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'FOLLY' OPENS IN YEREVAN'S MODERN ART MUSEUM TOMORROW
Tert.am
09:36 ~U 16.02.10
Organized by the Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory, an art exhibit
simply titled "Folly" will open on February 17 at 5 pm at the Modern
Art Museum in central Yerevan. The works on display, by Austrialian
artist Katie Saunders, are the result of six months spent as an
artist-in-residence at the Art Commune in Armenia.
The exhibit will feature canvases depicting pomegranates and dunces
with a focus on the foolish, stubborn, and the absurd. According
to the Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory's Facebook event page,
the artist describes the paintings as such:
"The pomegranate dominates this body of work, each canvas tells a
different story, some of loneliness, some of hope, sadness, joy and
folly. Sometimes the dunce figure is the aggressor, sometimes he
is a victim, a fool or even a hero. But whatever his actions he is
intrinsically linked to the pomegranate for better or worse.
"Prior to coming to Armenia, I was aware and very conscious of the
significant religious history of the Caucasus region as well as the
weighty political history of Armenia. What struck me upon arrival,
however, was the sense of humour deeply ingrained within the people. I
have approached these themes of history, religion, tradition and art
with a playfulness that is directly influenced from the general humour
of Armenian people."
The work will be on display till February 27 at the Modern Art Museum
on 7 Mashtots Avenue in Yerevan.
Tert.am
09:36 ~U 16.02.10
Organized by the Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory, an art exhibit
simply titled "Folly" will open on February 17 at 5 pm at the Modern
Art Museum in central Yerevan. The works on display, by Austrialian
artist Katie Saunders, are the result of six months spent as an
artist-in-residence at the Art Commune in Armenia.
The exhibit will feature canvases depicting pomegranates and dunces
with a focus on the foolish, stubborn, and the absurd. According
to the Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory's Facebook event page,
the artist describes the paintings as such:
"The pomegranate dominates this body of work, each canvas tells a
different story, some of loneliness, some of hope, sadness, joy and
folly. Sometimes the dunce figure is the aggressor, sometimes he
is a victim, a fool or even a hero. But whatever his actions he is
intrinsically linked to the pomegranate for better or worse.
"Prior to coming to Armenia, I was aware and very conscious of the
significant religious history of the Caucasus region as well as the
weighty political history of Armenia. What struck me upon arrival,
however, was the sense of humour deeply ingrained within the people. I
have approached these themes of history, religion, tradition and art
with a playfulness that is directly influenced from the general humour
of Armenian people."
The work will be on display till February 27 at the Modern Art Museum
on 7 Mashtots Avenue in Yerevan.