Additional information
| Artist | Manoukian |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American, Armenian |
| Category | European |
ArtistManoukian, Martiros
Artist Years1947-living
Artist NationalityAmerican, Armenian
TitleGarden of Green Temple
Year2001
MediumPainting > Oil
DimensionsComposition: 24 X 30 inches
Description
Oil on paper board, signed “M. Martiros” in relief, laminated into hard acrylic plastic.
Accession NumberRC21464
NotesBorn on August 5, 1947, his talent emerged at an early age and he began painting seriously at age 11. Even as a child, Martiros exhibited his great enthusiasm for freedom, adventure, and nature. Full of energy and the desire for self-expression, he was already rebelling against the status quo, conformity, and anything “collective” in character. Once, after skipping school, he reappeared with a painting in hand, explaining that he couldn’t attend school because, “Nature grabbed me and seduced me… and I had to paint it.” That painting eventually won first prize at his art school in the Soviet Union. His unusually advanced artistic ability enabled him to enter the Academy of Art in Yerevan in 1967, directly from high school. He also traveled to and studied at the academies in Moscow and Leningrad and completed his studies in Yerevan in 1972.
(source: Park West Gallery)