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Oil Paintings by Minas Avetisian
Armenia

Minas Avetisian was born on July 20, 1928, in the Armenian village of Djadjur.  Avetisian follows the national traditions in painting, yet he never resorts to slavish imitation or stylization.  He is one of those Armenian artists who "put the color back into painting."  Such an expression might seem strange, but if you look through the yellowed pages of ancient manuscripts, you will understand what is meant: there on the parchment, in all their splendor, shine the bright, sonorous colors: blue, yellow, green, and red.  The intensity of the colors in some of Avetisian's pictures is unequaled in contemporary Armenian painting.

 

Painting titled A girl from Rome by Minas Avetisian of Armenia

"A Girl from Rome" by Minas Avetisian
Image Copyright © by Minas Avetisian

 

Painting titled Self-portrait in Red by Minas Avetisian of Armenia

"Self-portrait in Red" by Minas Avetisian
Image Copyright © by Minas Avetisian

 

Painting titled Girl with a Veil by Minas Avetisian of Armenia

"Girl with a Veil" by Minas Avetisian
Image Copyright © by Minas Avetisian

 

Painting titled Armenian Girl by Minas Avetisian of Armenia

"Armenian Girl" by Minas Avetisian
Image Copyright © by Minas Avetisian

Artist's website is http://www.armsite.com
Email is info@armsite.com 

See more artwork from Armenia by Grigor Khandjyan

Originally published Aug 12, 2000  
Republished Mar 31, 2008, with minor edits

Khor Virap Monastery in Armenia with Mount Ararat in the Background

Photograph of Khor Virap Monastery in Armenia taken by Andrew Behesnilian

Photograph taken by Andrew Behesnilian
with a Canon 30D and Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM lens, July 4, 2007
Image Copyright © by Andrew Behesnilian - All Rights Reserved
Reproduced here under GNU Free Documentation License 
Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kohrvirab.jpg

Khor Virap is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Armenia.  It holds a special place in Armenian history, mainly due to the legend of Grigor Louisavoritch (St. Gregory the Illuminator) who was allegedly imprisoned for 13 years in the dungeon of Khor Virap before curing King Trdat III of a disease.  This caused the conversion of the king and Armenia into the first officially Christian nation in the world in the year 301.   

Thinking about a trip to Armenia?  This online travel information will help:

--- http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page -- Armeniapedia, the online Armenia encyclopedia

--- http://www.budgettravelonline.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060400767.html from budgettravelonline.com, dated Mar 16, 2004

--- http://www.armeniainfo.am/-- take a virtual tour, explore Armenia's ten regions and its ancient capital, Yerevan,
with an interactive map

--- http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiscoverArmenia/Index.htm -- from the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, "a beautiful country with sophisticated people and a long and cultured history"

Page updated Mar 31, 2008

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