How Time “Sees”: Reflection of Hakob Gurdjian’s Art in the Periodical Press
How Time “Sees”: Reflection of Hakob Gurdjian’s Art in the Periodical Press
Harutyunyan Aida
Summary
Key words: French-Armenian art, sculpture, sculpture bust, coverage, source, cultural journalism
Hakob Gurdjian is regarded as one of the greatest Armenian sculptors, whose work elevated modern Armenian sculpture to a European level. Among Gurdjian’s works are portraits of many famous personalities: pianist Issay Dobrowen, writer Maxim Gorky, opera singer Feodor Chaliapin, composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, actress Henrietta Pascar, etc. In addition to portraits, Gurdjian also worked on narrative sculpture. The most significant are “Pieta”, “Victory”, “Salome”. Hakob Gurdjian left a rich legacy – at least five hundred works (sculptures and sketches) are stored in various museums around the world (e.g. four hundred of them are in Armenia).
The periodical press is a decentralized source for the study of art, the observation and examination of which can only provide greater material. Art analyses, scientific articles, of course, are fundamentally important, but the press covers regularly, does not miss an event, provides exclusive information. The press is a mirror reflection of everyday events: and cultural events are never left out of these processes.
Taking all this into account, we aimed in this article to highlight mentions of Hakob Gurdjian’s work in periodicals of Armenia, Russia, France, the United States, and Spain, focusing on aspects of his creative life.