Composition II 1997

Alexander Boghossian made this painting titled Composition II with oil on canvas in a yet unspecified year. The artwork’s frenetic composition and warm color palette evoke the bustling atmosphere of a vibrant urban center. Boghossian, an Egyptian-Armenian artist, synthesizes Western abstraction with his distinctive cultural background. His art often reflects the fusion of diverse cultural influences and embodies a progressive outlook that embraces cultural hybridity. The linear structures in the painting may reference architectural elements from Cairo. Boghossian's personal history and cultural roots, undoubtedly, had a formative role in his artistic vision. To understand the context in which Boghossian developed his art, further research into his biography and the institutions that supported his practice is needed. The study of cultural exchange and artistic movements in the mid-20th century would help to shed light on how cultural identities manifest themselves in his abstract imagery.