MARAT MARGARIAN
1969 Born in Gyumri, Armenia
1984-1888 Studied at Panos Terlemezian Arts college, Yerevan
1988-1994 Studied at Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts
1995- Member of Artists' Union of Armenia
Group Exhibitions
1994 "Group Exhibition" Jerusalem, Israel
1995 "New Art" Gyumri, Armenia
1996 "Armenian Palette" Beirut, Lebanon
1997 "Armenian Days" Athens, Greece
1998 "Armenian Colours" Larnaca, Cyprus
2000 "Armenian Modern Art" Miami, USA
2000 "Group Exhibition" Istanbul, Turkey
2002 "Contemporary Art" Toronto, Canada
2003 “Romantic Realism” at Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2004 International Artexpo New York, USA
2004 Still-life at Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2007 Artists' Union of Armenia Yerevan, Armenia
2010 Art Center of Haigazian University Beirut, Lebanon
2010 New Masterpieces of Arame Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2011 UNESCO Palace Beirut, Lebanon
2012 Grand Opening of a New Art Center of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2012 "Symphony of Colors" Beirut, Lebanon
2013 10th Anniversary of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2013 Selected Art Works Beirut, Lebanon
2013 AGBU Contemporary Armenian Art Pasadena, USA
2013 "Sensual Revelations" Beirut, Lebanon
2013 Representing Arame Art Gallery in Las Vegas USA
2014 Selected Art Works 2014 Vienna, Austria
2014 "Beauty in the Palm'' Beirut, Lebanon
2015 Representing Arame Art Gallery USA
2015 «Inner Lighthouse» Beirut, Lebanon
2016 Armenian Masters of Contemporary Art USA
2016 ‘’Spring Art Exhibition’’ USA
2016 Representing the book ”Art Beyond Time” Yerevan Armenia
2016 “Enchanted Reality” Beirut, Lebanon
2017 ''Beirut Art Fair'' Beirut, Lebanon
2017 «Celebration of Dreams» Beirut, Lebanon
2018 ''World Art Dubai'' Dubai
2018 A unique art show dedicated to 15th anniversary of the foundation of Aramé Art Gallery ''Reality of Bliss'' Beiruit , Lebanon
2018 "Beirut Art Fair" Beirut, Lebanon
2018 ‘’Between Heaven and Earth’’ Beirut, Lebanon
2019 “Contemporary Armenian Fine Art” Kuwait
2019 ''Daydreams on Canvas'' Beirut, Lebanon
2019 "Beirut Art Fair" Beirut Lebanon
2019 “Symphony of Colours” Kuwait
2020 – “Spring Salon 2020”. Artist’s Union of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
Roses, 2013
Yerevan Nights, 2015
Lily 3 , 2012
Pomegranates, 2016
Snowy peaks, 2020
Generation change, 2020
Childhood Memories, 2020
Struggle, 2020
The Tree of Light, 2021
The Gateway to Paradise, 2022
The Power of Love, 2022
Revival, 2022
The Protector of Flowers, 2021
This is the Art that speaks for itself. The canvases are pictured from Life and Reality and reflect the artist’s perception and feelings. It depends on the viewer how he attains the feeling and the understanding of the subject of the canvas. Marat Margarian pictures the world the way he perceives without imposing his views on the viewers. Marat’s art belongs to him, to his inner world. In his search for new means of expressions he retrieves them within his predecessors, then inspiring fresh emotions and attaining new qualities. Choice of colors, selective to the artist, produces his unique works. Though the subjects of his works are common, it’s implications are deep and eloquent. In “Smile”, “Peaceful Coexistence”, “Apple of Discord” we observe movement and emotional lights and shades.
Marat’s paintings reflect connection between Life and World.
Gayane Igitian
Art critic
The fantastic world of Marat Margarian is a result of Armenian colors, nature and culture. Most likely, this is an unusually poetic and wildly fantastic realism, bursting actively into colorful canvases. Every artwork is the result of long painting process, every canvas is born during the creative search, every painting is full of his inner world. Each of Marat’s paintings brings different moods, colors and emotions. In his paintings the beauty in nature is a constant inspiration – from summer sunsets on lakesides to the wind blowing against the fields. Each scene focuses on the magnificence of nature through splatters of paint that serve to both provide an artistic viewpoint and heighten the energy of each landscape. Marat Margarian visually translates the way light dances through the lush leaves and illuminates its radiant array of hues in a beautifully eye-catching way. Trees in his paintings are given a lively spirit through the painter’s splashes of color. Trees and flowers are one of nature’s most spectacular gifts. Marat tries to capture the inherently alluring beauty of flowers through his works. Blossoming flowers, trees, romantic atmospheres and fields full of colors are the painter’s main themes.
In Marat Margarian’s paintings visual language replaces the magic of words. They are about life and the joy that arts and nature can bring to all of us.
The elegance of the rich colours playing together on his Yerevan streets artworks gives us the opportunity to spend some time in beautiful capital of Armenia, learn the beauty of modern and historic buildings. His paintings seem to slow down time, letting us enjoy the precious details of the sunny city.
Marat’s inspiration comes from love of the beauty, a passion for truth, and the desire to create images that both communicate and bring joy to others…
Tatev Manvelian
Art critic
