BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF ARMENIAN ART PIONEERS: PERIODS AND MOVEMENTS
Painting: Entry
to Jerusalem by Gayaneh Khatchaturian, 1985
NEW NATIONAL ART IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 19th
CENTURY:
At the beginning
of the 19th century and following the unification of Eastern Armenia with
Russia, Hagop
Hovnatanian
(taught by his father) in Tbilisi, created the new national Armenian art. He
excelled in portraiture and miniatures.
ROMANTICISM IN ARMENIAN ART:Two
original Armenian artists were at the origin of romanticism in Armenian arts:
Stephanos Nersisian was the first painter to introduce romanticism into
Armenian art, both in the homeland and abroad. Hovaness Aivazovsky
introduced romanticism and lyricism through his seascape paintings,
maritime/naval themes and national landscape subjects.
NATIONAL
REALISM IN ARMENIAN ART:
Gevorg Bashinjagian was the first Armenian artist to introduce
realism in Armenian art, followed by Stephanos Nersissian ,Harutun Shishmanian,
Vardkes Sureniants, Manuk Mahtesian, Khachatur Ter-Minasian), Manuk Alajalov,
David Okroyants, Grigor Gabrielian, Mkrtich Chivanian, Simon Hakobian, Umed
Peizat, George Tamadian and Aslan D’Abro.
Among the very first leaders of that era who excelled in
landscape, portrait and medieval architectural themes were:
Stephan Agajanian, Yenok
Nazarian, Hmayak Artsatpanian, Panos Terlemezian, Hmayak Hakobian, Zakar
Zakarian, Arsen Shapanian, Vartan Mokhokian and Arshak Fetwajian.
Painting: Entitled by Willian Saroyan, 1963
IMPRESSIONISM,
QUASI-IMPRESSIONISM AND SYMBOLISM IN ARMENIAN ART: Impressionism,
quasi-impressionism and symbolism were introduced by numerous artists in the
homeland and in the Diaspora. Among the pioneers were:
Egishe Tadevosian, Charles
Adamian, Vahram Gaifejian, Hovsep Pushman, Martiros Sarayan, Sargis
Khachadurian, Hovaness Alkhazian and Georgie Yakulov.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF ART:
Among the most visible advocates of the traditional
Russian school of art (Style and not ideologies) were:
Sarian, Agajanian, Terlemezian,
Sarkissian, Urartu, Gurjian, Kojoyan and Stepanian.
IDEOLOGY
IN ARMENIAN ART
The leaders of that movement were: Zardarian, Savayan,
Isabekian, Avetissian, Safarian, Nikogosian, Chubarian, Siravian, Avetissian,
Nalbandian, Sharambian, Vardenian, Abegian, Bashbeuk-Millikian, Gulikekhvian,
Bekarian, Yesayan and Aslamazian.
At the end
of the 19th century and at the dawn of the 20th century
Agaton
Hovnatanian and Hovannes Katanian introduced graphic art into the Armenian
national art, followed by Shishmanian, Sureniants, Chahine, Polat, Kojoyan,
Terlemezian, Gaiferjian, Gurjian, Aghajanian, Tadevosian, Arakelian, Yesayan,
Fetwajian, Kebabjian, Khojabekian, Sharbajian, Yeritsian, Okroyants, Urartu,
Gharibian, Abeghian, Arakelian, Rashmajian, Simonian, Gurjian, Mamajanian,
Kochar,Artouchian, Khachvankian, Petrosian, Gharibian, Dermidjian, Ayvazian,
Mamian, Hunanian, Khachikian, Isabekian, Khatchatrian, Katanian, Shishmanian,
Arakelian, terlemezian
and Gaiferjian.
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