We use cookies to ensure your experience is as sweet as possible.
OK
ALISA ASATRYAN | SOLO EXHIBITION
GAZING INTO THE SILENCE
15 DEC 2023 – 14 JUN 2024
ARTKVARTAL | YEREVAN, PUSHKIN STREET 4
ARTKVARTAL | YEREVAN, PUSHKIN STREET 4
Step into the introspective world of "Gazing into the Silence," a solo exhibition that invites you on a profound journey through the realms of memory, instability, and resilience. The artist navigates the theme by leading viewers through the cyclical understandability and warmth of the past, reminiscent of childhood memories. Transitioning to the disturbing present, marked by external cataclysms and internal experiences, the exhibition unveils the complex layers of contemporary existence.
Venturing into a room that offers a detached perspective on life, viewers are encouraged to abstract themselves from concrete events and observe existence from a global standpoint. The overarching realization is the significance of inner resilience, self-sufficiency, and strength in the face of life's ever-changing and seemingly [un]important events. Echoing Friedrich Nietzsche's wisdom, the exhibition posits that gazing into the abyss can reveal not just darkness, but light.
The exhibition prompts contemplation on the abyss and the transformative power of the silence. It suggests that in choosing silence over external noise, individuals can confront their fears, recognize their uniqueness, and uncover their untapped potential. "Gazing into the Silence" aims to illustrate that in the moment of quiet contemplation, one can find profound self-discovery and witness the emergence of personal light amid the abyss of existence.
Venturing into a room that offers a detached perspective on life, viewers are encouraged to abstract themselves from concrete events and observe existence from a global standpoint. The overarching realization is the significance of inner resilience, self-sufficiency, and strength in the face of life's ever-changing and seemingly [un]important events. Echoing Friedrich Nietzsche's wisdom, the exhibition posits that gazing into the abyss can reveal not just darkness, but light.
The exhibition prompts contemplation on the abyss and the transformative power of the silence. It suggests that in choosing silence over external noise, individuals can confront their fears, recognize their uniqueness, and uncover their untapped potential. "Gazing into the Silence" aims to illustrate that in the moment of quiet contemplation, one can find profound self-discovery and witness the emergence of personal light amid the abyss of existence.
AUTUMN. ENCOUNTER Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 700 х 20 mm 2022 Capturing changing seasons, nature's beauty, and intricate human emotions. "Encounter" features a vibrant autumnal background crafted from the artist's heartfelt autumn memories, setting the stage for deeper meanings. At its core are two intersecting black lines, a burst of emotion embodying two individuals' thoughts and experiences. This encounter symbolizes the impactful relationships shaping lives. Twisting and turning, the lines create a whirlpool of energy, reflecting the chaos and excitement. The whirlwind gives way to a serene phase, illustrating the intricate beauty of human connections. The artist's layering technique adds depth and motion to the canvas, enhancing its visual appeal and meaning. |
WINTER. DIALOGUE Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 700 х 20 mm 2023 Exploring winter's essence through layered imagery and intertwined black lines. The painting depicts two distinct yet non-intersecting stories. The first portrays winter's visual elements - cold, fog, overcast skies, and bright snow. The second is conveyed by twisting black lines engaged in a chaotic conversation. These lines represent dialogues between two individuals. Chaotic, interrupted, and filled with individual words, they symbolize human communication's unpredictable and tumultuous nature. The artwork is an assemblage of various winter sensations, creating a fragmented representation. Overlapping imagery conveys elements like cold, fog, overcast skies, and bright snow, coexisting within the same space. Viewers are invited to contemplate connections between winter's sensations and the chaotic dialogue. The painting challenges them to explore links between diverse experiences, revealing underlying complexities and connections. Ultimately, it meditates on interconnected realities, where experiences and sensations intersect in unexpected ways. |
SPRING. DIALOGUE Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 700 х 20 mm 2023 An abstract masterpiece converging spring's essence and human relations in distinct temporal planes. Spring's vibrancy unfolds across the canvas, evoking young greenery, delicate blooms, and the exuberance of life's growth. Light wind adds movement, enhancing vitality. Black lines symbolize dialogues, embodying listening, understanding, and self-expression. They create balance vital for meaningful relationships. The painting prompts reflection on the fusion of nature and human experience, celebrating spring's vibrancy and emphasizing communication's significance. A powerful reminder of the world's beauty and richness, "Spring. Dialogue" is a true modern art masterpiece, capturing the essence of spring and human connection. Its vibrant colors and dynamic composition resonate emotionally, inviting exploration of its intricate layers and textures. |
SUMMER. THEM Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 700 х 20 mm 2023 "Summer. Them" embodies the final masterpiece in an evocative series of paintings that artfully captures the cyclical nature of seasons and the evolution of human connections. Echoing a universally resonant theme, the painting mirrors the peak of summer – a season where nature unfurls in all its vivacious energy and robust vitality. In this dramatic season, 'THEY' reach a profound understanding, a new plateau of engagement. The canvas doesn't depict chaos; instead, it sings a symphony of fluid progression, both shared and individually distinct. The painting accentuates the recognition and respect for one's boundaries and those of their counterpart. It's a visual homage to mutual aid, support, and camaraderie that lies at the heart of human interactions. "Summer. Them" it's a voyage into the depths of our collective existence, presented through the mesmerizing language of abstract modern art. |
SELF-PORTRAIT SERIES Acrylic on canvas 500 х 500 х 20 mm х 3 pieces 2023 The "Self-Portrait Series" delves into the artist's unique perspective — a journey of perceiving and feeling the world through unconventional senses. It transcends the realm of direct sight, delving into subtler, deeper sensations. This collection serves as a profound exploration of the artist's ability to convey these nuanced feelings and energies to the viewer, inviting them to share in the artist's distinctive sensory experience. Through this series, the artist bridges the gap between the inner world of creativity and the viewer's perception, fostering a deeper connection through the unspoken language of art. |
VULNERABILITY Acrylic on canvas 500 х 500 х 20 mm 2023 "Vulnerability" is a profound artwork that delves into the universal human experience of vulnerability. This emotional state is a fundamental part of the human condition, experienced uniquely by each individual. The painting beautifully captures the essence of vulnerability as a poignant reminder—beckoning us to pause and pay heed to our inner world. It serves as a catalyst for introspection, encouraging us to engage, process, and ultimately transcend our vulnerabilities. Through its artistry, "Vulnerability" evokes a sense of self-awareness and resilience, reminding us that embracing vulnerability is a crucial step towards personal growth and advancement to new levels of understanding and strength. |
SHIVERING Acrylic on canvas 1500 х 500 х 20 mm 2023 "Shivering" masterfully captures the ethereal dance of ripples upon the water's surface, an unending spectacle that harmonizes tranquility with a myriad of narratives. The interplay of glistening highlights and fluid nuances crafts mesmerizing patterns, weaving a rich and harmonious tapestry of imagery. Beneath its visual allure, this artwork echoes an intrinsic restlessness — an embodiment of scorching, parched summers yearning for the invigorating embrace of water's cool respite. It stands as a poignant interplay of nature's dualities, conjuring an evocative portrayal that resonates with both the serene and the anxious. |
THE STORM Acrylic on canvas 1500 х 1500 х 20 mm 2023 "Storm" captures turbulent emotions and deep contemplation, embodying the chaotic beauty of a raging storm. The canvas is a vessel for emotions, a swirling mass of colors and shapes that reveals subtle nuances upon closer inspection. The piece is an abyss of deep thoughts, with shivering thoughts running like lightning across a stormy sky. Passion and hatred manifest in fiery reds and deep blues, while swirling patterns mimic tempestuous winds. Like a storm, the painting leaves an indelible mark, prompting reflection on life's manifestation, the power of emotions, and the chaos they unleash. "Storm" is a testament to the beauty and complexity of the human experience, reminding us that even amid turmoil, something beautiful persists. |
ANIMA Gypsum, acrylic, gilding 150 х 160 х 220 mm 2022 The sculpture of the skull painted black, blue, and red with gold ornaments is a powerful symbol of the year 2022, with its themes of war, fear, death, and destruction. The colors of the skull are a reflection of the turmoil and chaos of the times, with black representing death and darkness, blue symbolizing sadness and despair, and red embodying violence and destruction. However, the gold ornaments remind us that even in the darkest of times, there is always the potential for growth and transformation. The skull's design represents a revision of attitudes and a shift of focus from the outside to the inside, a call to look within oneself for guidance and understanding. This sculpture speaks to the transformation of man, reminding us that we have the power to change ourselves and our world, even in the face of adversity. |
TERRA. Vibe I Acrylic on canvas 1500 х 700 х 20 mm 2023 "Terra. Vibe 1" narrates a global transformation in vivid hues of intense red, mirroring the chaos and anxiety of a world in flux. The Earth undergoes a profound restructuring, shedding layers like an onion, revealing a new, harmonious core. Initially unsettling, the canvas transitions from sharp unease to remarkable clarity, symbolizing the cyclical nature of change. The red-hot urgency evolves into a lucid, harmonious state as layers peel away, leaving a luminous core. This paradoxical beauty invites contemplation on upheaval and renewal, urging viewers to confront the discomfort of transformation while embracing the promise of a brighter, harmonious future. The painting is a visual journey from turbulent chaos to tranquil clarity—a glimpse into the profound core of a new world emerging. |
TERRA. Vibe II Acrylic on canvas 1500 х 700 х 20 mm 2023 "Terra. Vibe 2" orchestrates a visual symphony resonating with the weight of the world and momentous events. The canvas captures compression and superimposition, weaving chaos into fleeting moments of lightness, comprehensibility, and transparency—a journey from the weighty to the weightless, from confinement to freedom. Initially evoking anxiety with prickly forms, the composition mirrors the overwhelming nature of global challenges. Yet, within this intensity, a remarkable transformation unfolds—a shift into a realm of comprehensibility and transparency. Engaging with the canvas, chaos dissolves, giving way to newfound lightness. The once sharp elements seamlessly transition into clarity. "Terra. Vibe 2" explores 'Dissolving Layers,' a visual meditation on form liberation. It delves into the transformative power within chaos, leading to comprehension and liberation. The canvas invites viewers to navigate from the anxious to the comprehensible, from the dense to the transparent, ultimately finding freedom within the dissolution of layers. |
SELF Gypsum, acrylic, gilding 150 х 160 х 220 mm 2022 The sculpture of the skull painted in blue and turquoise, with hints of purple and adorned with gold ornaments, is a testament to the power of self-realization and the importance of looking inward. Its colors evoke a sense of tranquility and balance, encouraging the viewer to dive deep within themselves and explore their true nature. The gold ornaments symbolize the potential for growth and transformation, and the skull's design embodies the process of shedding old ways to make way for the new. This sculpture is a reminder of the purity and depth of thought and action that can come from full immersion in oneself, and the beauty that can come from allowing one's inner self to shine through into the outer world. |
THE BIRTH Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 1000 х 20 mm 2023 Depicting cosmic new life's emergence through a meditative lens, it sheds inhibiting beliefs, superstructures, and judgments. Its composition, carefully crafted, forms a vortex-like effect, drawing viewers in with dark shades that evoke depth. The artwork conveys a structured universe with openings allowing light to fill all, embodying collective energy from billions of souls, including humans. Depicting Earthly connection to this light, known as nucleation, signifies readiness to guide new life. A small, tangible light descends on a delicate thread, symbolizing a soul's birth. The painting meditates on cosmic birth, inviting contemplation of connections between individuals and the universe. Nucleation entails drawing light from one's heart and connecting it to pervasive light, signaling readiness to guide new life. This brings a small, tangible light, symbolizing a soul's experience. This marks the birth of a new life. |
GENESIS Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 1000 х 20 mm 2023 "Genesis" portrays the core as pristine light, the genesis of each earthly soul. A human's journey spans growth, emotions, and worldly interactions — responses forged to life's myriad facets. At the intersection of external negative events and internal distorted perceptions, voids form, voids arise, generating distortions that burgeon with time. Some, manageable and resolvable, let purity of vibrations return. Others necessitate expert guidance. And some become so ingrained, they elude awareness. Despite complexities, the genesis remains — born of light and pure love, even as shadows emerge. The canvas captures a testament to human resilience amidst a life colored by multifaceted experiences, rooted in origins of radiant brilliance and love. |
LIFE Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 1000 х 20 mm 2023 "Life" intricately dissects existence, revealing its multifaceted essence. The black line, an odyssey spanning life's inception, evolution, and culmination. A backdrop — a palette of emotions. From exuberant joy to introspective melancholy, each stroke captures experiences — exhilaration, vulnerability, fleeting shame. Within this dynamic, coexists harmony and dissonance — a perpetual ebb and flow mirroring life's rhythm. Moments of serenity interlace with trials, evoking the contrast between calm and tumult. This portrayal encapsulates both the serene and unsettled, eloquently reflecting life's ever-changing symphony where harmony and tension interplay, as in life's intricate tapestry. |
SUPERNOVA Acrylic on canvas 1000 х 1000 х 20 mm 2023 A vibrant expression of abstract modern art that resonates with the undeniable radiance of an inner child, the heart's pulsating beacon of joy, and the explosive energy of a bright sun. The painting places a silhouette of a man upon a bridge, poised before this effervescent energy, offering an open invitation to the viewer. As observers, we are beckoned to step into the shoes of this figure, to submerge ourselves in the visceral emotions depicted, and to bask in the solar energy of life itself. "Supernova" is not merely a painting, but a dynamic visual journey that sparks introspection and charges viewers with its sheer power and warmth. This artwork will transport you back to the unadulterated joys of childhood and ignite a bright, burning sensation within, symbolizing the pure and potent energy of life. |
WHAT IT WAS LIKE
For Any Inquiries – Please Fill Out The Form Below
By clicking the "Send" button you agree to our Privacy Policy.