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Ara Shiraz

{{Short description|Armenian sculptor}}

{{other uses|Shiraz (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox artist

| name = Ara Shiraz

| native_name = {{lang|hy|Արա Շիրազ}}

| image = Ara Shiraz - Vruyr.jpg

| caption = Head bust of Ara Shiraz

| birth_name = Aramazd Karapetyan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|6|8}}

| birth_place = Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|3|18|1941|6|8}}

| death_place = Yerevan, Armenia

| known_for = Sculpture

| notable_works = State of Andranik (2002)

| mother = Silva Kaputikyan

| father = Hovhannes Shiraz

| spouse = {{marriage|Marie Rose Abousefian|1967|1971|end=div}}

| awards =

}}

Ara Shiraz ({{langx|hy|Արա Շիրազ}}, June 8, 1941 – March 18, 2014) was an Armenian sculptor. His mother and father were the poets Silva Kaputikyan and Hovhannes Shiraz.

Biography

Ara Shiraz was born Aramazd Karapetyan ({{langx|hy|Արամազդ Կարապետյան}}) in Yerevan in 1941. He graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre of Yerevan in 1966. He participated in numerous exhibitions of young artists in Armenia and the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Painters Union of Armenia from 1968 until his death. His works have been exhibited in major cities of the U.S.S.R. (Moscow, Leningrad, Tbilisi) as part of solo and group shows. He took part in the Festival of Armenian Art "From Urartu to the Present" (Paris, 1970).

Shiraz was characterized by his monumental sculptural works. He was awarded the State Award of Armenia for his ornamental sculptures decorating the facade of the Dvin Hotel in Yerevan. In 1977 he was granted the title of Emeritus Artist of Armenia. In 1987 he was elected the president of the Artists' Union of Armenia, and a member of the Secretariat of the Artists' Union of the U.S.S.R.

In 2017, his works were displayed at the National Gallery of Armenia in an exhibition titled "Ara Shiraz: Retrospective".{{Cite web|title=MutualArt.com - The Web's Largest Art Information Service.|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Ara-Shiraz--Retrospective-/FBF917DB2883D997|access-date=2020-06-27|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en}}

Works

File:Statue of Hovhannes Shiraz.png in the Malatia-Sebastia district of Yerevan.]]

File:Monument of Zoravar Andranik2.JPG (2002) near Saint Gregory Cathedral.]]

Shiraz' most renowned works include the busts of Pablo Picasso, Yervand Kochar, Hovhannes Shiraz and Vruir Galstian. Many of his sculptural compositions are on permanent exhibit in the Modern Art Museum of Armenia, the State Gallery of Armenia, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Eastern Nations Museum of Art in Moscow.

Shiraz's paintings and sculptures are found in many private collections throughout the world: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Beirut, Paris, London, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Montreal.

His works include:

Awards

  • Meritorious Artist of Armenia (1977)
  • State Prize of Armenia (1979)
  • RA President Award (2008)
  • People's Artist of Armenia (2009){{Cite web |title=Հանրապետության նախագահի հրամանագրերը - Փաստաթղթեր - Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Նախագահ |url=https://president.am/hy/decrees/item/252 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=president.am |language=hy}}

References

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External links

  • [https://avproduction.am/?ln=am&page=person&id=933 Ara Shiraz's biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523034103/https://avproduction.am/?ln=am&page=person&id=933 |date=2021-05-23 }}
  • [http://www.azg.am/AM/2008021417 azg.am]

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Category:1941 births

Category:2014 deaths

Category:Artists from Yerevan

Category:20th-century Armenian sculptors

Category:Armenian artists

Category:Soviet sculptors