Master Gevorg 1970

Minas Avetisyan painted Master Gevorg using oil on canvas. I see Avetisyan building up an image, block by block, with these broad strokes of color. It’s like he's not just painting a picture but constructing a whole world, a feeling. The texture is so present, isn't it? Thick paint, layered in ways that catch the light, that invite you to look closely. The hues are earthy, yet there's this undercurrent of blues and greens, creating a tension that vibrates across the canvas. Check out how the colours collide at the base of the figure, those electric blues and whites! It makes you think about how something solid is built from these almost-abstract marks. This reminds me a little of Fernand Léger, with the way he built up the figure using industrial forms, but Avetisyan brings such a personal, emotional weight to it. It’s a beautiful reminder that art is never really finished.