07.24 Painting

Eric Avagian is a contemporary Armenian artist currently living and working in Armenia. He graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (YSAFA). While proficient in academic painting, he considers realism and romanticism to be stages of the past. By studying the works and philosophies of 19th-century European schools and their prominent figures, Avagyan seeks to create a fusion of styles, particularly informalism and constructivism—not only the Soviet variant but also the European constructivism that emerged during that period. He aims to create a surface where form, line, and color interact with the background, reflecting events and experiences, both personal and universal. In his works, objects, movement, plasticity, line, and color in space are connected by formulas that explore significant themes such as history, love, militarism, and politics. For Avagyan, composition is fundamental and constructive, an essential element without which he cannot envision his works or life in general. According to him, if there is a point, there is also something that holds the point on the surface. Currently, he strives to adhere to the principles of formalism while achieving harmony in the density of paint and the integration of the second and third planes.