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    PR-CANADA.net (press release)
    April 13 2010


    Jean Kazandjian Opening Reception This Weekend at Galerie Anais in Los
    Angeles

    Posted by mincho2008
    Tuesday, 13 April 2010


    Galerie Anais presents a new solo exhibition by the renowned artist
    Jean Kazandjian that opens this weekend in Los Angeles at Bergamot
    Station. Entitled Exploring the Depths of Perception: the Revealed and
    the Unseen, the works in this two-part exhibition emphasize the
    multiple layers of Kazandjian's expression, ranging from the
    three-dimensional screen paintings to playful interpretations of
    American popular culture.

    Jean Kazandjian moved to Paris in 1963 during the height of the
    artistic revolution of the 20th century. As a consequence of the
    Diaspora brought on by the Armenian genocide in Turkey, Kazandjian's
    family of Armenian descent had lived in Beirut.

    Discovering his creative voice in Paris, Kazandjian's paintings
    evolved in an ongoing engagement to transcend the boundaries of
    perception. As Kazandjian illuminates, "To me, painting came from the
    recognition that nothing is eternal." Since moving to Southern
    California in 2000, the interplay between surrealism and popular
    culture has become an ongoing part of his work.

    In Venus dancing with M., the largest painting at Galerie Anais,
    Kazandjian mixes the classical sensuality of the European reclining
    nude with silhouettes of Mickey Mouse. With a playful expression, a
    modern Olympia beholds the popular kitsch of the new world. As
    Kazandjian explains, "My work constantly rouses and goads the demons
    of illusion and absurdity."

    In his screen paintings, Kazandjian creates an intriguing depth
    through the interaction of shadows and silhouettes. Since the early
    1990s, the artist has been placing an almost imperceptible screen
    about an inch and a half away from the painted canvas. Kazandjian
    describes the process: "Things don't have to appear immediately. I
    want to show a part of it so someone can discover the rest."

    Kazandjian's collectors span the globe and his work has been shown
    widely in Europe, the United States and Japan, both in public
    institutions such as The Brooklyn Museum, New-York, Musée de
    l'Athénée, Geneva, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, and private
    galleries such as Galerie Jeanne, Munich, Galerie d'Orsay, Boston and
    Galerie Furstenberg, Paris. The artist currently lives and works in
    Venice, California.

    A 320-page, fully illustrated, hard cover book containing his body of
    work from the last ten years, accompanies the exhibition, which runs
    from April 17, 2010 to May 18, 2010 at Galerie Anais.

    http://pr-canada.net/index.php?option=com_ content&task=view&id=184814&Itemid=58
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