life, Armen travels with his personages, moving from one painting to another. He changes the surroundings and situations, never leaving this rather strange, nonexistent, organic and native state, and never wishing to emigrate. The neatness and order he has established here are worthy of respect; there is no spontaneity, nothing from Bohemian chaos or artistic disorder, but at the same time not a bit of mathematical coldness. Armen is one of those artists who breaks the mold of stereotypical, multicolored, Armenian painting. However, in spite of restrained coloring, his paintings do not contain tragic or dramatic elements – they are calm and contemplative.
His works are displayed at Modern Art Museum of Armenia, Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery (Genève, Switzerland), Arame Art Gallery (Yerevan, Armenia), Vinizki Gallery (Munich, Germany), Europe Gallery (Palo Alto, California, USA) and in private collections in USA, Germany, Switzerland, Lebanon, France, Turkey.
Selected Works
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Oyun / Game, 2004
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Binici / Rider, 2009
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Oyun / Game, 2015
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Tango, 2017
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Geçit Töreni / Parade, 2020
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Kavga / Fight, 2021
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Bir Terzinin Günlüğünden Anılar N1 / Memories from a Tailor's Diary N1, 2023
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Bir Terzinin Günlüğünden Anılar N2 / Memories from a Tailor's Diary N2, 2023
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Bir Terzinin Günlüğünden Anılar N3 / Memories from a Tailor's Diary N3, 2023
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Bir Terzinin Günlüğünden Anılar N4 / Memories from a Tailor's Diary N4, 2023
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Truva Atı / Trojan Horse, 2023
Exhibitions
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IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT AGRI
Galeri 77 artists in Erarta Museum's newest exhibition 22 Nov 2024 - 23 Mar 2025Erarta Museum's newest exhibition, "In the Shadow of Mount Agri" is made up of Galeri 77's artists.Read more -
Contemporary Istanbul 2024
19th Edition 23 - 27 Oct 2024Galeri 77 brings together works from 28 artists, both local and international, encompassing various styles such as expressionism, surrealism, neo-pop art, experimental art, photorealism, abstract, and minimalist works. The fair,...Read more -
Abstract Matter
Galeri 77 4 Jul - 3 Aug 2024In its new group exhibition, Galeri 77 brings together seven artists who produce almost exclusively abstract works. Witnessing Armen Gevorkian, Hamlet Hovsepian, MesutKarakış, Armén Rotch, Kirkor Sahakoğlu, Tigran Sahakyan and...Read more
Fairs