Arto Chakmaktschian
Arto Tschakmaktschian ( Armenian Արթօ Չաքմաքչեան ; born June 26, 1933 in Cairo ; † October 1, 2019 ) was an Armenian - Soviet - Canadian sculptor and university professor .
Life
Arto's father was a bookseller and a friend of Wahan Malesjan . Arto attended the Armenian Nubaryan College in the Cairo district of Heliopolis . After the Second World War , the family emigrated to Yerevan in 1946 . In 1948 Arto began his artistic training at the Terlemesjan School of Art in Yerevan.
In 1962, Arto won first prize for his sculpture Reclining Figure at the International Exhibition of Modern Ceramics in Prague . In the competition of the Moscow Peace Committee he won the first prize for the monument to the victims of Hiroshima , which was donated to the city of Hiroshima by the USSR in 1964 . In 1969 he received the gold medal of the Armenian Youth Union for his works Mother and Arno Babadschanjan , which were acquired by the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery . One of the main patrons of his art was the nuclear physicist Artem Alichanjan . During a visit to Yerevan, Joseph Brodsky visited Arto's studio.
In 1975 Arto emigrated to Canada . Since 1978 he has taught sculpture and painting at the Université du Québec . In 1984 Arto won first prize in the Wilfrid Pelletier competition in Montreal for his bust of Wilfrid Pelletier, which stands in the entrance hall of the Montreal Place des Arts . Arto's works have been exhibited in internationally important museums, especially in the Louvre in Paris . In 2010 there was an exhibition for him at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO . Arto is a member of the Canadian Academy of Fine Arts .
Honors
- Moses of the Choir Order (Armenia, 2004)
- Letter of Recognition from the Minister of Culture, Communications and Feminine Condition of the Government of Québec (2009)
- Gregor von Narek Medal from the University of California, Los Angeles (2009)
- Order of Honor of the Republic of Armenia (2015)
Works
Komitas Vardapet statue, Detroit
Individual evidence
- ^ US Department of State: Arto Tchakmaktchian, (accessed April 25, 2017).
- ↑ a b c UNESCO: Vita aesthetica (accessed April 26, 2017).
- ↑ a b c d e Cafesjian Center for the Arts: Arto Tchakmakchian: Rebirth (accessed April 25, 2017).
- ^ Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli Firenze: Arto Tchakmaktchian (accessed April 25, 2017).
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SURNAME | Tschakmaktschian, Arto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Չաքմաքչյան, Արտո (Armenian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian-Soviet-Canadian sculptor and university professor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |
DATE OF DEATH | 1st October 2019 |