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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF RENOWNED IRANIAN-ARMENIAN ARTIST SUMBAT DER KIUREGHIAN
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Sumbat Der Kiureghian
GLENDALE-The art-loving public is invited to join the centennial
celebration of renowned artist Sumbat Der Kiureghian on Sunday October
27, 2013, 4 pm at The Armenian Society of Los Angeles (ASLA) Center
located at 117 S. Louise Street, Glendale, CA 91205. The celebration
will include an exhibition of more than 60 original paintings by
the artist as well as a collection of notable items from his life
and work. Following the exhibition, Professor Talinn Grigor and
Glendale-based artist Vachag Ter Sarkissian will discuss Sumbat's
artistic legacy. The program will also include selected musical
renditions.
Sumbat Der Kiureghian was born on October 19, 1913, in Isfahan, Iran.
He was a descendant of 17th century Armenian settlers in the New
Julfa district of Isfahan. He received his formal training at
the Anglo-French Art Institute in London. Sumbat was a revered
Iranian-Armenian artist admired for his watercolor and gouache
renditions of Iranian and Armenian village life, folklore, and
landscapes. By the 1960s, Sumbat was recognized as the preeminent
watercolorist of Iran, much emulated by aspiring artists for his style
and subjects. In 1980, following the Iranian Revolution, Sumbat left
his beloved Iran and settled in Glendale, California. Soon thereafter
he opened his studio/gallery in Glendale and continued creating until
his death in 1999. Sumbat's work has been featured in exhibitions
throughout the world, including in many cities in Iran, Armenia,
the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
Professor Talinn Grigor is an Associate Professor of modern and
contemporary architecture in the Department of Fine Arts at Brandeis
University. Her research is focused on Iran and India. Her articles
have appeared in the Art Bulletin, Getty Research Journal, Journal
of Iranian Studies and other venues. She is currently working on her
third book, Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio,
to be published by Reaktion, London, in 2014.
Vachag Ter Sarkissian was born in Abadan, Iran. He has spent most
of his childhood in New Julfa, where he was inspired by the frescos
of the Holy Savior Cathedral and St. Bethlehem churches. The frescos,
mediaeval miniatures and architectural motifs have left indelible marks
on his artistic style. In 1971, he moved to Armenia where he graduated
from the Polytechnic Institute with a degree in architecture. As an
abstract-figurative painter, he has used mixed media. Vachag moved
to the United States in 1980. His work has been featured in numerous
exhibitions.
The program is jointly organized by The Armenian Society of Los Angeles
(ASLA) and the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter.
Presentations will be in English and Armenian.
http://asbarez.com/114878/centennial-celebration-of-renowned-iranian-armenian-artist-sumbat-der-kiureghian/
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Sumbat Der Kiureghian
GLENDALE-The art-loving public is invited to join the centennial
celebration of renowned artist Sumbat Der Kiureghian on Sunday October
27, 2013, 4 pm at The Armenian Society of Los Angeles (ASLA) Center
located at 117 S. Louise Street, Glendale, CA 91205. The celebration
will include an exhibition of more than 60 original paintings by
the artist as well as a collection of notable items from his life
and work. Following the exhibition, Professor Talinn Grigor and
Glendale-based artist Vachag Ter Sarkissian will discuss Sumbat's
artistic legacy. The program will also include selected musical
renditions.
Sumbat Der Kiureghian was born on October 19, 1913, in Isfahan, Iran.
He was a descendant of 17th century Armenian settlers in the New
Julfa district of Isfahan. He received his formal training at
the Anglo-French Art Institute in London. Sumbat was a revered
Iranian-Armenian artist admired for his watercolor and gouache
renditions of Iranian and Armenian village life, folklore, and
landscapes. By the 1960s, Sumbat was recognized as the preeminent
watercolorist of Iran, much emulated by aspiring artists for his style
and subjects. In 1980, following the Iranian Revolution, Sumbat left
his beloved Iran and settled in Glendale, California. Soon thereafter
he opened his studio/gallery in Glendale and continued creating until
his death in 1999. Sumbat's work has been featured in exhibitions
throughout the world, including in many cities in Iran, Armenia,
the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia.
Professor Talinn Grigor is an Associate Professor of modern and
contemporary architecture in the Department of Fine Arts at Brandeis
University. Her research is focused on Iran and India. Her articles
have appeared in the Art Bulletin, Getty Research Journal, Journal
of Iranian Studies and other venues. She is currently working on her
third book, Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio,
to be published by Reaktion, London, in 2014.
Vachag Ter Sarkissian was born in Abadan, Iran. He has spent most
of his childhood in New Julfa, where he was inspired by the frescos
of the Holy Savior Cathedral and St. Bethlehem churches. The frescos,
mediaeval miniatures and architectural motifs have left indelible marks
on his artistic style. In 1971, he moved to Armenia where he graduated
from the Polytechnic Institute with a degree in architecture. As an
abstract-figurative painter, he has used mixed media. Vachag moved
to the United States in 1980. His work has been featured in numerous
exhibitions.
The program is jointly organized by The Armenian Society of Los Angeles
(ASLA) and the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter.
Presentations will be in English and Armenian.