Yervand Kochar
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Ervand Kochar | |
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| Born | June 15, 1899 |
| Died | January 22, 1979 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | City Pantheon, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Known for | painting, sculpture, drawing, inventing, writing |
| Movement | futurism, cubism, surrealism, impressionism, avant-garde |
| Spouse | Vardeni Kochar (m. 1923, d.1928)
Meline Kochar (m. 1929-1936, d. 1967) Manik Mkrtchyan-Kochar (m. 1944-1979, d.1984) |
| Children | 2 |
Ervand "Kochar" Kocharyan also known as Ervand Kochar (Template:Lang-hy; 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.[1][2]
Biography
Early life and career
Ervand Kocharian (Kochar) was born in Tbilisi on June 15 to the family of Simon Kocharian (1866-1933) of Shushi and Pheocla Martirosian (1873-1951).In 1909 - 1918 Kochar studies at Nersissian School, at the same time attends the Arts School of the Caucasus Association for Promoting Fine Arts (Schmerling School). He studies in the class of Yegishe Tadevossyan, a prominent Armenian artist. In 1918 Despite the revolutionary turmoil, civil fights, with Karo Halabyan left for Moscow to study.In Vladikavkaz they met Vahan Teryan and his letter of recommendation helps overcoming multiple difficulties of this adventurous trip.In 1918-1919 he studies at Moscow Second State Free Fine Arts Studios, P. Konchalovsky’s studio. In 1919 Kochar participates in the “Second Autumn Exhibition” with 36 works, organized by the Association of Georgian Artists (Tiflis). In 1919 –1921 he teaches painting at Tiflis high schools.In 1920 Participates in the Third Autumn Exhibition” and the “Small Circle” exhibition organized by the Association of Georgian Artists (Tiflis). In 1921 Receives a certificate of State Higher Arts and Technical Studios Professor.
Later life and career
By 1923 Kochar had settled down in Paris, where his art was well received.[citation needed] In 1928 there were reported cases of vandalism towards two sculpture-paintings by Kochar in the exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants. Those works were the first heralds of "Painting in Space".
In February Dr. Alendi delivered a lecture in Sorbonne on Kochar's "new painting". Kochar's Painting in Space one-man show opened in "Van Leer" Gallery. The 15 works presented were new plastic and artistic means of expression which sought to involve time as an additional fourth dimension. The author of the catalogue was French-Polish art critic Waldemar George (1893-1970). In 1929 the international exhibition, "Panorama de L`art contemporain"("Panorama of Contemporary Art") organized in the halls of the "BONAPART" Publishers, Kochar presented the works of "Painting in Space". Among the participants of the exhibition were Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Robert Delaunay, Henri Matisse, Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Liursa, Joan Miró, Survage, Utrillo, Vlamink, and others. Kochar met Leonse Rosenberg, the well-known patron and connoisseur of modern art, who became a fan of Kochar's art. In 1936, while at the peak of his artistic fame, to the surprise of many, Kochar repatriated to Soviet Armenia, without the least bit of doubt that he was leaving Paris for good.
Between 1941 and 1943 Kochar was imprisoned on politically motivated charges, but was eventually freed due to the intervention of his friends from Nersissian School, Karo Halabian and Anastas Mikoyan.
Ervand Kochar continued working in Yerevan, earning award recognition as a Honored Artist of Armenia in 1956, People's Artist of Armenia award in 1965, State Prize recipient in 1967, Soviet Order of Red Banner in 1971 and People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1976.[2]
His most recognized works include the statues of David of Sassoun (1959) which has become the symbol of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia; of Vardan Mamikonian (1975); of Komitas (1969) in Echmiadzin. One of his masterpieces in painting is "Disasters of War".
In 1963 The National Museum of Modern Art Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris acquired one of Kochar's works of "Painting in the Space" (1934).
In 1999 UNESCO marked Kochar's centennial as one of the "outstanding dates" in world art. In 2010 Armenia's Union of Artists opened an exhibit dedicated to Yervand Kochar's artistic legacy marking 110 years since the artist's birth.
He was married to philologist Manik Mkrtchyan (1913–1984), with whom he had two sons, Haykaz Kochar (1946) and Ruben Kochar (1953).[3]
Death and legacy
He died January 22, 1979, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia. In 1984, a museum in his name was dedicated to his art and opened near Yerevan Cascade, in Yerevan, Armenia.
References
- ^ "Ervand Kochar Museum | Ervand Kochar museum Yerevan Best museums in Yerevan Official website". kochar.am. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ a b "Yervand Kochar Museum in Yerevan, Armenia". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "This Week In Armenian History: Birth of Yervand Kochar - June 15, 1899". This Week In Armenian History. Armenian National Education Council (ANEC). 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
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