David Apikian

- Born 1950 in Erevan (Armenia)
- He started painting and modelling when he was a children, inspired by his uncle's artworks.
- He has been studying in Erevan (Armenia), Moscow and Tallinn (Estonia) ,
- Working in Paris, London, Seoul, Copenhagen , Lisbon, ... .
- He is living in Paris since 1984 and worked as a teacher in residence at the EAPM (Ecole d’Architecture Paris–Malaquais), at the INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel), and from 1998 to 2002 was an invited teacher at the DDS (Danish School of Design in Copenhagen) .
- at the same time, he is continuing his visual research: painting, graphics, animated films, ...
- since 1985 he uses 3D Computer animation allowed him to synthesize his previous experience: painting, architectural design and animation.,
- His main sources of inspiration were the masters of Russian Avant-garde; Dutch neo-plasticism (Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Theo van Doesburg,...);Bauhaus school ( Josef Albers, Mies van der Rohe, ...) art movements.

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He received his Master of Architectural Degree from Viiralt Institute of Arts) in Tallin in 1982, after studying painting at the School of Fine Arts in Erevan and having worked at the Animation Studio SoyuzMultFilm in Moscow and at ArmenFilm in Erevan.

In 1971 work in Studio ArmenFilm was interrupted by two years of military service during which he worked as an “artist” – he painted propaganda Posters.
Becoming a student in Tallinn, his friendship with Estonian avant-garde artists, especially Tönis Vint, changed his perception of art.
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He has exhibited in UK, France,Denmark, Italy, USA, Japon,Pékin, Brasil, Moscou in numerous group and solo exhibitions (See below).

Solo Exhibitions:

2018 - SAXON Galerie, Budapest
2016 - Espace Callot, "URBS " , 1 rue Jacques Callot, 75006 Paris
2016 – Galerie Daniel Besseiche - 33 Rue Guénégaud, 75006 Paris
2011 - Galerie IDA - Waregem (Belgique)
2007 - Galerie M O R T E N S E N & M A R K M A N - Copenhague (Danemark)
2004 - Galerie Stewens - Palerme (Italie)

Group Exhibitions (main) :
Visual Art :
- 2021 - « Future Lab. Kinetic Art in Russia » , New Tretyakov Gallery , January 16 - May 10, 2021
- 2020 - « Convergences » , Art Construit International & MADI Internazionale Italia, Espace Christiane Peugeot, 75017 Paris
- 2020 - « Astrattismo Internazionale » , Art Construit International & MADI Internazionale Italia, Galleria Spazio Martucci 56, Napoli, Italia
- 2019 - « La géométrie dans la culture des XXe et XXIe siècles » , pour le centenaire du Bauhaus, au centre national d'art contemporain de Moscou (Russie)
- 2015 à 2018:- « Carrément 2,3,4,5 » , Espace Christiane Peugeot, Paris et Hors Les Murs, Factory 49, Sydney (2015)
- 2018- « Traversées » , galerie Grand E'terna, Paris
2018-2019- « Art et M...