Draft:Arthour
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| name = Arthour (Արթաուըր)
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| birth_name = Arthur Hakobyan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|06|22}}
| birth_place = Gyumri, Armenia
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| occupation = Graphic Designer, Author, Director
| years_active = 2013–present
| known_for = Founder of the Cultural Channel (Armenia), author of Don't Become a Designer
| notable works = Don't Become a Designer, numerous posters, and book covers
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Arthour, founder of the Cultural Channel (Armenia), graphic designer, painter, director, and author of the book Don't Become a Designer.{{Cite web |title=The book *Don't Become a Designer* includes motivational highlights but not in the traditional sense|url=https://www.aravot.am/2024/12/14/1460068/|accessdate=December 15, 2024 |website=aravot.am |language=hy}}
Biography
Born on June 22, 2001, in Gyumri. In 2016, graduated from the Hrant Matevosyan Basic School in Yerevan, and in 2022 graduated with honors from the Film Directing Department of the Yerevan State College of Culture. He is the first Armenian in his age group to be licensed by Adobe. He has been recognized as a Young Cultural Artist by the French-Armenian Cultural Society.{{Cite web |title="It wasn't easy at all": Arthur Hakobyan
|url=https://www.arenanews.am/news/view/8132 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109134459/https://www.arenanews.am/news/view/8132|archive-date=November 9, 2022 |accessdate=July 17, 2022 |website=arenanews.am}}
Activities
= Television and radio =
Started his television career in 2014 by founding the Cultural Channel (Armenia), producing over fifty documentaries and cultural programs. He also led the Cultural Channel Awards (A21TV AWARD).{{Cite web |title=340 applications for the Cultural Channel Awards: Who will choose the best?|url=https://m.a1plus.am/hy/article/162924 |accessdate=April 12, 2017 |website=A1Plus}} For his contributions to television and the promotion of Armenian cultural values, he was awarded a special certificate of appreciation by Armenia's former Minister of Culture, Armen Amiryan.{{Cite web | title=A21TV Cultural Channel received a certificate of appreciation from the Ministry of Culture |url=https://menq.org/a21tv-%D5%B4%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%A8-%D5%BA%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A3%D6%87%D5%A1%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%AC-%D5%A7-%D5%B4%D5%B7%D5%A1/ |accessdate=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054228/https://menq.org/a21tv-%D5%B4%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6-%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%A8-%D5%BA%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A3%D6%87%D5%A1%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%AC-%D5%A7-%D5%B4%D5%B7%D5%A1/ |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |website=Menq.org}}
As a dubbing actor, he has voiced several international films, including:
- Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
- Big Eyes
- Sergei Parajanov: Maestro
- The Painter
- Amy Winehouse
- I See You
- Before Dawn
- Stones Unnoticed on the Road
Collaborated with several local radio stations, voicing radio theater productions, preparing programs, and creating advertisements. In collaboration with Public Radio of Armenia, he developed the television version of the radio program Poetry, serving as editor and director.
On Cultural Radio, he hosts the program Good Night, Little Ones.
= Graphic design =
Began his design career in 2015, working as a senior and lead designer for leading Armenian companies. During this time, he has created over two hundred design works, including posters, branding materials, and social campaigns. He is the author of numerous posters and book covers.
In 2022, held a solo exhibition at the Hay Art Cultural Center, showcasing posters dedicated to Armenian films and social themes.{{Cite web |title=A mood full of posters for three days: "Light in the Shadow" |url=https://armeniatoday.news/hy/culture/487350/ |accessdate=July 17, 2022 |website=Armenia Today|date=14 June 2022 }}
He is the author of the book Don't Become a Designer, which has received significant attention from readers and the press.{{Cite web |title=Arthur: "Don't Become a Designer" – A book about the challenges and realities of graphic design |url=http://asekose.am/am/post/arthour-mi-darcir-dizayner-girq-grafik-dizayni-djvaroutyounneri-ou-irakanoutyan-masin |accessdate=December 12, 2022 |date=December 12, 2024 |website=Asekose.am}}{{Cite web |title=*Don't Become a Designer* includes motivational highlights but not in the traditional sense |url=https://www.aravot.am/2024/12/14/1460068/ |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |date=December 14, 2024 |website=Aravot.am}}{{Cite web |title=Arthour: "Don't Become a Designer" – A book about the challenges and realities of graphic design |url=https://www.irates.am/hyO%E9%91%BC%E5%82%9E%E2%94%90%E9%97%84%E5%97%9A%E5%AF%95%E6%A4%B9%E6%92%AE%E6%AA%B0%E9%91%BC%E5%82%9E%E2%94%90%E9%97%84%E5%97%9A%E5%AF%95%E6%A4%B9%E6%92%AE%E6%AA%B0/1733483567 |accessdate=December 12, 2024 |date=December 12, 2024 |website=Irates}}{{Cite web |title=In Arthur Hakobyan's posters, Yerevan resonates, breathes, lives, and speaks |url=https://www.facebook.com/RadioMarshallArmenia/videos/718013732584476?locale=hy_AM |accessdate=December 15, 2024 |date=June 21, 2022 |website=Radio Marshall}}
= Literary career =
Started writing at a young age. Since 2016, he has been reading works by Armenian writers and his own creations on radio and television. Released his first album, Promise to the Homeland, at the end of 2021, followed by Debris in March 2024.{{Cite web |title=Arthour. Announces ‘Debris,’ His First Album in Three Years |url=https://medium.com/@culturalchannel/arthour-announces-debris-his-first-album-in-three-years-9b26735ec3a5 |accessdate=December 29, 2024 |website=Medium |date=May 3, 2024 }}
His works have been frequently published in print media and online platforms. In 2022, he signed a contract with the international company Distro, becoming one of their artists. The company handles the distribution and promotion of his recordings.{{Cite web |title=Arthur Hakobyan: This is not just land |url=https://hraparak.am/post/2bbb8748e508c8849f08f5714fc1a8fe |accessdate=November 9, 2024 |website=Hraparak|date=9 November 2024 }}
He has performed on several stages, including the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall and the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall.
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