Rafael Atoyan
b.1931 d. 2014
Atoyan is by no means a newcomer to the Armenian art world. The success his exhibitions had in Yugoslavia, France, and Austria did not come as a surprise to the art community; since those who keep up with the republic's cultural life are well aware, that Atoyan's paintings have invariably been the focus of attention for both the public and his fellow artists. The artist is confident that only the natural and plain emotions and experiences of man give birth to genuine art. Atoyan, a lavishly gifted artist, has a well of inspiration of his own: that is his native Leninakan, the life of an ordinary worker, his father's house, as well as everything that surrounds him -- animals, trees, and stones. In Atoyan's world of magic colors all this is personified and given warmth by cheerful and poetic emotions and heartfelt love.
b.1931 d. 2014
Atoyan is by no means a newcomer to the Armenian art world. The success his exhibitions had in Yugoslavia, France, and Austria did not come as a surprise to the art community; since those who keep up with the republic's cultural life are well aware, that Atoyan's paintings have invariably been the focus of attention for both the public and his fellow artists. The artist is confident that only the natural and plain emotions and experiences of man give birth to genuine art. Atoyan, a lavishly gifted artist, has a well of inspiration of his own: that is his native Leninakan, the life of an ordinary worker, his father's house, as well as everything that surrounds him -- animals, trees, and stones. In Atoyan's world of magic colors all this is personified and given warmth by cheerful and poetic emotions and heartfelt love.
