Mixed media. 39 x 28 in. (sight), 51 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (framed). Martiros Manoukian showed an expression nature from his birth in 1947 in Armenia. As a child, he was full of life and adventure, often rebellious against anything "collective" by nature. This often led to creative expressions, training and refining his artistic skills intuitively and unconsciously. His natural talent earned him a place in the Academy of Art in Yerevan directly after high school in 1967, and the formal training he received there further molded and refined his style. This style shows evidence of Martiros training and his Russian Orthodox cultural background:"I enjoy mixing media because art is freedom, my feelings, my victory, I do not actually know what I feel when I paint; I just paint my mood, a feeling that camera's eye cannot catch, some special, subtle angle that perhaps others would not see. My style is life, and I like life very much. The serenade, music are my life motif, I enjoy mixing media because art is freedom, my feelings, my victory, I do not actually know what I feel when I paint; I just paint my mood, a feeling that camera's eye cannot catch, some special, subtle angle that perhaps others would not see." -Martiros Manoukian. Source: askart.com * This is an unpaid lot from our previous sale

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