Minas Avetisyan

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Minas Avetisyan
Minas Avetisyan bust.jpg
Bust of Avetisyan located in Zeytun, Yerevan
Born
Minas Avetisyan

(1928-07-20)July 20, 1928
Jajur, Armenia
DiedFebruary 23, 1975(1975-02-23) (aged 46)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityArmenian
Known forPainting, Drawing
Notable work
On the way to Deir-Zor, Jajur, Crucifix, Self-portrait with thorns, Churn, A Memory.
AwardsMerited Artist of Armenia, Armenian SSR State Prize, Sarian Prize
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Minas Avetisyan (Armenian: Մինաս Ավետիսյան, July 20, 1928 — February 23, 1975) was an Armenian painter.

Biography[]

Minas Avetisyan was born in the village of Jajur, Soviet Armenia. His mother, Sofo, was a daughter of the priest from Kars. His father, Karapet, was a smith from Mush. His wife was Gayane Mamajanyan.

The main theme of his works was Armenian nature, the nature of Jajur, the religion, poor people, mountains, fields etc.[1]

Avetisyan emerged as an artist at the "Exhibition of Five" in Yerevan (1962). Numerous specialists and visitors to the exhibition appreciated greatly his work. Avetisian's method differs from the method of plein-air painting which was once widespread in Armenian art. For him working from nature was no more than a preliminary stage, and the main portion of the work on the canvas was done in his studio.[2]

In 1967, he first appeared on film in the censored and suppressed documentary [3] by his friend Mikhail Vartanov.

In 1975, Avetisyan died under the wheels of the car, which stopped off at the sidewalk.[4] According to some sources, he was murdered by the KGB.[5][6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]National Library of Armenia, Minas Avetisyan (1928-1975). Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Igitian, G.,"Minas Avetisian." Aurora Art Publishers. 1975.
  3. ^ Minas at Parajanov.com
  4. ^ Minas Avetisyan Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
  5. ^ Minas: A Requiem
  6. ^ Minas: Rekviem

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