Rafik Badalyan (; born October 24, 1943, in

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) is an Armenian sculptor, painter, and physico-mathematician.

Biography

Badalyan was born on October 24, 1943, in

in a military family. He studied at secondary school after Stalin (nowadays-after Vahan Teryan). Rafik entered Yerevan State University in 1962. He studied in physico-mathematical department. During studies he went to serve in

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. Finishing his service Rafik Badalyan continued his education and graduated from university in 1968. He worked in Polymer Research Institute during

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. In 1970 he was recalled to serve in the army but this time as an officer. He was trained as an officer in

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and Gomel. In 1973 he was demobilized and returned to his previous job. In 1976 he worked in the lab of integral and hybrid microcircuits and sensors in Abovyan. In 1978 he studied in Institute of Electronic Technology in Moscow where received his PhD in Physics. Ha wrote about 50 research papers, monographs and fixed copyright discoveries. His papers were published in

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, Russia, Germany, Hungary,

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. Since 1995 he has been working at Nairit factory in Yerevan.

Art works

During his childhood and following years he studied painting, and while he was at the university he studied sculpture. He also started to create micro miniatures in 1985–1986. Rafik Badalyan had many exhibitions in Armenia,

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, Russia, India, France,

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. He has miniatures in United States, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Spain,

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. Now he lives and works in Yerevan. Besides creating micro miniatures he also carves on precious stones and wood.

Sources

*Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Rafik Badalyan's works
21st-century Armenian sculptors 1943 births Scientists from Yerevan Living people Artists from Yerevan {{Armenia-sculptor-stub