Encrypted Yerevan
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December 7, 2024
A love letter to Yerevan
Pomegranate
To those who adore art no matter what form or medium, Yerevan feels more than just a city, the carvings on every water fountain, jazz events by the cascade, painters selling their artworks by the statue of Martiros Saryan, the fine details of the silverworks you come across in vernissage, and so on. You may be here for a visit or, like me seek a home within the pink stones of the city. It doesn’t matter because almost certainly you’d feel a lingering charm from it. Within the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to capture exactly that, or rather my impression of it. So I started working on a project that turned out to be the most time-consuming single piece that I’ve ever done.
Areni
During this time I came up with the idea of taking the literal map of the city and replacing the blocks with symbols, items, and goods representing the Armenian culture. The work turned out to be way harder than I thought it would be but that didn’t stop me, and took me a week or so just to finish my sketch. The name of the work had to be in Armenian, and I wanted to write it there but how? I know how to read and write but most of the time I barely understand what I’m reading so I shared the details with my friend (@__mari__etta__) and she suggested the name “ծածկագրված Երևան” which translates more or less to “Encrypted Yerevan”
Apricot
Within whatever free time I could find I’d draw a piece or two, and like any illustration some of the details changed from the sketch to the final work. I dropped it several times and worked on other paintings just because it felt too much, it took way too long and perhaps I was being avoidant but I also wanted to see it complete, after all, it was my most heartfelt project and significantly special to me.
Sunflower Seeds
I’ve been here for close to three years now. I love the city I was born in, but I chose Yerevan to be my home. It’s the city that welcomed me in some of my toughest times, and I made myself a life here. However, as someone who sees himself as a creator, I wanted to give back some of the love I’ve been always receiving here. I wanted the work to be a tribute and appreciation to my new home and, most importantly, the people who welcomed me so kindly.
ծածկագրված Երևան։
There you have it, ծածկագրված Երևան my favorite work to this date which I’m so proud to be here and share it with you.
Encrypted Yerevan
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December 7, 2024
A love letter to Yerevan
Pomegranate
To those who adore art no matter what form or medium, Yerevan feels more than just a city, the carvings on every water fountain, jazz events by the cascade, painters selling their artworks by the statue of Martiros Saryan, the fine details of the silverworks you come across in vernissage, and so on. You may be here for a visit or, like me seek a home within the pink stones of the city. It doesn’t matter because almost certainly you’d feel a lingering charm from it. Within the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to capture exactly that, or rather my impression of it. So I started working on a project that turned out to be the most time-consuming single piece that I’ve ever done.
Areni
During this time I came up with the idea of taking the literal map of the city and replacing the blocks with symbols, items, and goods representing the Armenian culture. The work turned out to be way harder than I thought it would be but that didn’t stop me, and took me a week or so just to finish my sketch. The name of the work had to be in Armenian, and I wanted to write it there but how? I know how to read and write but most of the time I barely understand what I’m reading so I shared the details with my friend (@__mari__etta__) and she suggested the name “ծածկագրված Երևան” which translates more or less to “Encrypted Yerevan”
Apricot
Within whatever free time I could find I’d draw a piece or two, and like any illustration some of the details changed from the sketch to the final work. I dropped it several times and worked on other paintings just because it felt too much, it took way too long and perhaps I was being avoidant but I also wanted to see it complete, after all, it was my most heartfelt project and significantly special to me.
Sunflower Seeds
I’ve been here for close to three years now. I love the city I was born in, but I chose Yerevan to be my home. It’s the city that welcomed me in some of my toughest times, and I made myself a life here. However, as someone who sees himself as a creator, I wanted to give back some of the love I’ve been always receiving here. I wanted the work to be a tribute and appreciation to my new home and, most importantly, the people who welcomed me so kindly.
ծածկագրված Երևան։
There you have it, ծածկագրված Երևան my favorite work to this date which I’m so proud to be here and share it with you.
Encrypted Yerevan
—
December 7, 2024
A love letter to Yerevan
Pomegranate
To those who adore art no matter what form or medium, Yerevan feels more than just a city, the carvings on every water fountain, jazz events by the cascade, painters selling their artworks by the statue of Martiros Saryan, the fine details of the silverworks you come across in vernissage, and so on. You may be here for a visit or, like me seek a home within the pink stones of the city. It doesn’t matter because almost certainly you’d feel a lingering charm from it. Within the past couple of months, I’ve been trying to capture exactly that, or rather my impression of it. So I started working on a project that turned out to be the most time-consuming single piece that I’ve ever done.
Areni
During this time I came up with the idea of taking the literal map of the city and replacing the blocks with symbols, items, and goods representing the Armenian culture. The work turned out to be way harder than I thought it would be but that didn’t stop me, and took me a week or so just to finish my sketch. The name of the work had to be in Armenian, and I wanted to write it there but how? I know how to read and write but most of the time I barely understand what I’m reading so I shared the details with my friend (@__mari__etta__) and she suggested the name “ծածկագրված Երևան” which translates more or less to “Encrypted Yerevan”
Apricot
Within whatever free time I could find I’d draw a piece or two, and like any illustration some of the details changed from the sketch to the final work. I dropped it several times and worked on other paintings just because it felt too much, it took way too long and perhaps I was being avoidant but I also wanted to see it complete, after all, it was my most heartfelt project and significantly special to me.
Sunflower Seeds
I’ve been here for close to three years now. I love the city I was born in, but I chose Yerevan to be my home. It’s the city that welcomed me in some of my toughest times, and I made myself a life here. However, as someone who sees himself as a creator, I wanted to give back some of the love I’ve been always receiving here. I wanted the work to be a tribute and appreciation to my new home and, most importantly, the people who welcomed me so kindly.
ծածկագրված Երևան։
There you have it, ծածկագրված Երևան my favorite work to this date which I’m so proud to be here and share it with you.