Arsham Artashesovich Shaginyan ( Armenian րշամ Շահինյան , November 1, 1918 , Yerevan - December 13, 2004 , Yerevan ) - Soviet and Armenian sculptor , teacher , professor . Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR and the Armenian SSR , Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR ( 1972 ).
| Arsham Artashesovich Shaginyan | |
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| arm. Րշամ Արտաշեսի Շահինյան | |
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| Date of Birth | November 1, 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Yerevan |
| Date of death | December 13, 2004 (86 years) |
| Place of death | Yerevan |
| Citizenship |  USSR ,  Armenia |
| Genre | sculptor |
| Study | Yerevan Art and Theater Institute |
| Style | monumental , monumental-decorative and easel sculpture |
| Awards | [d] ( 1972 ) |
| Ranks | Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR , 1972 |
The works of Arsham Shaginyan relate mainly to the types of monumental , monumental-decorative and easel sculpture of a classic realistic style. One of the most famous works by A. Shaginyan are: the Sardarapat memorial complex dedicated to the Sardarapat battle ( Armavir , Armenia ); the monument to Toros Roslin , in the structure of the architectural and monumental ensemble " Matenadaran " ( Yerevan ); monument to poet Vahan Teryan ( Orenburg , Russia ); a memorial complex dedicated to the "Builders of the Yerevan Quarter " ( Slavutych , Ukraine ). Author of numerous monuments and monumental and decorative works.
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Biography
Arsham Artashesovich Shaginyan was born on November 1, 1918 in the city of Yerevan [1] . His parents, Artashes and Voski Shaginyans, brilliant representatives of the Armenian intelligentsia from Moks (now Bakhchesaray , Turkey), fleeing from the Armenian genocide in Turkey in 1915 , were forced to leave their homes and move to Yerevan. Even at an early age, his artistic abilities and love of art were revealed. The first acquaintance with the sculpture and the development of creative skills began with a visit to the sculpture circle at the Palace of Pioneers of Yerevan. Already in 1939, being a student of the Yerevan Art School, A. Shaginyan , with the sculptural composition "David of Sasun and Kozbadi", took part in the exhibition dedicated to the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the epic " David of Sasun ". It is said that Academician I. Orbeli stood before her for a long time, pronouncing: “with the resurgent people, his art is being revived” [2] . A. Shaginyan entered and graduated from the Yerevan Art Institute with distinction in 1951 (it was renamed the Yerevan State Art and Theater Institute , currently the Yerevan State Academy of Arts , Armenian. Երևանի գեղարվեստի պետական ակադեմիա [1] [3] .
From 1951 to 1980 he taught at the Art School. F. Terlemezyan (now the F. Terlemezyan State Art College), at the same time from 1978 to 1980 he was its director. In parallel, since 1969 , a teacher , and since 1990 a professor at the Yerevan Institute of Art and Theater , a member of the academic council [1] . He was a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR [4] and the Armenian SSR , in 1972 he was awarded the title "Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR" [2] [5] .
Creativity
Toros Roslyn
Arsham Shahinyan is one of the first sculptors who stood at the origins of "resurgent art", "resurgent country." From the early years of work, A. Shaginyan attracted special attention and was highly appreciated by art historians and the public, his bas-reliefs were compared with the bas-reliefs of the great Italian sculptor Donatello [5] . This is how Marietta Shaginyan describes in his book “Traveling in Soviet Armenia” one of the works of the novice sculptor - “Future builders”: “Two teenagers in builders' aprons, looking up from building bricks, look at the blueprint of the building being constructed. One sits, spreading the paper on his lap. ... This is generally one of the best sculptural works of recent years ... " [6] .
A. Shaginyan in 1967 , as a tribute to the greatness of the Armenian people, its centuries-old culture, language and writing, in the monumental ensemble dedicated to the historical Armenian luminaries of science and culture - in front of the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, a monument to Toros Roslin is created (in Armenian .որոս Ռոսլին ) [2] [7] , an Armenian miniaturist of the 13th century Cilician school.
One of the most famous works of A. Shaginyan is the “ Sardarapat Memorial Complex ”, dedicated to the Sardarapat battle , created jointly with the sculptors Samvel Manasyan , Ara Harutyunyan and the architect Raphael Israelyan in 1968 [1] . The complex is located 10 km from the city of Armavir ( Armenian. Армրմավիր ) and is dedicated to the defeat of the Turkish army by the Armenian people in 1918 . This memorial in 1969 was nominated for the State Prize of the USSR and is considered one of the most remarkable monuments and a model of monumental sculpture of our time. [2] [5]
Strengthening the friendship between the Russian and Armenian peoples, responding to the appeal of the Orenburg people, in 1976, at the place of the death of the great Armenian poet Vahan Teryan in Orenburg , A. Shaginyan and architects Astghik Shaginyan and Stefan Lazaryan created and erected a memorial monument to this cultural and political figure [8] . The monument is a composition about three meters high from the bust on a pedestal, on which are written the words: “VAAN TERYAN. The outstanding Armenian Communist poet statesman 1885-20. He died in Orenburg. " [9] .
In his works, A. Shaginyan repeatedly referred to the theme of the Great Patriotic War , among his works is a sculptural portrait of Admiral I. Isakov , a monument to "Immortality". In 1980 , in the village of Meghradzor, in a creative alliance with the architect Arakel Arshakovich Gabrielyan , A. Shaginyan , a memorial monument was created for soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War [1] [3] .
Among the monumental works of A. Shaginyan is a memorial complex dedicated to the “Builders of the Yerevan Quarter ” in Slavutych , architect Stefan Lazaryan (built in 1987 ) [10] . The city of Slavutych was founded for NPP workers and their families after the Chernobyl disaster .
Being the author of numerous monuments, sculptural and monumental-decorative works, A. Shaginyan organized and actively participated in numerous exhibitions and competitions. He educated a galaxy of talented sculptors, artists and craftsmen who now work in different parts of the world. Arsham Shahinyan left a rich legacy for future generations [2] [5] .
Works
Portal of the memorial "Sardarapat"
Favorites
- 1939: sculptural composition "David of Sasun and Kozbadi", Yerevan
- 1951: sculptural composition “Future Builders”, Yerevan
- 1954: a monument to Stepan Shaumyan , basalt, Yerevan
- : figure of a girl "In thought", marble, Yerevan
- 1955: sculpture "Female figure", marble, private collection, Yerevan
- 1957: Meditation sculpture, marble, National Art Gallery of Armenia , Yerevan
- 1959: portrait of K. Sargsyan, Yerevan
- 1962: “Maternity” sculpture, marble, Yerevan
- 1963: sculptural portrait “Tsogik”, marble, Yerevan
- 1964: monument to Vahan Teryan , marble, Yerevan, architect B. Harutyunyan [11]
- : decorative figure “Kolkhoznitsa”, Yerevan
- : Sculpture “Parting”, Yerevan
- : “Morning” female figure, marble, Yerevan
- : S.Shaumyan monument, basalt, Ararat
- 1966: sculptural portraits of Movses Khorenatsi , Egishe (Armenian historians of the 5th century)
- 1967: Toros Roslin monument, basalt, in front of the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan [2] [7]
- 1968: Memorial Complex "Sardarapat" , Armavir [5]
- 1969: Monument to the writer Raffi , basalt, Yerevan
- 1970: sculptural portrait of Admiral I. S. Isakov , marble, military museum, Yerevan
- : composer Tigran Chukhadjyan , Yerevan Music School T. Chukhajyan [12] , marble, Yerevan
- 1971: Bust of Tigran Chukhadjian [2] , marble, A. A. Spendiarov Armenian Academic Opera and Ballet Theater [13] , Yerevan
- : sculpture "Dawn", female figure, marble, Sevan
- 1972: monument to A. Shirakatsi (scientist, VII century ), first prize, Gyumri
- 1974: portrait of E. Shushanian, Vanadzor
- : monument to Khachatur Abovyan , basalt, Dilijan [2]
- : monument to Mesrop Mashtots , basalt, Dilijan [2]
- : “Mother”, military museum, Yerevan
- 1975: sculptural portrait of Komitas , Yerevan
- 1976: Monument to Armenian poet Vahan Teryan [9] , basalt, architects Astghik Shaginyan and Stefan Lazaryan, Orenburg
- 1980: monument to soldiers killed in World War II , Meghradzor, architect A. Gabrielyan
- : The Immortality Monument, Yerevan
- 1987: Memorial to the “Builders of the Yerevan Quarter”, Slavutych , architect S. Lazaryan [10]
- : Raffi monument, granite, bronze, in front of the school. Raffi, Yerevan [14]
- 1995: Monument to Armen Hovhannisyan, the deceased soldier-liberator of the Artsakh war, in front of school number 194 named after A. Hovhannisyan , Yerevan [15] .
Tombstones, Bas
- 1967: Academician A. Aleksanyan, Yerevan
- 1973: Honored Engineer M. Kazarian, Yerevan
- 1978: bas-relief panel of the facade of the Palace of Sports, bronze, Konakovo , Russia .
"Meditation"
Monument to H. Abovyan
Bust T. Chukhadjian
Soldiers who died in World War II
Memorial to "Builders of the Yerevan Quarter"
Family
His wife is Shaginyan (Ter-Martirosyan) Evelina Gaikovna (1925–2013), epidemiologist [16] . The family has grown four children:
- Shaginyan Astghik (born 1947) - an architect;
- Shaginyan Tsogik (born 1949) - a chemist;
- Shaginyan Tsovinar (born 1957) - art critic;
- Shaginyan Armine (born 1964) is a graphic designer.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, (Հայկական Սովետական Հանրագիտարան). Shaginyan Arsham (Armenian) . vol. 8, p. 423, col. copy 100,000 . Armenian Encyclopedic Publishing (1982). The appeal date is April 9, 2015 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Documentary film "Sculptor Arsham Shaginyan". Studio Yerevan, 1979, Yerevan, (text in Armenian ).
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopedia of the Karabakh Liberation War. Shaginyan Arsham (Armenian) . p. 435 . “Armenian Encyclopedia”, editor A. M. Ayvazyan (2004). The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- The register of professional artists of the Russian Empire, the USSR, the “Russian abroad”, the Russian Federation and the republics of the former Soviet Union (XVIII — XXI centuries). Shaginyan Arsham. The head is the Chairman of the Trade Union, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Professor Sergey Zagraevsky. . Professional Union of Artists of Russia. (The information on the site is updated synchronously with the release of the next electronic version of the reference book "The Unified Art Rating."). The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Documentary film / film - "Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of A. Shaginyan ". Creative organization “Sketch”, 2007, Yerevan, (text in Armenian. Language ).
- ↑ Shaginyan Marietta Sergeevna. Travel to Soviet Armenia. (Armenian) (inaccessible link) . Moscow. . State Publishing House of Art Literature. (1957). The appeal date is April 9, 2015. Archived April 2, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Toros Roslyn (English) . Sculptor A.Shaginyan . My Yerevan, monuments (1967). The appeal date is April 9, 2015. (unavailable link)
- ↑ V. Teryan , sk. A. Shaginyan , 2014 , p. 34
- ↑ 1 2 Monument (bust) V. O. Teryanu (Teryanu), sculptor Arsham Shaginyan, . Architects Astghik Shahinyan and Stefan Lazaryan . Named monuments. Orenburg. The official portal. (1976). The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Yerevan quarter (Slavutych). Architect Stefan Lazaryan, sculptor Arsham Shaginyan. . Wikimapia (1986.). The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Vahan Teryan. (eng.) . sculptor A. Shaginyan . . My Yerevan, monuments. (1964.). The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Yerevan Music School T. Chuhajyan. Yerevan City Hall, official website ,. The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. A. Spendiaryan. Yerevan City Hall, official website ,. The appeal date is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ School number 36 named. Raffi Yerevan City Hall, official site .. The date of appeal is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ School number 194 them. A. Hovhannisyan. Yerevan City Hall, official site .. The date of appeal is April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Shahinyan Arsham Artashesovich. encyclopedia of the Fund "Hiazg" .. The date of circulation is April 9, 2015.
Literature
- Shaginyan, Marietta Sergeevna. Travel to Soviet Armenia . - Young Guard, 1950.
- “Shaginyan Arsham” - Yerevan : Publishing House of Artists of Armenia , 1971 .
- Amelin V.V., Denisov D.N. Armenians in the Orenburg region. . - Orenburg: IPK "University", 2014. - p. 28-34. - 126 s. - ISBN 978-5-4417-0469-4 . (inaccessible link)