Arturs Akopjans ( hy, Արթուր Հակոբյան, born

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1969) is a

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of Armenian origin.

Biography

Akopjans became interested in drawing at the age of 6. He studied at Terlemezian Art College, then (1996) graduated

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, Department of painting. He moved to

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from

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in 1989. Since 2000 he had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Latvia, Austria and Denmark. In 2005 Akopjans participated at 2 Art exhibitions at the Arsenāls – Fine Arts Museum, Riga, Latvia. In 2012 solo exhibitions in three countries: Novogornaja and Belayevo in

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, Am Roten HOF in

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, brought him international acclaim. Akopjans main expression is the color and abstract characters. "The absolute sense of color and temperament given by nature allows the artist to master and experience them", writes

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. According to Akopjans, "everything is acceptable when it comes to art". He is not holding on to a particular concept, but depicts "a particular feeling of the moment, mood and thoughts".Akopjans at Bastejs Gallery
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Awards

*2000 - "Riga in Contemporary Art",

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Prize for the best work.

References

External links

Arturs Akopjans

Atklās Artūra Akopjana gleznu izstādi 'Mirāža'

, 2013
Миры Артура Акопяна — в мастерской художника в Риге / Ашот Григорян. Аравот. 10 Марта, 2021
(in Russian)
Как увидеть работы художников Спюрка?

Golos Armenii ''Golos Armenii'' (russian: Голос Армении, "Voice of Armenia"), previously known as ''Kommunist'' («Коммунист», " heCommunist"), is a Russian language newspaper published in Yerevan, Armenia. Soviet period The newspaper was ...

, 2013 (in Russian)
Arturs Akopjans at Gall'Art Rome
1969 births Artists from Riga Artists from Yerevan 21st-century Latvian painters Latvian male painters Living people {{Latvia-painter-stub