Artur Sargsyan (or Sarkissian), 48, painter, was born in Gyumri, and currently works in Yerevan. His studies, begun at the School of Fine Arts in Gyumri, Armenia, were interrupted by service in the soviet army. He graduated from Department of Drawing at Pedagogical Institute of Yerevan in 1989. Sargsyan's work is a combination of images captured by silkscreen onto canvas, covered with the rich, thick, colorful brush strokes. Reminiscent of Robert Rauchenberg, Sargsyan's free hand with the brush has earned him a high place in Armenia's contempary avante garde art world. Brother of artist Ararat Sargsyan and uncle of Arshak Sargsyan.
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