Areg Vardanyan
Meaning is both hidden and vivid in Areg’s works
Born in 1983 in Yerevan. In 2006 graduated from Yerevan State Fine Arts Academy, Sculpture Department. Areg is a participant of international exhibitions. In 2002 he became a member of UNIMA (Union International de la Marionette).
Areg Vardanyan is one of the distinctive representatives of a young generation of artists from the Caucasus. He has participated in numerous group and republican exhibitions and competitions since his student days in Yerevan and abroad (France, Germany, Japan).
The sculptor prefers to work in bronze and skillfully uses its resources and characteristics. His art is more plastic rather than literary-narrative. His works are deprived of subtle nuances. They are lively and precise instead.
Meaning is both hidden and vivid in Areg’s works. Though in certain works the sense is easily perceived, they enable the onlooker to go deeper and explore their senses and imagination.
The sculptor is inclined to generalized forms. However, his works aren’t deprived of reality. While modeling Areg perceives general movement and idea.
Group Exhibitions
2009 - “Graphics and Sculpture”, Artists Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2008 - “Three Generations” Artists Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2008 - Republican Youth Exhibition, Artists Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2008 - “Family”, Artists Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2007 - Exhibition dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Shoushi, National Gallery of Armenia
2007 - Arev-Art Gallery, Yerevan
2004 - Minor Bronze Sculpture Symposium, Iserlohn, Germany
2004 - 7th International Exhibition “Goldsmith”, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 - Awarded with a diploma, 7th International Exhibition “Goldsmith”
2004 - “T. Mirzoyan and Her Students”, Artists Union of Armenia, Yerevan
2004 - Expo Japan
2003 - 2004 - Group exhibitions in Armenia
2002 - FIDEM Medal International Exhibition, Paris, France