InternationalArts brief: Hakob Hakobyan opens a solo exhibition in Yerevan
Published: Saturday April 25, 2009
A scene from Hakob Hakobyan’s solo exhibition. Tigran Tadevosyan/Photolure
Yerevan - The renowned Armenian painter Hakob Hakobyan held a solo exhibition of his latest works at the Artist's Union of Armenia from April 8 to 18.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1923, Hakobyan moved to Soviet Armenia with his wife Mari and their two daughters in 1962. "It was my destiny to move here... I have never regretted coming, I have never thought about leaving or living somewhere else. I always wanted to live in my country among my people," he said in an interview with the Armenian Reporter (February 21). While he had to endure great difficulty, especially during the early years of his move to the homeland, the august painter had no regrets.
"There is and was only one Armenia. There wasn't a capitalist Armenia or a Bolshevik Armenia. There was only one Armenia. At that time it happened to be under a communist system. Armenia is a much older thing than that regime it was under for 70 years. That regime disintegrated and disappeared but Armenia remained," he said.
Over the past year, Hakobyan has started creating sculptures out of scrap metal parts. "Every weekend I go to the Vernissage and buy these metal parts. After creating the sculpture I incorporate in into my paintings. I have made about 100 sculptures this past year," he says. His desire to continue creating memorable pieces of art is inspirational.
