BUST OF MARTIROS SARIAN PLACED IN YARD OF NATIONAL GALLERY OF ARMENIA
YEREVAN, MARCH 1, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The bust of the world
famous painter Martiros Sarian was placed in the yard of the National
Gallery of Armenia on February 28. The author of the bust, sculptor
Ghukas Chubarian informed that he began to work on the sculpture during
the master’s lifetime and finished it many years after his death. As
Paravon Mirzoyan, the Director of the National Gallery, mentioned, the
placing of the sculpture in the yard of the gallery is not an end in
itself, as the founder of this institution formed 85 years ago was
Martiros Sarian. "The master’s 125th anniversary is on February 28, and
that will become the start of the events of the 85th anniversary of the
National Gallery", Paravon Mirsoyan said. The exhibition titled "Sarian
and Theatre" opened in the wall-paintings hall of the Gallery, where
the sketches, pictures done by Sarian for the theatrical works, as well
as the painting variant of the first curtain of the State Theatre of
Armenia are presented. Ruzanna Sarian, the granddaughter of the master
and director of the Martiros Sarian’s house-museum, mentioned that the
theatrical works of Sarian are presented for the first time. Sarian as
a theatrical painter performed already in a mature period of creating.
His first work for the theatre was the painting done in 1923 for the
scenic curtain of the First State Theatre of Armenia. The first
performance with Sarian’s sketches was in Paris in 1927, where Sarian
decorated the "Zuleyka" performance-pantomime at the request of Baliev,
the director of the "Chghjik" (Bat) theatre. In 1932, the master
decorated the stage and the costumes of the second act of the "Golden
Cock" opera for the Moscow Theatre after Stanislavski. Sarian also
decorated the costumes and the stage decorations for the "Davit Bek"
opera, "Kaj Nazar" (Brave Nazar) performance, "Jizel" ballet and for
many performances. According to the master’ granddaughter, the
masterpiece of Sarian’s "theatrical" art became the decoration of the
Alexander Spendiarian’s "Almast" opera. On the same day a jubilee
evening dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Martiros Sarian was held
at Al.Spendiarian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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