NAREK AVETISYAN
Country
ARMENIA
Biography
Based and born in Yerevan, Armenia, 1969 Avant-garde artist Narek Avetisyan works with different media, including: painting, video, animation, music and light installations. His most notable works, however, are abstract acrylic paintings with intense colors.
The son of prominent Armenian artist Minas Avetisyan, he grew up in an artistic environment and graduated from P. Terlemezian Arts College, Yerevan, in 1988. He then took advanced studies in the Painting Department at Yerevan’s Academy of Fine Arts, between 1988 and 1992.
Avetisyan’s work continues in the tradition upon which the 20th century avant-garde movement was based, refreshing and intertwining it with influences drawn from Armenian art.
The artist’s palette of vibrant bright colors, dominated by red, unites with his bold brushstrokes and handmade marks to create striking compositions that reflect the richness and passion of his inner world, commanding the attention of the viewer.
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