Albert Hakobyan
Mystery that eludes solution, and eternal fascination, in the work of an artist caught in the power of painting
Blocks of vivid color, electric with energy, dominate the paintings of Albert Hakobyan. A restless stream of consciousness and a mysterious spirituality take visible shape in his avant-garde mindscapes. These are paintings whose mystery always will elude solution, but will remain eternally fascinating.
Albert Hakobyan, a winner of the Vahagn Award for Art and Culture, was born in 1958 in Echmiadzin, Armenia. He is a graduate of P. Terlemezian Fine Arts College, Yerevan. His works have been showcased in group exhibitions in the United States, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Argentina and Brazil, and form part of the permanent mission of Armenia in Moscow. An Abstractionist from the beginning, Hakobyan is among the most successful adherents of this complex stream in modern art. And yet, one senses the experience of past ages in his work.
Art for Albert Hakobyan is not fun, not entertainment, not a means to earn money. He is entirely in the power of painting.
Hakobyan’s powerful paintings are exhibited in the National Gallery of Armenia, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Khrimyan Museum, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and by the Ministry of Culture of RA, and are held in many private collections.
Group Exhibitions
2007 - A.G.B.U., Pasadena, LA, USA
2007 - ‘Colors of Armenia’ G. Gulbenkian Centre, Aleppo, Syria
2007 - A.G.B.U. ‘Colors of Armenia’ Damascus, Syria
2007 - ’Ararat-Fuji’, The National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan
2006 - National Cultural Center of Kuwait, Abdala Al-Salem Hall
2006 - ‘Colors of Armenia’, Institute of Foreign Relations, Economics and Right, The Year of RA in Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
2006 - ‘Meeting’, exhibition of German, Georgian and Armenian artists. The National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan
2005 - Second International Art Expo “ ART CAUCASUS”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2004 - Gevorgyan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 - First International Visual Art Expo “ART CAUCASUS”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2002 - ‘Vinitskaya’ Gallery, Munich ,Germany
2001 - ‘Hamazkayin Arshile Gorky’ Art Gallery, New York, USA
2001 - ‘Modern Art Museum of Tehran’, Iran
1999 - Museum of Contemporary Art, Painters’ Union, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 - CHP, Moscow, Russia
1998 - ‘BoróÑes’ Center, ‘Noah’s Ark’ Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 - Sarah Garcia Urabira Art Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998 - ‘Karibe Gallery’, San-Paolo, Brazil
1998 - First International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia
1998 - Gevorgyan Seminary, Etchmiadzin, Armenia
1997 - CHP, Moscow, Russia
1996 - Moderne Kunst aus Armenien, ‘Amberd’ Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1995 - ‘Emma Goss’, ‘Noah’s Ark’ Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
1994 - ‘Art Expo’, Zurich, Switzerland
1989 - Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia, Moscow, Russia
Personal Exhibitions
2004 - Gevorgian Gallery, Yerevan
2004 - ‘Museum of Contemporary Art’
2002 - Winner of the “Vahagn” Award for Art and Culture, Armenia
2000 - ‘Museum of Contemporary Art’, Yerevan, Armenia