Waiting 

Minas Avetisyan’s painting presents a figure cloaked in a headscarf, an enduring symbol across cultures, suggestive of modesty, mourning, or quiet contemplation. This motif, deeply entrenched in our visual lexicon, invites a profound look into shared human experiences. Consider the veiled figures in ancient Roman art, representing goddesses of fertility and protection, or even the myriad depictions of the Virgin Mary draped in similar garb, each bearing a weight of cultural expectation and reverence. Avetisyan subtly engages with this visual history. Here, however, the woman's posture, her face obscured, evokes a sense of longing. This pose resonates with countless depictions of waiting figures throughout art history— a symbol of hope and patience, but also of anxiety and uncertainty. Such a primal scene taps into our collective memory, stirring feelings that connect us across generations. The painting captures a moment of suspended time, where the simple act of waiting becomes a poignant reflection on life’s ephemeral nature and humanity’s timeless emotions.