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ART EXHIBIT BY ALEXANDRIAN & TOSSOONIAN
Ahram Online, Egypt
July 11 2014
by Nagwa El-Ashri
At Karmat Ibn Hanaa Cultural Centre in Ahmed Shawqi Museum, Giza,
a retrospective exhibition of sculptures by the Alexandrian and
exceptionally gifted sculptor Sarkis Tossoonian was inaugurated. It
showcases a collection of sculptures that represent his entire oeuvre.
He managed to distinguish himself among his peers carving his very own
collection of modern-style sculptures that are nevertheless inspired
by the ancient Greco-Roman architecture and statues spread across
Alexandria, the "Bride of the Mediterranean", such as his statues a
lesson in geometry and a youth with one wing. The exhibition displays
28 pieces of sculpture sized 70x25 cm including statues depict
people we encounter in our everyday life such as the young peddler,
a teenager and a bride.
Born in Alexandria in 1953 with Armenian origins, Tossoonian graduated
from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, class 1979. He
started exhibiting in individual and group exhibitions in Alexandria
since 1980 and up until now. He won the second prize in sculpture
in the Fifth Biennale of Port Said in 2001. The sculptor excels in
blending two different mediums in his works like non shiny bronze
with shiny golden brass. His figures stand for both male and female
figures dressed elegantly and representing mostly noble graceful poses.
Although metals are his favourite art media, Tossoonian has
participated at the Aswan International Sculpture Symposium and carved
a statue of granite, a very stubborn piece of stone.
He emphasizes on small details in attempt to embody the movement
through the woman's hair, garb and scarf which fly over her body.
Polishing the different parts of the sculpture's external facade
enabled the artist to play with light and shadow. After one year of
taming granite, he realized that carving granite totally contradict
what he used to in wood and bronze. The latter are soft and leave the
artist free handed to highlight details but in granite it is better
to carve simple forms without too much details.
The exhibition ends on 15 July.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/6709/43/Art.aspx
Ahram Online, Egypt
July 11 2014
by Nagwa El-Ashri
At Karmat Ibn Hanaa Cultural Centre in Ahmed Shawqi Museum, Giza,
a retrospective exhibition of sculptures by the Alexandrian and
exceptionally gifted sculptor Sarkis Tossoonian was inaugurated. It
showcases a collection of sculptures that represent his entire oeuvre.
He managed to distinguish himself among his peers carving his very own
collection of modern-style sculptures that are nevertheless inspired
by the ancient Greco-Roman architecture and statues spread across
Alexandria, the "Bride of the Mediterranean", such as his statues a
lesson in geometry and a youth with one wing. The exhibition displays
28 pieces of sculpture sized 70x25 cm including statues depict
people we encounter in our everyday life such as the young peddler,
a teenager and a bride.
Born in Alexandria in 1953 with Armenian origins, Tossoonian graduated
from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, class 1979. He
started exhibiting in individual and group exhibitions in Alexandria
since 1980 and up until now. He won the second prize in sculpture
in the Fifth Biennale of Port Said in 2001. The sculptor excels in
blending two different mediums in his works like non shiny bronze
with shiny golden brass. His figures stand for both male and female
figures dressed elegantly and representing mostly noble graceful poses.
Although metals are his favourite art media, Tossoonian has
participated at the Aswan International Sculpture Symposium and carved
a statue of granite, a very stubborn piece of stone.
He emphasizes on small details in attempt to embody the movement
through the woman's hair, garb and scarf which fly over her body.
Polishing the different parts of the sculpture's external facade
enabled the artist to play with light and shadow. After one year of
taming granite, he realized that carving granite totally contradict
what he used to in wood and bronze. The latter are soft and leave the
artist free handed to highlight details but in granite it is better
to carve simple forms without too much details.
The exhibition ends on 15 July.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/6709/43/Art.aspx