EXHIBITION "ARMENIAN ART" OPENS IN MOSCOW

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Oct 30 2006

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Solemn opening of
exhibition "Armenian Art. XX Century" took place on October 27 at
State Tretiakov Gallery within the framework of Year of Armenia in
Russia. The exhibition consists of works kept in the collection of the
Tretiakov Gallery. As the Yerkramas newspaper informs referring to the
Press Service of the Embassy of RA in RF, painting and sculpture of
brightest representatives of Armenian art of the middle and second
half of XX century, in total, about 50 exhibits, are demonstrated
within the framework of this project. Key painting works at the
exhibition are canvases of Martiros Sarian (1880-1972), outstanding
representative of not only Armenian, but also European culture, and
one of M.Sarian's pupils, Minas Avetisian, as well as other Armenian
painters and sculptors.

Paintings and sculptures presented at the exhibition are united by
peculiar features of Armenian painting school - recognizable color,
light, characteristic eurhythmics, many of which were determined
by the unique nature of Armenia. The exhibition will operate until
November 26, 2006.