Armen Eloyan
°1966, Yerevan (AM) – lives and works in Zurich (CH)
Armen Eloyan combines influences from street art and cartoons with references to great pioneers in painting such as Willem De Kooning and Philip Guston. He shows a world in which familiar figures, whom we often associate with our own childhood, have lost all their innocence. “Putting together a good painting is like putting together a good joke,” the artist has said. Though Eloyan doesn’t consider himself as a writer, various narratives develop through his work.The characters in his paintings tell sardonic and melancholic, stories, but despite the heavy themes, Eloyan succeeds in enticing the viewer by the energy transmitted in his canvases.
Armen Eloyan – exhibition view at Frac des Pays De La Loire
Armen Eloyan – Natur und Kultur 9, 2018
Armen Eloyan – exhibition view at Frac des Pays De La Loire
Armen Eloyan – exhibition view at Frac des Pays De La Loire
Armen Eloyan – Untitled (Painter), 2009
Armen Eloyan’s solo exhibitions include Frac des Pays de la Loire; Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen; Parasol Unit, London; Autocenter, Berlin; and Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. Group shows include Kunsthalle Bern; Groeningenmuseum; Bruges; Andrea Rosen, New York; and MUHKA, Antwerp.
Armen Eloyan is represented by the following galleries;
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