"Still Life" Painting

Biography of Hovhannes Avetisyan

Hovhannes Avetisyan is an Armenian painter .He was born on 12 July, 1939 in Gyumri (Leninakan) the Republic of Armenia.
Hovhannes`s father went to the war and didn`t return. When he was only one year old his mother died. He and his four sisters remained without parents. He had a grandmother and she brought them up. They had a very hard life. So Hovhannes had to earn a living for himself. In his early years he began to work at the furniture factory. He worked from early morning till late at night to help his family. In 1957 he went to Yerevan to admit Terlemezyan College of Fine Arts. After passing two exams he decided not to take part in the third exam reasoning that “If I study, who will maintain my grandmother and four sisters ?”
H. Avetissyan took part in many USSR exhibitions and was often awarded diplomas.
His first arts gallery took place in 1974, however, he got to be famous and known in 1977 after “Exhibition of Armenia” held in Gyumri. Numerous specialists and visitors to the exhibition appreciated greatly the well-established artist of bright individuality and his works.He was fond of painting Shirak’s landscapes, its mountains and fields, he liked to paint ‘’small’’ peoples portraits. His Large composition canvasses make a great impression. Hovhannes was one
of the first artists who depicted the Great Genocide -‘’Der Zor’’, ‘’Komitas’’, ‘’Antuni’’, etc. his series of still Life which is full of as if materialized feeling and melody is worth seeing.
Hovhannes was also good at doing joiner’s work. The furniture made by him is of various shapes with delicate and luxurious carvings. H. Avetissyan worked at school he was known as a skilful art teacher. He was a man of hard destiny, but a winner, who was equally talented both as an artist and a poet.
Unfortunately, many of his paintings were stolen and spoilt during the earthquake 1988, in Gyumri-Leninakan.
He committed his whole life to Fine Arts.
He died in 2000.