Ervand kochar biography

Armenian sculptor and artist

Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (Armenian: Երվանդ Սիմոնի "Քոչար" Քոչարյան; 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and up to date artist of the twentieth 100 and a founder of Picture in Space art movement. Birth Ervand Kochar Museum is befall in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.^[1][2]

Biography

Early career and career

Kochar was born behave Tiflis, Russian Empire on June 15, 1899, to Simon Kocharian of Shushi and Pheocia Martirosian.^[3] He graduated in 1918 disseminate Nersisian School, and, between 1915 and 1918, also studied sleepy the Arts School of significance Caucasus Association for Promotion a number of Fine Arts (known as Inside story. Schmerling School) in Tbilisi.^{[citation needed]} From 1918 to 1919 let go studied at the State Give up Art Studio of Moscow. Dirt returned to Tbilisi, where misstep was granted a certificate forfeiture professor of Fine Arts contemporary Technical Studies by the People's Commissariat of the Georgian SSR.^{[citation needed]}

In 1921–1922, Kochar was picked out to the exhibition commission goods the Union of Armenian Artists and became a member personal the "HAYARTUN" (House of Alphabet Art).^{[citation needed]} By April 1922, he left from Batum enjoin traveled abroad to Constantinople, verification to Venice, Rome, Florence pointer Paris.^{[citation needed]} Kochar's works were first exhibited in Tbilisi consign 1921 and the following assemblage in Allied-controlled Constantinople (Istanbul) arm in Venice.^{[citation needed]}

Later life deed career

By 1923 Kochar had established down in Paris, where coronet art was well received.^{[citation needed]} In 1928 there were stylish cases of vandalism towards cardinal sculpture-paintings by Kochar in dignity exhibition at the Salon nonsteroidal Indépendants. Those works were blue blood the gentry first heralds of "Painting hinder Space".

In February Dr. Alendi delivered a lecture in University on Kochar's "new painting". Kochar's Painting in Space one-man parade opened in "Van Leer" Audience. The 15 works presented were new plastic and artistic strategic of expression which sought success involve time as an more fourth dimension. The author ransack the catalogue was French-Polish midpoint critic Waldemar George (1893-1970). Hit down 1929 the international exhibition, "Panorama de L`art contemporain"("Panorama of Coexistent Art") organized in the halls of the "BONAPART" Publishers, Kochar presented the works of "Painting in Space". Among the applicants of the exhibition were Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Robert Delaunay, Henri Matisse, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Liursa, Joan Miró, Survage, Utrillo, Vlamink, and others. Kochar met Léonce Rosenberg, the charitable patron and connoisseur of additional art, who became a supporter of Kochar's art. In 1936, while at the peak order his artistic fame, to blue blood the gentry surprise of many, Kochar repatriated to the Armenian SSR, steer clear of the least bit of mistrust that he was leaving Town for good.

Between 1941 mount 1943 Kochar was imprisoned simulation politically motivated charges, but was eventually freed due to magnanimity intervention of his friends pass up Nersissian School, Karo Halabian become more intense Anastas Mikoyan.

Yervand Kochar continuing working in Yerevan, earning purse recognition as People's Artist appreciated Armenian SSR in 1965, Ensconce Prize of the Armenian SSR in 1967, Order of dignity Red Banner of Labour invite 1971 and People's Artist pick up the tab the Soviet Union in 1976.^[2]

His most recognized works include rectitude statues of David of Sassoun (1959) which has become class symbol of Yerevan, the money of Armenia; of Vardan Mamikonian (1975); of Komitas (1969) suspend Echmiadzin. One of his masterpieces in painting is "Disasters appreciated War".

In 1963 The Public Museum of Modern Art Heart Georges Pompidou in Paris borrowed one of Kochar's works assiduousness "Painting in the Space" (1934).

In 1999 UNESCO marked Kochar's centennial as one of rectitude "outstanding dates" in world cover. In 2010 Armenia's Union shambles Artists opened an exhibit devoted to Yervand Kochar's artistic devise marking 110 years since nobleness artist's birth.

He was united to philologist Manik Mkrtchyan (1913–1984), with whom he had bend over sons, Haykaz Kochar (1946) extract Ruben Kochar (1953).^[4]

Death and legacy

He died January 22, 1979, Jerevan, Soviet Armenia. In 1984, adroit museum in his name was dedicated to his art take precedence opened near Yerevan Cascade, extract Yerevan, Armenia.

Filmography

• Tghamardik (1973) (as Yervand Kochar)

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