Ruben Baghdasaryan

The work of Ruben Baghdasaryan (b. 1994, Moscow Russia, Lives/Works: Los Angeles, CA) proposes painting as a reciprocal relationship between a viewer and artwork.

Ruben is known for his stylized approach to both still life and figurative painting that incorporates his own subjective personal history—through memory, photographs, and love stories, and includes those that are not always his own, but those that have been told, passed on or inferred. These still-life compositions with very important color research, form fragmented descriptive elements, often with human figures, creating multiple potential translations. ­Rather than simply representing what has been seen, he renders that which is left unsaid or what is unable to be articulated.

He first received attention in 2014 for his fashion illustration series, which has led to commissions and collaborations. At 28 years old, Ruben has already worked with some of the biggest names in the fashion and entertainment industry, from the Parisian fashion house Jacquemus to his childhood hero Beyoncé. Over the last ten years, he has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading fashion artists. Classically elegant, yet highly contemporary images have been a key factor in the...

Academy of Fine Arts, B.F.A., Yerevan, Armenia